ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. PP37,154, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to NEW ZEALAND HOPS Ltd. (Appleby, New Zealand).
"Hop plant named 'NZH-2077'" was invented by Ronald Alan Beatson (Motueka, New Zealand).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The new hop plant 'NZH-2077' is provided. The new plant was produced by crossing '05.L205-239' (the female parent, i.e., the seed parent; not patented) with a diploid male selection 'L13.008-004' (i.e., the pollen parent; not patented) in the course of a planned breeding program. 'NZH-2077' is characterized by having large, medium compact cones which are late season maturing."
The patent was filed on May 1, 2025, under Application No....