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US Plant Patent PP14452

Wansevwan

Pawpaw tree named ‘Wansevwan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 18, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14452, the photograph of Wansevwan printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14452, 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
PP14452
Filed
September 18, 2001
Granted
January 13, 2004
Expires
September 18, 2021
Inventor
PETERSON ROBERT NEAL

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of pawpaw tree, which has been given the name ‘Wansevwan.’ This variety is distinguished by good yields, atypical of pawpaw, and by its excellent fruit quality. Fruit are large with a low seed-to-fruit ratio, and possess the finest flavor found in pawpaws to date. The texture is melting, yet firmer than average which may help in shipping and handling. The number of fruit per cluster is low, often in singles, which simplifies harvesting. This variety is one of three varieties newly identified as having potential to establish a commercial pawpaw industry.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of pawpaw tree obtained as an open-pollinated seedling of ‘Overleese’ (unpatented), substantially as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14452 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.