Patents by Inventor Erik S. Vetne

Erik S. Vetne 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: 6234420
    Abstract: A string feeding device and method for dispensing string is provided. The string feeding device may be used to dispense string between adjacent stakes to support plants disposed between the stakes. The string feeding device includes a string container disposed about a longitudinal axis and a longitudinally extending tube. The tube has a first end and a second end with the first end being fixedly attached to the string container. Further, the tube includes a first hole extending through a side of the tube. String is fed from the string container through the first hole in the side of the tube and is further fed through an interior of the tube to thereby exit the second end of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Inventors: Erik S. Vetne, Wayne Swafford