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US Plant Patent PP17962

Sumthun 02

Thunbergia plant named ‘Sumthun 02’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 2026. 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 1 of US plant patent PP17962, the photograph of Sumthun 02 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17962, 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
PP17962
Filed
February 17, 2006
Granted
August 28, 2007
Expires
February 17, 2026
Assignee
SCHRAEDER RALF
Inventor
SCHRAEDER RALF

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Thunbergia plant named ‘Sumthun 02’, characterized by its upright, climbing and vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; freely flowering habit; and large orange-colored flowers with a purple-colored throat.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Thunbergia plant named ‘Sumthun 02’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17962 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.