Patents by Inventor David W. Lane

David W. Lane 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 of making piezoelectric composites
    Patent number: 4876776
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a piezoelectric composite comprising an array of piezoelectric elements and a reinforcement structure embedded in a material. The method includes the step of forming the reinforcement structure prior to assembly with the piezoelectric elements, the reinforcement structure defining an array of holes for receiving the piezoelectric elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Plessey Overseas Limited
    Inventors: Roger W. Whatmore, Andrew G. Munns, David W. Lane
  • Micropropagation of plant material
    Patent number: 4361984
    Abstract: A process for the micropropagation of plant material. The process comprises excising a shoot tip having a length in the range 0.6 to 3 millimeters from a bud of the plant. The excised tip is placed in a first nutrient medium containing benzyl adenine to induce shoot elongation and the elongated shoot decapitated. The decapitated shoot is placed in a nutrient medium to stimulate lateral shoot induction and elongation. Shoots one centimeter or more are excised and the excised shoots are implanted in a rooting nutrient medium for root production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1982
    Assignee: Kelowna Nurseries Ltd.
    Inventors: David I. Dunstan, Keith E. Turner, David W. Lane