Patents by Inventor Richard V. Wells

Richard V. Wells 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: 5433029
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus which is specifically designed for installation on telephone and electrical wires and the like or other extremely narrow, elongated surfaces to which it would be difficult, if not impossible to install any prior art bird repellent apparatus. More specifically, a channel member is configured for receiving a large plurality of top members in a continuous serial array, wherein preferably the prongs of a plurality of top members all lie in the same or substantially the same plane. In the preferred embodiment disclosed herein, the channel member is affixed either by adhesive materials or fastening elements to a cable clamp which, in one exemplary embodiment, comprises a pair of matching C-shaped members having flanges, at least one of which can be selectively fastened by a fastener, such as a bolt or a rivet. The clamp is adapted to encircle and compressively engage a cable, such as a telephone wire or electrical wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1995
    Inventors: Bruce A. Donoho, Richard V. Wells
  • Patent number: 5253444
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus having a base member and a plurality of top members, each of which holds a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface with little or no risk of injury to the installer. The top member comprises a prong holder, each having a plurality of prongs with sharp tips presenting an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The top members are adapted to be press fit onto the base member after the base member has been installed on the underlying surface. In an alternative embodiment, the base member is an extruded plastic structure that provides countersunk holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface without the need for tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1993
    Inventors: Bruce A. Donoho, Richard V. Wells