Patents by Inventor Shigemitsu Tano

Shigemitsu Tano 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 producing intergeneric or interspecific hybrids by ion beam irradiation
    Patent number: 5735078
    Abstract: Plants of different genera or species are crossed after either pollen, anther or pistil is irradiated with an ion beam of a proton or an element up to uranium which have a LET of 5-10,000 keV/.mu.m and are applied in a dose range of 1-2,000 Gy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute
    Inventors: Hiroshi Watanabe, Atsushi Tanaka, Shigemitsu Tano, Masayoshi Inoue, Takao Yamashita, Akio Nakamura