Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Beckley

Kenneth E. Beckley 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: 4821452
    Abstract: A snail trap in the form of a housing having a dome-shaped top wall with cylindrical side walls extending downwardly therefrom. A plurality of snail entry archways are formed around the circumference of the side walls. A plurality of legs extend downwardly from the side walls for anchoring the snail trap in the ground. In actual use, a liquid or paste type of snail insecticide is first applied to the bottom surface of the ceiling of the dome as a toxic bait for slugs and snails. The snail trap is then placed on the ground and its legs are pushed into the soil up to the bottom of the archways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 18, 1989
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Beckley
  • Patent number: 4322903
    Abstract: A directory assembly suitable for use in apartment complexes, mobile home parks, medical and business centers, etc. The directory assembly is comprised of a plurality of modules attached to the front surface of a backboard member. Each of the modules has a left-side major frame member, a right-side major frame member and a plurality of tab members. The right-side and left-side major frame members are identical in shape and each has a longitudinally extending channel in its top surface. Each of the tab members have an elongated body with downwardly extending resiliently compressible structure on its opposite ends that are mateable with the longitudinally extending channels of the major frame members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1981
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1982
    Inventor: Kenneth E. Beckley