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US Plant Patent PP14938

Suplumtwentyeight

Plum tree named ‘Suplumtwentyeight’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 16, 2023. 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 PP14938, the photograph of Suplumtwentyeight printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14938, 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
PP14938
Filed
June 16, 2003
Granted
June 22, 2004
Expires
June 16, 2023
Inventor
MOWREY BRUCE D; CAIN DAVID W; BACON TERRY A

Abstract

A new and distinct plum variety that possesses heavy and consistent production of large, firm, black skinned, early-ripening fruit of excellent eating quality. The juicy flesh develops a red color upon ripening.

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 plum tree named ‘Suplumtwentyeight’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14938 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.