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US Plant Patent PP20665

Thundercloud

Panicum plant named ‘Thundercloud’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 30, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20665, the photograph of Thundercloud printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20665, 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
PP20665
Filed
July 30, 2008
Granted
January 19, 2010
Expires
July 30, 2028
Assignee
TRUCKS GARY M
Inventor
TRUCKS GARY M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Thundercloud’ with erect culms producing broad bluish foliage, with light airy panicles that persist well into the winter suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, 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 Panicum virgatum plant named ‘Thundercloud’ as herein described and illustrated, with erect culms producing broad bluish foliage, with light airy panicles that persist well into the winter suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20665 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.