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US Plant Patent PP18170

Coral Carpet

Penstemon plant named ‘Coral Carpet’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 13, 2026. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18170, the photograph of Coral Carpet printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18170, 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
PP18170
Filed
June 13, 2006
Granted
October 30, 2007
Expires
June 18, 2026
Inventor
GOSSETT GARY J

Abstract

A new and distinct Penstemon plant characterized by deep pink flowers on numerous, very short, flowering stems, and with a compact habit.

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

1. A new and distinct Penstemon plant substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18170 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.