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US Plant Patent PP24603

Cherry Tart

Sedum plant named ‘Cherry Tart’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 29, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 27, 2032. This patent earned 124 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24603, the photograph of Cherry Tart printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24603, 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
PP24603
Filed
September 27, 2012
Granted
July 1, 2014
Expires
January 29, 2033
Assignee
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M
Inventor
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Sedum plant named ‘Cherry Tart’ characterized by its foliage that is red in color with the red coloration retained without fading in spring, summer and fall, its leaves that are thick, ovate in shape, and with only slightly serrated, its production of 30 to 40 crowns the first year after vernalization, its numerous large inflorescences with flowers that are dark pink in color.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct variety of Sedum plant named ‘Cherry Tart’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24603 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.