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US Plant Patent PP15437

Sweet Caroline Bronze

Ornamental sweetpotato plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Bronze’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 29, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 2, 2022. This patent earned 27 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15437, the photograph of Sweet Caroline Bronze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15437, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP15437
Filed
April 2, 2002
Granted
December 21, 2004
Expires
April 29, 2022
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Inventor
PECOTA KENNETH; YENCHO G CRAIG; PIERCE CYNTHIA

Abstract

A new and distinct ornamental cultivar of Ipomoea batatas called ‘Sweet Caroline Bronze’ is described as having a compact, mounded appearance with dense foliage and with a leaf shape typical of morning glory. The plant is distinguished from current cultivars known to the inventors by its striking color combination; mature leaves have a bronze to purple-bronze color with purple veins and stems which contrast sharply with the new shoots, which are chartreuse in color. Furthermore, this plant has good vigor and flowers under short day conditions. Ipomoea batatas ‘Sweet Caroline Bronze’ is suitable for use in landscaping and containerized gardens.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ipomoea batatas plant named ‘Sweet Caroline Bronze’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15437 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.