Patents by Inventor George S. Takeyasu

George S. Takeyasu 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).

  • Apparatus and method for preventing premature separation of sepals of flower buds
    Patent number: 3987583
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for minimizing calyx rupture incident to rapid expansion of a corolla therein consisting of a hollow cone of lightweight light transmitting sheet material having ventilation openings therein which, as a flower bud starts to mature, is rested downwardly over the bud to circumscribe and lightly to constrain its calyx until the extended ends of the sepals of the calyx start to open to emit the corolla and is thereupon removed to release the calyx for uniform flowering of the corolla.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1976
    Inventor: George S. Takeyasu