Patents by Inventor Donald E. Scruggs

Donald E. Scruggs 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).

  • Publication number: 20140319726
    Abstract: A method whereby a body is fully protected and held securely in a dignified position in curing and setting material forming a capsule which can be interred non-horizontally directly into the ground or placed within a screw-in or self-digging type burial container for non-horizontal interment in ponds, near trees or in other unused small spaces in a cemetery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8479362
    Abstract: A method whereby a body is held securely in a dignified position within a non-horizontal burial container so as to not crumple downward when interred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20130111718
    Abstract: A method whereby a body is held securely in a dignified position within a non-horizontal burial container so as to not crumple downward when interred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20130041855
    Abstract: A time saving method of arranging passenger waiting area seating and transport vehicle boarding and instruction to greatly reduce passenger loading time, frustration and irritation and to save fuel and engine time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Donald E. Scruggs, Pamela Lee Scruggs, Richard A Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8267195
    Abstract: An apparatus to thaw, soften and bore a pilot hole into frozen ground for the interment of screw-in, self digging and other vertical burial containers by pumping water heated by scavenging heat from different elements of a fuel burning engine, plus the heat generated by a hydraulic power transfer system and the heat generated by a fuel burning combustion chamber and having load increasing devices on the fuel engine and hydraulic power transfer system to further increase heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8225537
    Abstract: Apparatus by which screw-in and self digging burial containers may be picked up, maneuvered into a desired position and pressed, rotated and or agitated for the purpose of interring such burial containers at nearly any angle into earth, sand, snow or other receiving material on dry land, wet land or under water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8214979
    Abstract: A space saving burial container that bores its own interment hole and efficiently guides the cut away receiving material up and out of the hole to inter a fully secured body in a permanently natural upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8104153
    Abstract: Process methods of interring remains non-horizontally into earth, sand, snow or other receiving materials on dry or wet land or under water in a much less labor intensive manner while using far less land area than currently practiced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20120000044
    Abstract: A space saving burial container that bores its own hole and efficiently guides the cut away receiving material up and out of the hole to inter a fully secured body in a permanently natural upright position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: 8046883
    Abstract: Burial containers to be power installed in non-horizontal positions without the need to dig large holes and subsequently replace the dug out material, and which greatly save land area, plus can be interred in high water table areas and even under shallow water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20110225855
    Abstract: Apparatus by which screw-in and self digging burial containers may be picked up, maneuvered into a desired position and pressed, rotated and or agitated for the purpose of interring such burial containers at nearly any angle into earth, sand, snow or other receiving material on dry land, wet land or under water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20100038613
    Abstract: Attachment hardware to fasten a variety of fencing cross rails with various cross sections, such as round, square, hexagonal and the like, depending upon the needs of utility and decor, to fence posts, to hold in place fence slats, wire, panels and other common fencing materials, especially where the ground is uneven.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20100037490
    Abstract: Devices by which certain types of units, such as posts, poles, pilings, anchors, caskets, burial containers, stanchions and the like may be picked up, gripped, maneuvered into a desired position and, pressed, rotated and agitated for the purpose of installing such units at nearly any angle, into earth, sand, snow or other receiving material on dry land, wet land or under water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Publication date: February 18, 2010
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20100031482
    Abstract: Burial containers to be power installed in non-horizontal positions without the need to dig large holes and subsequently replace the dug out material, and which greatly save land area, plus can be interred in high water table areas and even under shallow water.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20100031483
    Abstract: Process methods of interring remains non-horizontally into earth, sand, snow or other receiving materials on dry or wet land or under water in a much less labor intensive manner while using far less land area than currently practiced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20080217599
    Abstract: A post and fencing system to avoid pre-digging large holes and the use of concrete, using round cross section based posts, tapering from a small diameter section above the lowest end, which is cutter shaped, to where the post extends above the ground, and having screw threads covering the tapered section and increasing in overall diameter and thread thickness from the bottom upward, to give the receiving material around the Postall post maximum compaction and grip in the receiving material and thus give the post greatest resistance to movement, and with such posts having above-ground segments with various cross sections, such as round, square, hexagonal and the like, depending upon the needs of utility and decor, upon which can be attached appropriate fittings to hold in place fence rails, slats, wire, poles and other common fencing materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs
  • Patent number: RE44783
    Abstract: Toilet flapper valves with multiple volume flush capability which can be quickly and easily installed to replace existing flapper valves in old or new toilets to give such toilets the capability of providing selectable amounts of flushing water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Donald E. Scruggs