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US Plant Patent PP31464

KSUZ 0802

Zoysiagrass named ‘KSUZ 0802’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 7, 2038.

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 PP31464, the photograph of KSUZ 0802 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31464, 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
PP31464
Filed
May 7, 2018
Granted
February 18, 2020
Expires
May 7, 2038
Assignee
TEXAS A & M UNIV SYS, UNIV KANSAS STATE
Inventor
CHANDRA AMBIKA; ENGELKE MILTON C; GENOVESI ANTHONY D; FRY JACK

Abstract

The new and distinct zoysiagrass variety described herein is a Z. matrella x Z. japonica F1 hybrid named ‘KSUZ 0802’. ‘KSUZ 0802’ can be distinguished by its superior turf quality, fine-textured leaves, increased resistance to bluegrass billbug (Sphenophorus parvulus Ghyllenhaal), and cold tolerance that is comparable to zoysiagrass varieties adapted to the transition zone growing region in the U.S.

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 zoysiagrass called ‘KSUZ 0802’ as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31464 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.