Patents by Inventor Nicholas Andrew Elpel

Nicholas Andrew Elpel 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).

  • Apiary tool with lever cam for vertical removal and transport of a bee frame
    Patent number: 11490600
    Abstract: An apiary tool for breaking free and vertically lifting, removing, inspecting and transporting a frame from a bee hive box. The apiary tool having one or more handles, a cross member and one or more lever cams, where a lever cam includes a cam that slides underneath a bee hive frame top bar and an arcuate rolling surface. Rotation of a handle providing dual action that forces the arcuate rolling surface to hold down an adjacent frame while the lever cam pushes upward on the desired frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventor: Nicholas Andrew Elpel
  • APIARY TOOL WITH LEVER CAM FOR VERTICAL REMOVAL AND TRANSPORT OF A BEE FRAME
    Publication number: 20220264853
    Abstract: An apiary tool for breaking free and vertically lifting, removing, inspecting and transporting a frame from a bee hive box. The apiary tool having one or more handles, a cross member and one or more lever cams, where a lever cam includes a cam that slides underneath a bee hive frame top bar and an arcuate rolling surface. Rotation of a handle providing dual action that forces the arcuate rolling surface to hold down an adjacent frame while the lever cam pushes upward on the desired frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Nicholas Andrew Elpel