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US Plant Patent PP29766

Suplumfiftyfour

Plum tree named ‘Suplumfiftyfour’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 14, 2037.

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 PP29766, the photograph of Suplumfiftyfour printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29766, 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
PP29766
Filed
December 14, 2017
Granted
October 23, 2018
Expires
December 14, 2037
Assignee
SUN WORLD INT LLC
Inventor
BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum tree variety, Prunus salicina, cv. ‘Suplumfiftyfour’ is characterized by having very large, juicy fruit with black skin and yellow flesh. The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfiftyfour’ also has a high Brix:Acid ratio, firm flesh, a mildly sweet flavor and a stone that clings to the flesh. The date of ripening of the fruit of the new variety is later than for ‘Friar’ (unpatented) and earlier than ‘Owen-T’ (unpatented). The fruit of the new variety ‘Suplumfiftyfour’ is larger than the fruit for ‘Friar’ (unpatented) and ‘Owen-T’ (unpatented).

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of plum tree as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29766 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.