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US Plant Patent PP15756

Sunpatire

Petunia plant named ‘Sunpatire’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 26, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2023. This patent earned 26 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15756, the photograph of Sunpatire printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15756, 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
PP15756
Filed
June 30, 2003
Granted
May 10, 2005
Expires
July 26, 2023
Assignee
SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor
MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI; IWAKI KAZUNARI; ISHIHARA TAKURO

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a new and distinct variety of Petunia plant having a spreading habit. The Petunia plant has abundant branching, and great profusion of blooms, the whole plant remaining in bloom for a considerable period of time. The flowers are single and slightly small size, the petals having vivid red color. The bottom color of the corolla throat is moderate red and the outside of the corolla tube is grayish yellowish pink. The plant exhibits high resistance to rain, heat, cold and disease.

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 Petunia plant, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15756 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.