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US Plant Patent PP31060

Whale Tale

X Mangave plant named ‘Whale Tale’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 18, 2038.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 12, 2038. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP31060, the photograph of Whale Tale printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31060, 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
PP31060
Filed
March 12, 2018
Granted
November 12, 2019
Expires
March 18, 2038
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Whale Tale’ characterized by glaucous, silver-grey, slightly-arching, lanceolate foliage with small semi-flexible marginal teeth on deeply-scalloped margins and apical spines. Leaves 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 Tale’ 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 PP31060 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.