US Plant Patent PP10295
Orient Jewel
Yaupon named `Orient Jewel`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 12, 2016. 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
- PP10295
- Filed
- November 12, 1996
- Granted
- March 24, 1998
- Expires
- November 12, 2016
- Inventor
- WILKINS CURTIS W
Abstract
A new yaupon is described which is characterized by its lustrous dark green foliage, and extremely high branching density. The new tree is comparable in durability and resistance to temperature extremes to other varieties of Ilex vomitoria and has similar resistance to insect and disease. Tree size is also comparable to standard varieties; but the deep green densely borne foliage on numerous fine branches gives it a rich, full appearance that makes it attractive to the consumer and enhances commercial value.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of Ilex vomitoria as herein described and illustrated, primarily distinguished by its leaf size, and leathery lustrous black green foliage.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10295 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.