US Plant Patent PP24693

Thunderhead

Sedum plant named ‘Thunderhead’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 13, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 16, 2032. This patent earned 120 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24693, the photograph of Thunderhead printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24693, 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: PP24693
Filed: October 16, 2012
Granted: July 22, 2014
Expires: February 13, 2033
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct hybrid of Sedum plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by medium deep red purple flowers in very large inflorescences, dusky, dark leaves, strong, upright stems, and a medium, clumping habit.

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 hybrid of Sedum plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24693 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.