Patents by Inventor Takashi Furuyama

Takashi Furuyama 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).

  • Grafting device
    Patent number: 11553652
    Abstract: A grafting device includes: a transfer unit configured to transfer, in a predetermined direction, a grafted seedling that is in a state where a cut surface of a graft and a cut surface of a rootstock are closely attached to each other; a tape supply unit configured to arrange a tape on a transfer path of the grafted seedling in such a manner that the tape is allowed to be pulled out; a pull-out member configured to transfer through the transfer path in advance of the grafted seedling to pull out the tape from the tape supply unit, and sandwich a closely attached part of the grafted seedling between a first part of the tape and a second part facing the first part; and a welding unit configured to cover a periphery of the closely attached part of the grafted seedling with the tape and weld the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Natsuki Nakayama, Keita Yoshinaga, Loan Thi Thanh Nguyen, Takashi Furuyama, Hitoshi Takahashi
  • GRAFTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20190110405
    Abstract: A grafting device includes: a transfer unit configured to transfer, in a predetermined direction, a grafted seedling that is in a state where a cut surface of a graft and a cut surface of a rootstock are closely attached to each other; a tape supply unit configured to arrange a tape on a transfer path of the grafted seedling in such a manner that the tape is allowed to be pulled out; a pull-out member configured to transfer through the transfer path in advance of the grafted seedling to pull out the tape from the tape supply unit, and sandwich a closely attached part of the grafted seedling between a first part of the tape and a second part facing the first part; and a welding unit configured to cover a periphery of the closely attached part of the grafted seedling with the tape and weld the tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Applicant: NATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND FOOD RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
    Inventors: Natsuki Nakayama, Keita Yoshinaga, Loan Thi Thanh Nguyen, Takashi Furuyama, Hitoshi Takahashi