US Plant Patent PP13166

Zeon

Zoysiagrass plant named ‘Zeon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 30, 2018. 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.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP13166, the photograph of Zeon printed in the patent. — Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP13166, 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: PP13166
Filed: April 30, 1998
Granted: November 5, 2002
Expires: April 30, 2018
Assignee: BLADERUNNER FARMS
Inventor: DOGUET DAVID

Abstract

This newly discovered asexually reproduced variety of zoysiagrass plant is a perennial having a superior rate of spreading with texture improved over common zoysiagrass, superior turf grass quality regarding compactness and low degree of thatch, and slightly darker than average green color.

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 zoysiagrass plant, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

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