Patents by Inventor Donald Scruggs

Donald 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).

  • Patent number: 7631404
    Abstract: A series of burial containers which can be pressed, agitated, screwed and or self bored into a receiving material and provide low cost interment methods. The burial containers being provided with hermetic sealing, security locking, plaque and memorial markers and built in flower and flag receptacles. They greatly reduce excavation labor and burial costs while providing the respectful funeral services currently practiced. They also decrease the land space required for each burial and provide for burials in normally unused areas within the cemetery, greatly increasing the number of burials possible in each cemetery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Inventor: Donald Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20070132305
    Abstract: A series of paddlewheels and vehicles having specially shaped paddles and with tires around the outside circumference of the paddles, made to run on firm ground, such as roadways, dirt and packed sand and able to move directly into mud, bogs, marshes, snow, loose sand and water without the need to change equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Inventor: Donald Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20070108716
    Abstract: A vehicle, wheel and tire combination with multiple lead right and left hand spiral screw thread treaded tires capable of traversing all types of terrain from hard surfaces, through snow, sand, dirt, twilight area mud, deep mud, bogs and water, by pivoting the wheels and tires of the vehicle about vertical axis to take full advantage of tread design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventor: Donald Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20070084646
    Abstract: Simple to operate and easy to maintain manually powered, non-electronic, skid steering apparatus using conventional appearing steering wheels or handle bars, fixed or tiltable for ease of access, with some having built in throttle control for operator comfort and ease of new operator training.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventor: Donald Scruggs
  • Publication number: 20070050958
    Abstract: A series of burial containers having means by which they can be pressed, agitated, screwed and or self bored into a receiving material, provide low cost interment methods with hermetic sealing, security locking, plaque and memorial markers and built in flower and flag receptacles. They greatly reduce excavation labor and burial costs while providing the respectful funeral services currently practiced. They also decrease the land space required for each burial and provide for burials in normally unused areas within the cemetery, greatly increasing the number of burials possible in each cemetery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventor: Donald Scruggs