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US Plant Patent PP27532

Snow Baby

Peach tree named ‘Snow Baby’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 2, 2032. This patent earned 1,038 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27532, the photograph of Snow Baby printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27532, 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
PP27532
Filed
April 2, 2012
Granted
January 10, 2017
Expires
February 4, 2035
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. The tree being a regular and productive bearer of large size, white flesh fruit. 2. The tree with vigorous, upright growth. 3. Producing fruit with an attractive dark red skin color. 4. Fruit with good flavor and eating quality with a mild, sweet, sub-acid flavor. 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.

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 PP27532 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.