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US Plant Patent PP15159

White River

Peach tree—named ‘White River’ cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 2, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2022. This patent earned 117 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15159, the photograph of White River printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15159, 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
PP15159
Filed
October 8, 2002
Granted
September 21, 2004
Expires
February 2, 2023
Assignee
UNIV ARKANSAS
Inventor
CLARK JOHN REUBEN; MOORE JAMES NORMAN

Abstract

Description and specifications of a new and distinct peach variety which originated from seed produced by a hand pollinated cross of Loring (non-patented) and NJ-257 (non-patented) is provided. This new peach variety can be distinguished by its features of late mid-season ripening, high yields of high-quality, attractive, freestone, white-flesh fruits, and good plant vigor along with good resistance to bacterial spot disease.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of peach tree ( Prunus persica cultivar ‘White River’) as herein described as illustrated, the cultivar is substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its late mid-season reopening, high yields of high-quality, attractive, freestone, white-flesh fruits, and good plant vigor along with good resistance to bacterial spot disease.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15159 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.