Patents Assigned to NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITED
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Patent number: 11483984Abstract: Trellis arrangements are used for supporting fruit-bearing plants as they grow. A problem in some orchards or the like is that it can be difficult to install trellis posts in the ground, in particular when the posts are relatively long and difficult to place at the correct angle. The invention discloses a trellis comprising a plurality of supports, each support comprising a shaft embedded in a ground, and at least one connector arm extending upwards at an acute angle with respect to the ground. The trellis is such that for each support, a post is sleeve-fitted to the connector arm so that the post extends upwards at an acute angle but does not touch the ground; the upwardly extending posts collectively support elevated lines running between the posts; and the lines support branches of a fruit bearing plant growing along the lines.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventor: Paul Barnes
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Publication number: 20210084839Abstract: Trellis arrangements are used for supporting fruit-bearing plants as they grow. A problem in some orchards or the like is that it can be difficult to install trellis posts in the ground, in particular when the posts are relatively long and difficult to place at the correct angle. The invention discloses a trellis comprising a plurality of supports, each support comprising a shaft embedded in a ground, and at least one connector arm extending upwards at an acute angle with respect to the ground. The trellis is such that for each support, a post is sleeve-fitted to the connector arm so that the post extends upwards at an acute angle but does not touch the ground; the upwardly extending posts collectively support elevated lines running between the posts; and the lines support branches of a fruit bearing plant growing along the lines.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Applicant: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Paul Barnes
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Patent number: 10485188Abstract: A post includes a hollow elongate tubular pipe. The post has an open upper end and an open lower end. The post has an upper portion and a lower ground engaging portion joined to one another. The upper portion is adapted to predominately extend above the ground and the lower ground engaging portion is adapted to be fully inserted into the ground. The upper portion and the lower ground engaging portion are separated by a protruding region immediately adjacent to where the upper portion and lower ground engaging portion join together.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventors: Terry Scott Carter, Paul Barnes
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Patent number: 10405503Abstract: A trellis component includes a tubular portion, a connector adapted to be inserted within an upper end of the tubular portion, at least two support arms, and a crop line, which are arranged such that the connector is within the upper end of the tubular portion, the arms are within and extend outwardly from the connector, and the crop line is supported by the arms in an elevated disposition to in turn support a crop.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Paul Barnes
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Publication number: 20170339850Abstract: A method of growing grapes comprising fitting a plurality of longitudinal sleeves to posts, respectively, each sleeve having at least one retainer; attaching at least two lines so that they are held by the retainers in an elevated disposition so that the lines at least partially support a grape vine; mechanically removing the lines from the retainers after harvesting grapes, each sleeve being secured to its respective post by fixing means so that the sleeves remain fitted to the posts when the line is being mechanically removed; pruning parts of the grape vine that remain with the lines when they are removed; and reattaching the lines so that they are again held by the retainers in an elevated disposition for further use.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Applicant: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: PAUL BARNES
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Publication number: 20160319566Abstract: A post includes a hollow elongate tubular pipe. The post has an open upper end and an open lower end. The post has an upper portion and a lower ground engaging portion joined to one another. The upper portion is adapted to predominately extend above the ground and the lower ground engaging portion is adapted to be fully inserted into the ground. The upper portion and the lower ground engaging portion are separated by a protruding region immediately adjacent to where the upper portion and lower ground engaging portion join together.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventors: Terry Scott Carter, Paul Barnes
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Patent number: D791977Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D792614Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D875275Type: GrantFiled: August 9, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcom Thomas
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Patent number: D882831Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2018Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Terry Carter
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Patent number: D939729Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D940907Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D940908Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D942050Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2020Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D947662Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D949439Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: NZ TUBE MILLS LIMITEDInventor: Malcolm Thomas
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Patent number: D963200Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: NZ Tube Mills LimitedInventor: Malcolm Thomas