Patents by Inventor Richard C. Mickelson

Richard C. Mickelson 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: 4167080
    Abstract: A plant carrier is disclosed herein for holding a plant and its soil which includes an open-ended enclosure having a bottom integrally formed at its peripheral edge with an upwardly projecting continuous sidewall diverging outwardly from the bottom. The bottom further includes a downwardly depending cup-like portion having a plurality of holes or openings formed in the annular sidewall thereof for drainage purposes. A central opening is provided in the cup-like portion which is releasably matable with a projection centrally located on a dish member so that a snap-lock releasable engagement is produced. The releasable snap-lock members cooperate not only for releasably holding the dish member to the cup-like portion but serves as a self-locating system for aligning the dish member with the cup-like portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1979
    Inventor: Richard C. Mickelson
  • Patent number: 3949524
    Abstract: A plant carrier is disclosed herein for holding a plant and its soil which includes an open-ended enclosure having a bottom integrally formed at its peripherial edge with an upwardly projecting continuous sidewall diverging outwardly from the bottom and terminating in a reverse curl so to provide a rounded lip about the top of the sidewall. The bottom further includes a downwardly depending cup-like portion having a plurality of holes or openings formed in the annular sidewall thereof. A dish member carries a plurality of projections detachably engageable with the plurality of openings so that a snap-lock releasable engagement is produced. The cup-like portion and the dish member are provided with a locator system for aligning the snap-lock projections with associated openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1976
    Inventor: Richard C. Mickelson