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US Plant Patent PP23209

Cheyenne Sky

Panicum plant named ‘Cheyenne Sky’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 25, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 24, 2029. This patent earned 578 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23209, the photograph of Cheyenne Sky printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23209, 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
PP23209
Filed
August 24, 2009
Granted
November 20, 2012
Expires
March 25, 2031
Assignee
TRUCKS GARY M
Inventor
TRUCKS GARY M

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental grass named Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ with compact habit, erect culms and foliage and becoming concord-grape colored, suitable as a potted plant, for multi-seasonal interest mass or specimen landscaping, and for cut flower arrangements.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental grass plant, Panicum virgatum ‘Cheyenne Sky’ as herein described and illustrated, with compact habit, erect culms and foliage and becoming concord-grape colored, suitable as a potted plant, for multi-seasonal garden interest, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23209 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.