Skip to content
The Patent Garden

US Plant Patent PP27777

UF 11-1-24

Sweet orange tree named ‘UF 11-1-24’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 10, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2035. This patent earned 59 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27777, the photograph of UF 11-1-24 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27777, 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
PP27777
Filed
February 10, 2015
Granted
March 14, 2017
Expires
April 10, 2035
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
GMITTER JR FREDERICK G

Abstract

‘UF 11-1-24’ is a new and distinct, nearly seedless, midseason sweet orange. Trees of ‘UF 11-1-24’ produce fruit that have higher soluble solids/box ratio, and juice color than ‘Midsweet’ orange, the industry standard mid-season sweet orange cultivar. Fruit of ‘UF 11-1-24’ also reach a higher solids/acidity ratio than any other ‘Midsweet’ clones, enabling a slightly earlier harvest, and thus, potentially avoiding freezing events common in late December/early January harvests.

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 PP27777 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.