US Plant Patent PP12440

Whitney

Strawberry plant ‘Whitney’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 18, 2019. 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 4 of US plant patent PP12440, the photograph of Whitney printed in the patent. — Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12440, 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: PP12440
Filed: August 18, 1999
Granted: March 5, 2002
Expires: August 18, 2019
Assignee: VPP CORP
Inventor: CRANDALL BETH

Abstract

The present invention provides a new and distinct strawberry variety designated as ‘Whitney.’ Among the characteristics that distinguish the new variety from other closely related varieties are the timing of fruiting, plant vigor, position of the inflorescences, leaf morphology, leaf size, leaf color, and disease and pest resistance.

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

What is claimed is: 1. The new and distinct cultivar of strawberry plant substantially as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12440 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.