Patents by Inventor Shawn Stokes

Shawn Stokes 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: 9541076
    Abstract: A liquid delivery device for killing weeds. The liquid delivery device includes a main tube, a handle, and a pump housing that includes a pump chamber. A reservoir is disposed in the main tube, and a plunger is connected to the reservoir and positioned in the pump chamber. The plunger is operative to push a liquid contained in the pump chamber through a check valve and dispensing orifices when a user moves the reservoir with respect to the main tube and pump housing. The device also includes a spike extending from the pump housing and an annular stand-off surrounding the spike. The spike is adapted to disrupt the soil and damage the root structure of a target weed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Inventors: John Weiss, Patrick Auell, Shawn Stokes
  • Patent number: 7246458
    Abstract: A message board assembly including a support layer, a top layer, and a magnetic attachment layer. The top layer is coupled to a top surface of the support layer and may include a dry erase surface. The magnetic attachment layer is coupled to a bottom surface of the support layer and extends substantially across the entirety of the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLC
    Inventors: Scott Ternovits, Andrew Manocheo, Shawn Stokes
  • Publication number: 20050241197
    Abstract: A message board assembly including a support layer, a top layer, and a magnetic attachment layer. The top layer is coupled to a top surface of the support layer and may include a dry erase surface. The magnetic attachment layer is coupled to a bottom surface of the support layer and extends substantially across the entirety of the bottom surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Applicant: ACCO Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Ternovits, Andrew Manocheo, Shawn Stokes