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US Plant Patent PP6459

Yensen 2

Saltgrass plant named Yensen 2

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2006. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP6459
Filed
August 28, 1986
Granted
December 13, 1988
Expires
August 28, 2006
Assignee
SALT WEEDS
Inventor
YENSEN NICHOLAS P

Abstract

A grain variety of Distichlis palmeri, characterized by vigorous growth in salty soils, high grain yield and ideal form for harvest. This grain variety has excellent taste qualities.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct grain variety of Distichlis palmeri as shown and described, which is principally characterized by a pleasing grain coloration grading from light brown posteriorly to dark brown anteriorly, reduced shatter characteristics, high grain fertilization rate, and a grain habit suitable for harvest.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6459 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.