Patents by Inventor Satoru Furube

Satoru Furube 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).

  • Patent number: 7536829
    Abstract: A multipurpose planting base includes a holding cover having an open window divided by a holding crosspiece, and a tray for supporting the opening side of the holding cover and for receiving a culture soil with which the holding cover is filled. When used for pot planting, it includes a planting pot tray having a planting pot exposed toward the open window when housed in the holding cover. When used for pot planting on a wall surface, in addition to the planting pot tray having the planting pot exposed toward the open window when housed in the holding cover, it also includes a pocket-type soil receiving tray attached to the outside of the planting pot of the planting pot tray for receiving culture soil in the planting pot, and a mesh board for holding the soil-receiving tray at a predetermined position and for holding down the holding cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Assignee: Nippon Chiko Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sanji Genma, Satoru Furube
  • Publication number: 20070079553
    Abstract: A multipurpose planting base that can be easily installed on a concrete floor on a roof, a slope, a folded-plate roof, or even on a wall surface or the like. The need for a conventional net is eliminated and the planting of turfs, flowering grasses, trees, or the like is enabled. The base includes a holding cover 5 having an open window 3 divided by a holding crosspiece 2, and a tray 7 for supporting the opening side of the holding cover 5 and for receiving a culture soil 6 with which the holding cover 5 is filled. When used for pot planting, it includes a planting pot tray 9 having a planting pot 10 exposed toward the open window 3 when housed in the holding cover 5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2005
    Publication date: April 12, 2007
    Inventors: Sanji Genma, Satoru Furube