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US Plant Patent PP17406

Cloud Walker

Sedum plant named ‘Cloud Walker’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 28, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2025. This patent earned 135 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17406, the photograph of Cloud Walker printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17406, 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
PP17406
Filed
March 15, 2005
Granted
February 13, 2007
Expires
July 28, 2025
Inventor
GOSSETT GARY J

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Sedum plant characterized by maroon tinted foliage and stems, large mauve colored flowers, and an open habit.

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

1. A new and distinct hybrid of Sedum plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17406 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.