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US Plant Patent PP32142

Charleston-163

Sweetpotato plant named ‘Charleston-163’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 3, 2039.

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 PP32142, the photograph of Charleston-163 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32142, 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
PP32142
Filed
September 3, 2019
Granted
September 1, 2020
Expires
September 3, 2039
Assignee
RYAN-BOHAC JANICE
Inventor
RYAN-BOHAC JANICE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of sweetpotato plant named ‘Charleston-163’, characterized by high anthocyanin content, high yield, with storage roots having smooth dark purple skin and medium purple flesh. When baked the storage roots have a deep violet color and a unique, sweet flavor with a dry, smooth texture. Storage roots have a long shelf life and will remain marketable up to one year in storage. The new cultivar ‘Charleston-163’ has field resistance to common soil insects and diseases and a wide adaptation for production in the southeastern United States and California.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct sweetpotato plant named ‘Charleston-163’ as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32142 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.