Patents by Inventor Ben-Zion Zaidman

Ben-Zion Zaidman 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).

  • Synchronous ripening of tomatoes
    Patent number: 6134829
    Abstract: A method of cultivation of tomatoes resulting in the essentially simultaneous ripening of the entire crop, enabling "one time over" harvesting, saving time and manpower. Sterile tomato plants are cultivated, parthenocarpy is induced by application of a growth regulator. Suitable substances resulting in parthenocarpic fruit set are auxins are auxin transport inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: YISSUM Research Development Company of The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Inventors: Yonatan Elkind, Ben-Zion Zaidman