William C Kluth

US Patent:

7069693, Jul 4, 2006

Filed:

Aug 19, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/922428

Inventors:

Kenneth K. Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
George H. Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
Randall E. Tagawa - Broomfield CO, US
William A. Kluth - Broomfield CO, US

Assignee:

Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc. - Brighton CO

International Classification:

A01G 9/02

US Classification:

47 667

Abstract:

A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all these requirements to increase transplanting yields which may include larger containers that maximize yield and minimize damage. Aspects may eliminate left-over seedlings, reduce the number of manual steps, decrease labor, and increase transplant yields.

US Patent:

20030029087, Feb 13, 2003

Filed:

Jun 10, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/167693

Inventors:

George Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
Kenneth Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
Randall Tagawa - Broomfield CO, US
William Kluth - Broomfield CO, US

Assignee:

Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc. - Brighton CO

International Classification:

A01G009/02

US Classification:

047/087000

Abstract:

A transplanting system including both methods and specific types of transplant apparatus such as propagule transplant trays() addresses the need for the use of a propagule punch machine () on a variety of adolescent tray configurations (e.g.) and the increased operational efficiency that such enhanced operational capability affords. The system may involve at least one areally continuous propagule tray () that is operationally compatible with a numerically significant number of adolescent plant trays. Other embodiments of the invention disclose punch pins () for use in a plant punch machine transplanter that are user-detachable and differentially designed so that plant punch elements of a certain design may be installed as part of the machine to customize the transplant process for a given species and transplant modality. The invention also provides for a consultable collection (such as printed documents or an electronic database, e.g.) of plant transplant process information usable to increase transplant process efficiency.

US Patent:

20040079263, Apr 29, 2004

Filed:

Jul 24, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/470282

Inventors:

Kenneth Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
George Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
Randall Tagawa - Broomfield CO, US
William Kluth - Broomfield CO, US

International Classification:

A01C011/00

US Classification:

111/101000

Abstract:

A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell () size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all these requirements to increase transplanting yields may include larger containers that maximize yield and minimize damage. Aspects may eliminate left-over seedlings, reduce the number of manual steps, decrease labor, and increase transplant yields. A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell (312) size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all these requirements to increase transplanting yields may include larger containers that maximize yield and minimize damage. Aspects may eliminate left-over seedlings, reduce the number of manual steps, decrease labor, and increase transplant yields.

US Patent:

20070196915, Aug 23, 2007

Filed:

Feb 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

10/590919

Inventors:

Randall Tagawa - Bloomfield CO, US
Kenneth Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
George Tagawa - Brighton CO, US
William Kluth - Broomfield CO, US
Sarada Krishnan - Westminster CO, US
Cindy Wieland - Highlands Ranch CO, US

Assignee:

Tagawa Greenhouses, Inc. - Brighton CO

International Classification:

C12N 5/06
C12N 5/04
C12M 3/00

US Classification:

435325000, 435419000, 435289100

Abstract:

Tissue culture medium such as porous frameworks and even open surface multidirectional porous frameworks may be used to provide uniform distribution of nourishment solutions, uniform interstitial voids as well as undistorted transport fields which may facilitate high volume yields of finished plants from cells, such as explants in a tissue culturing process. Further embodiments may include automating a tissue culturing process to reduce labor costs and increase uniformity of finished plants through tissue culture processes.