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US Plant Patent PP29431

Inkblot

X Mangave plant named ‘Inkblot’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2037.

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 PP29431, the photograph of Inkblot printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29431, 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
PP29431
Filed
January 13, 2017
Granted
June 26, 2018
Expires
January 13, 2037
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique × Mangave plant named ‘Inkblot’ characterized by long, horizontal to arching, dark green foliage with typically overlapping, irregular burgundy spotting. Leaf margin has soft lavender purple teeth. The flowers are light wine-colored with long divergent filaments and style and generate a large volume of nectar that is highly attractive to hummingbirds.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental × Mangave plant named ‘Inkblot’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29431 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.