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US Plant Patent PP25831

Rich Fire

Peach tree named ‘Rich Fire’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 8, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 14, 2034. This patent earned 25 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25831, the photograph of Rich Fire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25831, 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
PP25831
Filed
March 14, 2014
Granted
August 25, 2015
Expires
April 8, 2034
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 tree ( 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. Regular and productive bearer of large size fruit. 3. Fruit with an attractive red skin color. 4. Fruit with firm, yellow flesh. 5. Fruit with very good flavor and eating quality. 6. Fruit with good handling and storage quality.

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

The invention claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25831 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.