Patents
US PP37539 P2: Almond tree named ‘Franklin’
- Granted
- 2026-07-28
- Filed
- 2025-02-18 application 19055996
- Type
- Plant · 1 claim
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of almond tree (Prunus dulcis) designated as ‘Franklin’ originated from seed collected in Bostanlik, Uzbekistan, and was developed through evaluation at Utah State University. The cultivar is characterized by uniform oval nuts averaging 2.7 grams in shell with one-gram sweet kernels, with high-quality shell integrity, pale pink to white flowers, late September maturity, and successful asexual propagation through grafting and budding onto both peach and almond rootstocks.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 (ipgb20260728.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State University 160 patents | US company or organization | Logan, UT | Utah State University College or university EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teryl Roper | Newton, MA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01H | New plants or ; non-transgenic; processes for obtaining them; plant reproduction by tissue culture techniques | A01H6/7427 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-03-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROPER, TERYL signed 2025-02-19 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY LOGAN, UT | 70444/592 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2025-02-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ROPER, TERYL signed 2025-02-19 | UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY LOGAN, UT | 70277/983 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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