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US Plant Patent PP26595

Firecracker

Sedum plant named ‘Firecracker’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 5, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 10, 2033. This patent earned 146 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26595, the photograph of Firecracker printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26595, 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
PP26595
Filed
December 10, 2013
Granted
April 5, 2016
Expires
May 5, 2034
Assignee
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M
Inventor
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Sedum plant named ‘Firecracker’ that is characterized by its very shiny foliage that is deep cherry-red in color with the color retained in spring, summer and fall, its very heavy branching with the stems forming a mounded plant habit with no opening in the center or flopping of stems, its large pink flower heads, its very heavy vegetative bud production during winter dormancy, and its high resistance to Sedum foliage blight.

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 ‘Firecracker’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26595 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.