Patents by Inventor Kenneth Bruce KIDMAN

Kenneth Bruce KIDMAN 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).

  • Publication number: 20200375123
    Abstract: A tree support assembly may include three or more adjustable legs and a support ring. The support ring may include a first half and a second half that each includes a first end and a second end, a hinge pivotally connecting the respective first ends of the first half and the second half, and a protrusion extending from the second end of the first half. Additionally, the support ring may include an opening disposed within the second end of the second half, in which the protrusion of the first half may be positioned within the opening of the second half in a closed-ring configuration. The support ring may also include a securing feature and an engaging feature that engages with an arm of the securing feature in the closed-ring configuration. In addition, the support ring may include three or more receiving cavities that each receives one of the adjustable legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: KB VENTURES LLC
    Inventors: Steven K. ATKINSON, Kenneth Bruce KIDMAN
  • Patent number: 10757871
    Abstract: A tree support assembly may include three or more adjustable legs and a support ring. The support ring may include a first half and a second half that each includes a first end and a second end, a hinge pivotally connecting the respective first ends of the first half and the second half, and a protrusion extending from the second end of the first half. Additionally, the support ring may include an opening disposed within the second end of the second half, in which the protrusion of the first half may be positioned within the opening of the second half in a closed-ring configuration. The support ring may also include a securing feature and an engaging feature that engages with an arm of the securing feature in the closed-ring configuration. In addition, the support ring may include three or more receiving cavities that each receives one of the adjustable legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: KB VENTURES LLC
    Inventors: Steven K. Atkinson, Kenneth Bruce Kidman
  • Publication number: 20190059246
    Abstract: A tree support assembly may include three or more adjustable legs and a support ring. The support ring may include a first half and a second half that each includes a first end and a second end, a hinge pivotally connecting the respective first ends of the first half and the second half, and a protrusion extending from the second end of the first half. Additionally, the support ring may include an opening disposed within the second end of the second half, in which the protrusion of the first half may be positioned within the opening of the second half in a closed-ring configuration. The support ring may also include a securing feature and an engaging feature that engages with an arm of the securing feature in the closed-ring configuration. In addition, the support ring may include three or more receiving cavities that each receives one of the adjustable legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: KB VENTURES LLC
    Inventors: Steven K. ATKINSON, Kenneth Bruce KIDMAN