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US Plant Patent PP21831

Tifton 23-O

Pennisetum plant named ‘Tifton 23-O’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2029.

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 PP21831, the photograph of Tifton 23-O printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21831, 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
PP21831
Filed
February 17, 2009
Granted
March 29, 2011
Expires
February 17, 2029
Inventor
HANNA WAYNE WILLIAM; BRAMAN S KRISTINE

Abstract

The new variety Pennisetum ‘Tifton 23-O’ is provided. The new and distinct variety has increased tillers under drought conditions; superior Helminthosporium leaf spot resistance; high ornamental value; narrow canopy; narrow base; and narrow leaves. The asexually reproduced inter-specific variety is reliably propagated vegetatively.

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 the Pennisetum plant named ‘Tifton 23-O’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21831 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.