Patents by Inventor Frederick P. Mikkola

Frederick P. Mikkola 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).

  • Preservation of dried flowers
    Patent number: 5834074
    Abstract: A process for preserving dried flowers includes hanging flowers and floral greens by their stems, spraying them with a preservative solution in a relatively cool atmosphere, leaving them in the cool atmosphere for a selected length of time, and drying the sprayed flowers and greens in a relatively warm atmosphere. The preservative solution is a water solution of a common detergent at a concentration of about 0.25 to 1.0 per cent by weight and corn syrup at a concentration of about 20 to 33 per cent by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Inventor: Frederick P. Mikkola