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US Plant Patent PP27433

Smoke Signal

Schizachyrium plant named ‘Smoke Signal’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 8, 2035. This patent earned 104 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27433, the photograph of Smoke Signal printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27433, 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
PP27433
Filed
January 8, 2015
Granted
November 29, 2016
Expires
April 22, 2035
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A; HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct plant cultivar of little bluestem plant, Schizachyrium scoparium ‘Smoke Signal’ has a columnar, upright habit that resists lodging or arching. The foliage develops scarlet-red tones in late summer and becomes deep red-purple by early fall. The flowers remain effective with reddish-brown coloration into winter.

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 ornamental cultivar of little bluestem plant, Schizachyrium scoparium plant named ‘Smoke Signal’, as herein described and illustrated, for landscaping the garden en masse or individually.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27433 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.