Patents by Inventor Gerald Funk

Gerald Funk 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).

  • Degradable cotton base cellulosic agricultural mat
    Patent number: 5853541
    Abstract: A degradable agricultural mulch, mat or ground cover including cotton linters fibers, hardwood kraft pulp fibers, softwood kraft pulp fibers, and a water holdout material which is strong enough to be laid mechanically and is 100% photo- or biodegradable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: International Paper Company
    Inventors: Stephen H. Monroe, James A. Goettmann, Gerald A. Funk
  • Degradable agricultural mat
    Patent number: 5532298
    Abstract: A degradable agricultural ground cover which is composed of high density polyethylene polymer fiber and cellulose pulp which is 100% photo and biodegradable for use in weed control and moisture retention in soil. The unique agricultural mat or cover lasts 8-12 weeks before serious photo and biodegradability occurs, while allowing crop plants sufficient time to mature and produce. The sheet totally disappears with plowing and tilling, becoming a soil extender until complete degradation occurs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: International Paper
    Inventors: Stephen H. Monroe, James A. Goettmann, Gerald A. Funk
  • Hose clamp for medical application
    Patent number: 5203056
    Abstract: A hose clamp for medical application comprises a bracket-shaped clamping body having bracket ends arrestable with one another to form a closed ring, and provided with openings for a hose which passes through a throughgoing passage extending in a bracket plane. The clamp body has bracket legs. Inwardly directed wedge-shaped clamping jaws are provided on the bracket legs. Side walls are located in both sides of the throughgoing passage parallel to the bracket plane so as to prevent bending out of a hose from the bracket plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1993
    Assignee: Joka Kathetertechnik GmbH
    Inventors: Gerald Funk, Tomas Hartig