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US Plant Patent PP19503

Snowchaser

‘Snowchaser’southern highbush blueberry

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 19, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 30, 2025. This patent earned 535 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP19503, the photograph of Snowchaser printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19503, 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
PP19503
Filed
November 30, 2005
Granted
November 25, 2008
Expires
May 19, 2027
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill southern highbush ( Vaccinium corymbosum ) cultivar. Its novelty lies in the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a very low chilling requirement. 2. Has a vigorous bush with a somewhat spreading growth habit. 3. Ripens its berries between April 1 and April 30 in northest Florida. 4. Produces firm berries with a light-blue color and a good picking scar.

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

1. A new and distinct southern highbush blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by having a vigorous, spreading bush with a very low chilling requirement that ripens berries extremely early in the spring.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19503 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.