On 15 Feb 97 at 2:28, [email protected] wrote:
> And again, do you have a date, number for this patent.

 United States Patent                                           
 5,510,315 Kurotsu, et. al.                                           
 Apr. 23, 1996
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----- Freshness retentive for cut flowers

 Inventors:     Kurotsu; Takahiro (Odawara, JP); Itoh; Hiroyuki
 (Odawara,
                JP); Sakuma; Sadatoshi (Odawara, JP).
 Assignee:      Meiji Milk Products Company Limited (JP).
 Appl. No.:     087,812
 Filed:         Jul. 8, 1993
 PCT Filed:     Nov. 6, 1992
 PCT No:        PCT/JP92/01439
 371 Date:      Jul. 8, 1993
 102(e) Date:   Jul. 8, 1993
 PCT Pub. No.:  WO93/08685
 PCT Pub. Date: May 13, 1993