This Chair it a typical Design patent.  Design patents describe an invention is pictures and not words.

Provisional Applications are basically Utility Application without required claims.  A provisional application has a non-extendable term of one year. This mechanism is typical of Provisional, Utility and International (PCT) patents

Utility Applications will be examined by the Patent Office and if the application is novel the application will result in an issued patent.

International patent applications can be filed as PCT, EPO and or in individual countries.

Plant patent are typically for flowering or fruit bearing plants or trees.  The picture on the right is a typical plant for a rose.