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US Plant Patent PP13088

(Brother Sophia) Pine Ridge #1

Phalaenopsis plant named ‘(Brother Sophia) Pine Ridge #1’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 30, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP13088, the photograph of (Brother Sophia) Pine Ridge #1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13088, 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
PP13088
Filed
June 30, 2001
Granted
October 15, 2002
Expires
June 30, 2021
Assignee
TWYFORD INTERNAT INC
Inventor
GLANCY TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct Phalaenopsis Orchid plant named (Brother Sophia) ‘Pine Ridgte #1’ which produces flowers which are almost entirely covered with purple-violet spots over a white background. The flowers are carried on sturdy, upright, frequently branched racemes. The flowers are long lasting and of thick substance. The foliage is attractively marked with silver blotches and spots. Plants of the new cultivar grow quickly to marketable size. The above features combined make the new cultivar particularly well-suited to commercial production and marketing practices.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis Orchid plant named (Brother Sophia) ‘Pine Ridge #1’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13088 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.