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US Plant Patent PP16152

Kakegawa CY4

Portulaca plant named ‘Kakegawa CY4’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 30, 2022. 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 PP16152, the photograph of Kakegawa CY4 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16152, 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
PP16152
Filed
January 30, 2002
Granted
December 13, 2005
Expires
January 30, 2022
Inventor
BESSHO MASAO

Abstract

Portulaca ‘Kakegawa CY4’ is a new variety of Portulaca oleracea. This plant has a vigorous, spreading plant growth which produces unique purple color with yellow edges on the flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct Portulaca plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16152 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.