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US Plant Patent PP28284

Gold Nugget

Sempervivum plant named ‘Gold Nugget’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 18, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 19, 2036. This patent earned 30 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28284, the photograph of Gold Nugget printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28284, 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
PP28284
Filed
January 19, 2016
Granted
August 15, 2017
Expires
February 18, 2036
Assignee
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M
Inventor
HANSEN CHRISTOPHER M

Abstract

A new cultivar of Sempervivum plant named ‘Gold Nugget’ characterized by its unique foliage coloration throughout the growing seasons; spring coloration is golden green with dark red margins (picotee), summer coloration is lime green without red margins, fall coloration is golden yellow with dark red leaf margins, winter coloration is red, its very vigorous growth habit, its plant height up to 7.6 cm and a plant width of 13 cm, and by its hardiness in at least U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 9.

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 Sempervivum plant named ‘Gold Nugget’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28284 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.