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US Plant Patent PP20102

Heartbeat

Papaver super poppy hybrid plant ‘Heartbeat’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 12, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 16, 2023. This patent earned 911 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20102, the photograph of Heartbeat printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20102, 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
PP20102
Filed
July 16, 2003
Granted
June 16, 2009
Expires
January 12, 2026
Assignee
DEWELT JAMES PETER
Inventor
DEWELT JAMES PETER

Abstract

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Papaver plant named ‘Heartbeat’ characterized by having an upright habit, with thick supporting stems, dark, glossy green foliage, large semi-double purple/maroon flowers, thick, glossy flower petals, that withstand the rigors of ultraviolet rays, rain, and wind and therefore flowers for a long period, and a vigorous growth habit.

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

1. A new and distinct Papaver plant named ‘Heartbeat’, as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20102 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.