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US Plant Patent PP19562

Eline

Quince plant named ‘Eline’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 31, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 27, 2026. This patent earned 188 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19562, the photograph of Eline printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19562, 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
PP19562
Filed
July 27, 2006
Granted
December 9, 2008
Expires
January 31, 2027
Inventor
FLEUREN HENRICUS MARIE GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Quince plant named ‘Eline’, characterized by its upright plant habit; compatibility as a rootstock with all pear cultivars known to the Inventor; and frost tolerance.

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

1. A new and distinct Quince plant named ‘Eline’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19562 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.