US Plant Patent PP22729

ECLIPSE

Pecan tree named ‘ECLIPSE’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 21, 2030.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 9, 2030. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP22729
Filed: July 9, 2010
Granted: May 15, 2012
Expires: October 21, 2030
Assignee: CLOUGH ANDREW L
Inventor: CLOUGH ANDREW L

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of pecan tree, Carya illinoinensis, which is characterized by extremely early nut maturity, high percentage kernel, moderate nut size, and scab fungus resistance.

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 pecan tree named ‘ECLIPSE’, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

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