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US Plant Patent PP29949

Purple People Eater

X Mangave plant named ‘Purple People Eater’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 17, 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 PP29949, the photograph of Purple People Eater printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29949, 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
PP29949
Filed
October 17, 2017
Granted
December 4, 2018
Expires
October 17, 2037
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Purple People Eater’ characterized by long, broad, slightly arching, glaucous greenish-purple foliage, that develop reddish-purple spots densely covering the upper and lower surfaces especially with high ultraviolet light exposure. Leaves have medium-sized semi-flexible marginal spines and semi-flexible apical spine. Growth rate is moderate. The new plant is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

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 X Mangave plant named ‘Purple People Eater’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29949 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.