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US Plant Patent PP7140

Marty

Variety of tropical mango named Marty

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 12, 2008. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP7140
Filed
February 12, 1988
Granted
February 6, 1990
Expires
February 12, 2008

Abstract

A new mango cultivar having a large plump fruit. Average weight is 20 to 26 ounces when mature. Flesh is yellow with very little fiber. Seed size small, the shape is flat and is only a small percentage of total fruit weight. Skin is 75% dark purplish red. It has an usuaul smooth texture to the skin that feels different from other mangos.

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

What I claim is: 1. A new and distinct variety of tropical mango substantially as described and illustrated having a fruit characterized by a dark purplish red skin color.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7140 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.