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US Plant Patent PP27145

N13-32

Sweet orange tree named ‘N13-32’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 6, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 5, 2034. This patent earned 93 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27145, the photograph of N13-32 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27145, 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
PP27145
Filed
November 5, 2014
Granted
September 13, 2016
Expires
February 6, 2035
Inventor
GROSSER JUDE W

Abstract

‘N13-32’ is a new and distinct early season clone of ‘Hamlin’ sweet orange. Fruit of ‘N13-32’ exhibit improved juice color and typical or better soluble solids than the industry standard for processing. Fruit juice of ‘N13-32’ produced a juice color score higher than 36, which is the minimum color score requirement to produce “Grade A” juice.

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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27145 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.