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US Plant Patent PP25563

ELLIS

Pecan tree named ‘ELLIS’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 13, 2031.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25563, the photograph of ELLIS printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25563, 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
PP25563
Filed
December 13, 2011
Granted
May 19, 2015
Expires
December 13, 2031
Inventor
ELLIS MARVIN ELLIOTT

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of pecan tree, Carya illinoinensis, which is characterized by consistent production, high percentage kernel, large nut size, and scab fungus resistance.

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

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP25563 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.