US Patent Issued to Kentucky State University on Sept. 1 for "Pawpaw tree named 'Hi 7-1'" (Kentucky Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. PP37,654, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to Kentucky State University (Frankfort, Ky.).

"Pawpaw tree named 'Hi 7-1'" was invented by Kirk Pomper (Frankfort, Ky.), Sheri Crabtree (Frankfort, Ky.) and Jeremy Lowe (Frankfort, Ky.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to pawpaw trees, and more specifically to a pawpaw tree with pyramidal growth form and moderate vigorous growth; a superior fruit distinguished by large, firm, orange-yellow fleshy fruits. The number of fruit per cluster is low, often in singles, which simplifies harvesting."

The patent was filed on Aug. 29, 2025, under Application No. 19/314,949.

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