Class 47/24.1 - For fruit

Subclass of Class 47 - Plant husbandry
Definition: Subject matter includes a structure designed for edible
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 12/13/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8074396	Device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust The invention relates to a device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust. The inventive device consists of a tubular element (11) comprising a flexible mesh or a non-woven fabric, which can be closed at the upper and lower openings ...	12/13/2011
7941966	Device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust The invention relates to a device for protecting different articles against birds, insects and dust. The inventive device consists of a tubular element (11) comprising a flexible mesh or a non-woven fabric, which can be closed at the upper and lower openings ...	05/17/2011
7703237	Apparatus for cultivating cucumber, eggplant. et al. An apparatus for cultivating a cucumber, eggplant or the like includes a fastening element for allowing an opened cover body to be fastened into a closed state or a closed cover body to be separated into an opened state by causing a catching protrusion opened along ...	04/27/2010
7251912	Biodegradable device for irrigating seedlings and other small plants This invention is a device for irrigating tree seedlings and other small plants, to ensure that said plants stay moist in the critical few weeks following their planting. The device uses a bag, approximately 1 gallon capacity, constructed of biodegradable plastic, s...	08/07/2007
7003913	Vegetable cradle Vegetable Cradle with a rigid support platform that is radially curved when looking at an end view and straight and parallel to the ground when looking at a side view. A plurality of legs are attached the underside of the platform to keep the lowest portion of the p...	02/28/2006
6857224	Use of clay and lipid formulations to protect horticultural crops from sunburn and insect damage Sunburn and insect damage to fruit and vegetable crops is significantly reduced by treatment of both fruit and foliage with a preventative amount of thixotropic smectic clay material, chemically altered to render its surface lipophilic, which is combined with a wax ...	02/22/2005
6813859	Tie down for plastic grape canopy A protective polyethylene canopy, in the order of 100 to 110 inches in width and approximately 1.3 mils thick, is placed over trellised grapevines and fastened by the disclosed tie downs at the respective canopy sides. To form the tie downs, the side edges of the ca...	11/09/2004
6588143	Tomato cone, garden accessory A cone shaped, multi-use garden accessory, consisting of a single unit. The cone body is open at each end. The base, or larger end, is formed by a rounded rim. The neck, or smaller end, has a tubular extension with prongs affixed. Stiffeners are arrayed w...	07/08/2003
6505438	Protection cages and components for growing fruits A protection cage system for growing fruits defining a half cage which has a upper connection member and a lower connection member on opposite rims of the half cage; the upper connection member being a plate with at least one hole; the lower connection me...	01/14/2003
6282835	Flexible plant protector with vertical tubes connected by an annular ring This invention discloses generally enclosure structures for protecting plants. More specifically, this invention discloses a method and enclosure for thermally protecting plants from extreme temperatures and physically protecting plants from wind and othe...	09/04/2001
6092329	Protective fruit group growing bag An improved protective growing fruit bag is applied to fruit growing on a plant for protecting the fruit from disease, insects, birds and especially from sunburn caused by irradiation by sunlight. The bag has at least an inner bag, which is made of black ...	07/25/2000
6061954	Cover for cultivating particularly bananas A cover for cultivating bananas or other plants includes a plastic film having three layers. A central one of the layers is made of an ethylene and vinyl acetate copolymer, and at least one of the layers includes a UV absorber....	05/16/2000
5974729	Fruit or vegetable guard A molded plastic fruit or vegetable guard defines a plurality of openings therein to permit air circulation. The guard is composed of a pair of halves having peripheral fastening edges which when snapped together from a guard surrounding the fruit or vege...	11/02/1999
5564223	Quick-peelable fruit protective wrap A quick-peelable fruit protective wrap comprises gadgets formed by folding both lateral sides of the wrap outside in, a nearly U-shaped notch portion forming a pair of strips with both sides of the opening portion in the top connected together to span ove...	10/15/1996
5535543	Means and a method for thermally protecting fruits and vegetables while maturing Fruit or vegetables still maturing on a parent plant are protected from damage due to soft freeze by enclosing the fruits or vegetables within a bag made of flexible, thermally insulating, water and air permeable material that remains stable in prolonged ...	07/16/1996
5525130	Plant development affecting device and method A patch (10, 30, 40) or other device applied to a fruit or vegetable for releasing a gas, preferably ethylene, which accelerates maturation or which retards maturation, preferably carbon dioxide. The device attaches to a portion of the fruit or vegetable ...	06/11/1996
5429646	Method of killing photobiotic plants A method for killing the parasite plant mistletoe and other photobiotic plants is disclosed. Opaque, heat-absorbing material is provided. The opaque, heat absorbing material is located about a parasitic plant and secured thereabout. The material is left a...	07/04/1995
5406746	Protecting bag for growing fruit A protective bag is applied to fruit growing on a plant for protecting the fruit from disease, insects, birds and so forth. The bag is colored with a coloring agent which has a property to gradually lower its sunlight shielding characteristic in response ...	04/18/1995
4827666	Method and apparatus for molding fruits A method and apparatus for growing squash, cucumbers and other fruits in desired shapes. The fruit, while growing on the plant, is enclosed within the internal cavity of an oversized mold having a cavity (inside) surface configured to form the desired det...	05/09/1989
4698226	Apple labeling process Methods and apparatus are disclosed for incorporating a design into the skin of an apple or other fruits or vegetables with a photochemically reactive skin or surface by covering the apples while still on the tree with a bag having a reflective outer surf...	10/06/1987
4554761	Pollinating bag A cover for selectively protecting a plant reproductive organ from pollination. Design features of the invention make it particularly useful in the hybridization of corn plants. The cover slips over the shoot of the corn plant when it is in the early stag...	11/26/1985
4348831	Device to assist growth of tomato plants and method of using the same A device formed as an integral plastic piece having an inner tubular portion to surround the stalk of the tomato plant and an outer support portion which defines a circumferential trough surrounding the inner tubular portion. The inner tubular portion is ...	09/14/1982
4348834	Vine-type vegetation eradicator A method and device for eradicating vine-type vegetation by which a substantially closed container of liquid herbicide receives a stem of an unwanted plant and retains it immersed in the liquid, causing the plant to ultimately absorb a lethal dose of such...	09/14/1982
4187639	Molding process for a natural fruit of a fruit-tree or vegetable, a molding frame therefor and molded above fruit A molding process for a natural fruit of a fruit-tree or vegetable, a molding frame therefor and a molded fruit of a fruit-tree or vegetable which is produced by the above molding process and with the above molding frame are disclosed. Taste of the molded...	02/12/1980
4159596	Means and a method for the self-pollination of corn A means and method for the self-pollination of corn wherein a single bag structure is utilized. The bag comprises an elongated tubular member. The upper end of the bag is configured such that it may be located and closed about a corn plant tassel. The low...	07/03/1979

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