Patents by Inventor Ed Smothers

Ed Smothers 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).

  • Vegetation shredder and method of using same
    Patent number: 5842651
    Abstract: A vegetation shredder includes an elongated shaft to which a Frisbee-like disk element is attached downwardly facing and extending over a fastening collar to which elongated shredding tie elements are fastened around the periphery. The disk includes a downwardly extending peripheral rim which assists in creating a vacuum chamber between the disk and the shredding elements into which leaves are drawn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Inventor: Ed Smothers