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US Plant Patent PP22404

Sauzee Lady

Peach tree named ‘Sauzee Lady’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 29, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 8, 2029. This patent earned 477 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22404, the photograph of Sauzee Lady printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22404, 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
PP22404
Filed
April 8, 2009
Granted
December 27, 2011
Expires
July 29, 2030
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. Vigorous upright growth of tree. 2. Producing peento shaped fruit. 3. Fruit with firm, white flesh, good flavor and eating quality. 4. Fruit with an attractive light red blush. 5. Regular and productive bearer of medium to large sized fruit.

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 ( Prunus persica ), substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22404 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.