Patents by Inventor Osamu Kurokoshi

Osamu Kurokoshi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for uniting a scion to a stock
    Patent number: 5524386
    Abstract: A grafting method for uniting a scion to a stock includes forming conical projection on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, forming a conical recess on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, and joining the conical projection in the conical recess to unite the scion to the stock. A grafting apparatus includes a holder for holding either a scion or a stock, a die member having a conical hole into which either a scion or a stock is inserted, a cutting blade member arranged and movable along a generatrix of the conical hole, a ultrasonic drive device for moving the cutting blade member upward and downward at a ultrasonic high speed, a rotating drive device for rendering a relative rotation between the holder and the cutting blade member, and an elevating drive device for rendering a relative movement between the holder and the die member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignees: Iwatani Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nouji Kumiai Houjin Mikuni Baio Noujou
    Inventors: Nobuo Honami, Haruhiko Murase, Yoshifumi Nishiura, Tomoaki Taira, Fumio Kobayashi, Yoshio Yasukuri, Hiroshi Takigawa, Osamu Kurokoshi
  • Method and apparatus for uniting a scion to a stock
    Patent number: 5414958
    Abstract: A grafting method for uniting a scion to a stock includes forming a conical projection on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, forming a conical recess on either a lower portion of a scion or an upper portion of a stock, and joining the conical projection in the conical recess to unite the scion to the stock. A grafting apparatus includes a holder for holding either a scion or a stock, a die member having a conical hole into which either a scion or a stock is inserted, a cutting blade member arranged and movable along a generatrix of the conical hole, a ultrasonic drive device for moving the cutting blade member upward and downward at a ultrasonic high speed, a rotating drive device for rendering a relative rotation between the holder and the cutting blade member, and an elevating drive device for rendering a relative movement between the holder and the die member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 16, 1995
    Assignees: Iwatani Sangyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nouji Kumiai Houjin Mikuni Baio Noujou
    Inventors: Nobuo Honami, Haruhiko Murase, Yoshifumi Nishiura, Tomoaki Taira, Fumio Kobayashi, Yoshio Yasukuri, Hiroshi Takigawa, Osamu Kurokoshi