Patents by Inventor Hong Ku Park

Hong Ku Park 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: 8752331
    Abstract: An air rooting shell comprises a first shell half mateable with a second shell half to form a shell for enclosing around a branch. The shell comprises a reservoir for containing planting medium and an upper lipped opening that receives the branch and collects and funnels water to the reservoir. A bottom opening is provided through which the lower portion of the branch may exit. Side openings on the shell may be used to enclose a branch in a horizontal orientation, while the upper lipped opening remains vertically oriented to receive water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 8561347
    Abstract: A portable planting system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a flexible, lightweight sack having an opening located in at least one end for receiving the soil. Opposing ends of the sack are held shut and supported by respective opposing handles which maintain the soil within the sack and allow the sack to be lifted and moved. Furthermore, the portable planting system comprises a liner which receives the sack. The liner has an upper opening for receiving the sack and opposing end openings for receiving the handles. Also, the portable planting system comprises one or more straps for containing the sack within the liner. Small holes can be poked in the exposed upper portion of the sack in order to plant individual plants and the sack prevents weeds from growing around the plants. The liner contains a portion of the water and provides stability to the portable planting system when the system is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 8402692
    Abstract: A plant pot for growing plants in an inverted orientation is provided. The plant pot comprises a soil chamber for retaining soil, and an open end for filling the soil chamber. An end cover releasably couples to the open end to retain the soil. A base end opposes the open end and comprises an aperture through which a plant is planted. An aperture cover releasably couples to the aperture and comprises an adjustable opening. The adjustable opening encircles the stem of the plant and enlarges as the stem grows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 8171669
    Abstract: An air rooting shell comprises a first shell half mateable with a second shell half to form a shell for enclosing around a branch. The shell comprises a reservoir for containing planting medium and an upper lipped opening that receives the branch and collects and funnels water to the reservoir. A bottom opening is provided through which the lower portion of the branch may exit. Side openings on the shell may be used to enclose a branch in a horizontal orientation, while the upper lipped opening remains vertically oriented to receive water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6672003
    Abstract: A wall-hanging plant pot with a water level control device which keeps suitable moisture and air supplies in the pot. The wall-hanging plant pot comprising a screw or nail, a wall hanger, a container with bottle-neck bottom having one or more projections and bottle-neck bottom, a water level control device, and a cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6640745
    Abstract: A bird feeding device comprising a hollow dome-shaped container for holding food; a food dispensing tray for closing the bottom of the dome-shaped container and dispensing and holding food; a closure with a suspending chain or rope for closing the top of the dome-shaped container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2003
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Publication number: 20030200933
    Abstract: A bird feeding device comprising a hollow dome-shaped container for holding food; a food dispensing tray for closing the bottom of the dome-shaped container and dispensing and holding food; a closure with a suspending chain or rope for closing the top of the dome-shaped container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6595665
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lamp shades which may be formed from similar components in a wide variety of configurations such as cylindrical, box, tapered, and frusto-conical lamp shades, with the assembled lamp shade, after a covering is applied to a frame, has substantially the same aesthetic appeal as a conventional factory assembled lamp shade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2003
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Publication number: 20020152677
    Abstract: A wall-hanging plant pot with a water level control device which keeps suitable moisture and air supplies in the pot. The wall-hanging plant pot comprising a screw or nail, a wall hanger, a container with bottle-neck bottom having one or more projections and bottle-neck bottom, a water level control device, and a cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6405881
    Abstract: A holder for assorted workshop articles such as tools, small parts, bolts, nuts, screw, pencils, and rulers. The holder comprises a wall hanger, a plurality of insert rings, a plurality of cup-shaped containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6223690
    Abstract: An animal habitat for housing animals which allows the animals to move between two or more modules or chambers. The animal habitat comprises a plurality of lower tier modules having passageways therebetween for allowing animals to move from a lower tier module to an adjacent lower tier module and a plurality of upper tier modules having passageways therebetween for allowing animals to move from one upper tier module to an adjacent upper tier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6216856
    Abstract: A holder for assorted desktop articles such as pens, pencils, scissors, rulers, and the like. The holder comprises an annular top member, a cup-shaped container, a cylindrical sleeve, an annular base member, and a separate pen holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6116434
    Abstract: An apparatus for holding and organizing a variety of articles such as plants, tools, implements and the like. The article holder and organizer generally comprises a plurality of wall brackets, a shelf, a plurality of first suspension elements, a plurality of second suspension elements, a plurality of containers for holding or organizing a variety of articles or plants, and a plurality of insert rings for supporting a respective container within an opening in the shelf.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2000
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 6055770
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing moisture to one or more plants on a continuing and consistent basis. The moisture dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir or container, a filament for suspending the reservoir or container from a suspension device, one or more hollow funnels, a wall mount for holding one or more containers having plants therein, and a member for controlling the flow of moisture to the one or more plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 5806242
    Abstract: A plant sprouting apparatus for continuously supplying moisture to seeds, seedlings or plants to enhance the germination and growth of the seeds, seedlings and plants. The plant sprouting apparatus comprises an outer container having moisture therein, a connecting ring, an inner container having soil and seeds, seedlings or plants therein in communication with the outer container, a reinforcing ring, and a cover or dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 5799611
    Abstract: An animal habitat for housing animals which allows the animals to move between two or more modules or chambers. The animal habitat comprises a plurality of lower tier modules having passageways therebetween for allowing animals to move from a lower tier module to an adjacent lower tier module and a plurality of upper tier modules having passageways therebetween for allowing animals to move from one upper tier module to an adjacent upper tier module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 5775257
    Abstract: A bird feeding device comprising a hollow container for holding food and having a plurality of food dispensing openings therein; a conically shaped member within the hollow container for spreading the food towards the plurality of food dispensing openings in the hollow container; a saw tooth insert for assisting in the spreading of the food towards the plurality of food dispensing openings in the hollow container; a plurality of perches, each being in alinement with a respective food dispensing opening in the hollow container for supporting a bird when eating from the feeding device; and a chain or rope for supporting or suspending the feeding device. Each food dispensing opening in the hollow food container has an upper edge with an inwardly extending top ear and a pair of inwardly extending side ears which tend to keep food within the container and not falling through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1998
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park
  • Patent number: 5725156
    Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing moisture to one or more plants on a continuing and consistent basis. The moisture dispensing apparatus comprises a reservoir or container, a filament for suspending the reservoir or container from a suspension device, one or more hollow funnels, one or more hollow housings, one or more hollow flexible tubes, and one or more clamping members for adjustably controlling the flow of moisture to the one or more plants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Inventor: Hong Ku Park