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US Plant Patent PP31235

ZLEBic5

Physocarpus plant named ‘ZLEBic5’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 5, 2038.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 29, 2037. This patent earned 97 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31235, the photograph of ZLEBic5 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31235, 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
PP31235
Filed
December 29, 2017
Granted
December 17, 2019
Expires
April 5, 2038
Assignee
ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES
Inventor
ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES

Abstract

‘ZLEBic5’ is a new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant having an upright, mounded, dense plant habit; compact overall plant size; strong branching characteristics; small orange-red foliage as it emerges that matures to purple; short internode length; resistance to powdery mildew; corymbs of small pink-white flowers that are produced in late spring into early summer and again on current season terminal growth later in summer and into fall; coral pink to red follicle color in full sun for about a month after fertilization; and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood stem cuttings.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by an upright, mounded, dense plant habit; compact overall plant size; strong branching characteristics; small orange-red foliage as it emerges that matures to purple; short internode length; resistance to powdery mildew; corymbs of small pink-white flowers that are produced in late spring into early summer and again on current season terminal growth later in summer and into fall; coral pink to red follicle color in full sun for about a month after fertilization; and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood stem cuttings.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31235 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.