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US Plant Patent PP14704

Miss Mabel

Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Miss Mabel’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 28, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14704, the photograph of Miss Mabel printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14704, 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
PP14704
Filed
February 28, 2003
Granted
April 20, 2004
Expires
February 28, 2023
Assignee
TWYFORD INTERNAT INC
Inventor
LAMB ANN ELIZABETH; LILLY DAVID R

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Miss Mabel’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and symmetrical plant habit; glossy dark green and rugose leaves with undulate leaf margins; rapid growth rate; freely flowering habit; fragrant white-colored spathes that are positioned just above the foliage on erect peduncles; and good postproduction longevity.

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 cultivar of Spathiphyllum plant named ‘Miss Mabel’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14704 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.