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US Plant Patent PP27144

B9-65

Sweet orange tree named ‘B9-65’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 4, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 5, 2034. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27144, the photograph of B9-65 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27144, 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
PP27144
Filed
November 5, 2014
Granted
September 13, 2016
Expires
February 4, 2035
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

A new and distinct sweet orange clone, ‘B9-65’ was produced via adventitious shoot induction from a nucellar seedling internode stem segment. ‘B9-65’ is a vigorous tree that produces standard ‘Valencia’-type sweet orange fruit that is characterized by high fruit yield and high soluble solids content. The fruit size of ‘B9-65’ is larger than that for standard Valencia orange while having a similar fruit maturation date.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of sweet orange tree as illustrated and described herein.

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