Patents by Inventor Monte Dale May

Monte Dale May 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).

  • Fruit tree budding control method and apparatus
    Patent number: 6148559
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a system and method for saving crops by preventing premature bud formation on various agriculturally-valuable flora. The method consists in maintaining the temperature of an effective amount of the roots of a plant below that temperature at which bud formation normally ensues. The system and method is especially well suited for unusual warm spells which occur during seasonal changes and for staggering crop portions in order to effectively manage the harvest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: May Business Trust
    Inventor: Monte Dale May