Patents by Inventor George M. Oden

George M. Oden 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: 6837487
    Abstract: A weed guard that prevents weeds from growing along fences, buildings and other structures. The weed guard may be secured to the bottom of a fence, to vertically oriented structures, such as buildings or walls, or to horizontally oriented structures, such as sidewalks and driveways. The fence protecting weed guard has a plurality of linear guard links. The weed guard also has a plurality of post securing slots that secure adjacent linear guard links to one another while they are positioned around a fence post. The weed guard for building structures is a flexible, elongated body with a plurality of planar projection portions. One of the projection portions is mounted against the structure that is protected, one of the projection portions extends into the ground and one of the projection portions rests on top of the weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2005
    Inventors: George M. Oden, Dottie L. Ross
  • Publication number: 20040251456
    Abstract: A weed guard that prevents weeds from growing along fences, buildings and other structures. The weed guard may be secured to the bottom of a fence, to vertically oriented structures, such as buildings or walls, or to horizontally oriented structures, such as sidewalks and driveways. The fence protecting weed guard has a plurality of linear guard links. The weed guard also has a plurality of post securing slots that secure adjacent linear guard links to one another while they are positioned around a fence post. The weed guard for building structures is a flexible, elongated body with a plurality of planar projection portions. One of the projection portions is mounted against the structure that is protected, one of the projection portions extends into the ground and one of the projection portions rests on top of the weeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: George M. Oden, Dottie L. Ross