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US Plant Patent PP15547

D6N-72

Prune tree named ‘D6N-72’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 14, 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 PP15547, the photograph of D6N-72 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15547, 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
PP15547
Filed
October 14, 2003
Granted
February 8, 2005
Expires
October 14, 2023
Inventor
DOYLE JAMES F; DEBUSE CAROLYN J; DEJONG THEODORE M

Abstract

A new prune cultivar designated ‘D6N-72’ has been developed. The new cultivar is the result of a cross between ‘Improved French’ and ‘Tulare Giant.’ The fruit of this cultivar are large, light purple to light bluish purple in color and covered with a grayish waxy bloom. The ‘D6N-72’ tree is productive and a regular bearer.

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

1. A new and distinct prune tree, ‘D6N-72’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15547 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.