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US Plant Patent PP23004

Kodiak

Peach tree named ‘Kodiak’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 11, 2031.

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 PP23004, the photograph of Kodiak printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23004, 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
PP23004
Filed
May 11, 2011
Granted
September 4, 2012
Expires
May 11, 2031
Assignee
GARDNER LEITH MARIE, ZAIGER GARY NEIL, ZAIGER GRANT GENE
Inventor
ZAIGER GARY NEIL; GARDNER LEITH MARIE; ZAIGER GRANT GENE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of peach ( Prunus persica ). The following features of the tree and its fruit are characterized with the tree budded on ‘Nemaguard’ Rootstock (non-patented), grown on Handford sandy loam soil with Storie Index rating 95, in USDA Hardiness Zone 9, near Modesto, Calif., with standard commercial fruit growing practices, such as pruning, thinning, spraying, irrigation and fertilization. Its novelty consist of the following combination of desirable features: 1. Tree with vigorous upright growth. 2. The tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with a mild, sweet, low acid flavor and very good eating quality. 4. Fruit having a high degree of attractive red skin color. 5. Fruit with good storage and shipping quality.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23004 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.