Patents by Inventor Bob D. Hamlett

Bob D. Hamlett 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).

  • Patent number: 5085900
    Abstract: An artificial palm tree apparatus comprises a trunk, having a cylindrically shaped axial cavity, a cylindrically shaped cap having a plurality of cylindrically shaped ferrules rigidly secured to the outer cylindrical surface of the cap such that the axis of each of the ferrules is substantially parallelly aligned with the axis of the cap, a plurality of fronds, and a support tube. The trunk is constructed of long strips of glass fibers embedded in hardened resin. Each of the fronds is constructed of a rod and a plurality of artificial leaves spaced along the rod and secured thereto with an all-weather tape. One of each of the fronds is inserted through one of the ferrules and rigidly secured thereto by tightening a pair of nuts on a threaded end of a respective rod against opposite ends of the respective ferrule. The trunk is installed by embedding a portion of the support tube in the ground and telescoping the trunk cavity over the portion of the support tube extending upwardly from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1992
    Inventor: Bob D. Hamlett