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US Plant Patent PP35627

Whale Shark

x Mangave plant named ‘Whale Shark’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 17, 2043.

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 PP35627, the photograph of Whale Shark printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP35627, 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
PP35627
Filed
April 17, 2023
Granted
January 30, 2024
Expires
April 17, 2043
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Whale Shark’ is characterized by glaucous, variegated, slightly-arching, lanceolate foliage with small semi-flexible marginal teeth on deeply-scalloped margins and apical spines. Leaves have a silver-grey center, creamy-white edge and a minty-green zone between, and develop greyed-purple spotting with strong ultraviolet light. The habit is low, wide, and slightly arching. Plants are useful for landscaping as specimens or en masse or as container plants in the landscape or in the 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 ‘Whale Shark’ 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 PP35627 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.