Patents by Inventor Larry Gardenour

Larry Gardenour 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: 20120137579
    Abstract: A container for planting, storing and preserving bulbs, etc. and also serving to facilitate replanting again. The container is made from flexible material that can be buried and then stored time after time without degradation of the material. The container has handles so that the container can be easily removed from the ground to store the bulbs without the need of a shovel or spade that might damage the bulb. The container keeps at least a portion of the root system of the bulb during storage so that bulbs can more quickly re-establish themselves when replanted. Different sizes are available for any size bulbs. V-shaped flaps enable the root system to grow outside the bounds of the container. The aligned flaps also provide a visual gauge to determine the proper planting depth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Larry Gardenour
  • Patent number: 6874797
    Abstract: A collapsible refuse collection apparatus. The invention includes a body; the body includes a frame portion and a covering portion having predetermined dimensions. The frame portion has an opened and closed position, two sides and a base; the two sides being adjacently and pivotally attached to the base. The covering portion is surroundedly attached to the frame portion, wherein the covering portion protects the frame portion and, in the frame portion's opened position, forms an inner compartment, a top, an opened end and a closed end. The apparatus also includes a wheel assembly attached to the frame portion providing mobility for the apparatus, a flap pivotally attached to the opened end of the covering portion and having predetermined dimensions. The inner compartment, formed by the frame portion's opened position, has predetermined dimensions such that the inner compartment can accommodate a collection bag. The inner compartment and the collection bag are used to collect the refuse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2005
    Inventor: Larry Gardenour
  • Publication number: 20040155419
    Abstract: A collapsible refuse collection apparatus. The invention includes a body; the body includes a frame portion and a covering portion having predetermined dimensions. The frame portion has an opened and closed position, two sides and a base; the two sides being adjacently and pivotally attached to the base. The covering portion is surroundedly attached to the frame portion, wherein the covering portion protects the frame portion and, in the frame portion's opened position, forms an inner compartment, a top, an opened end and a closed end. The apparatus also includes a wheel assembly attached to the frame portion providing mobility for the apparatus, a flap pivotally attached to the opened end of the covering portion and having predetermined dimensions. The inner compartment, formed by the frame portion's opened position, has predetermined dimensions such that the inner compartment can accommodate a collection bag. The inner compartment and the collection bag are used to collect the refuse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2003
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Inventor: Larry Gardenour