Patents by Inventor Thomas G. Hopkins, JR.

Thomas G. Hopkins, JR. 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).

  • Polymer reinforced wooden hives
    Patent number: 9232774
    Abstract: A polymer reinforced wooden hive can comprise a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, and interior surface, and at least one rim for receiving a hive top or a hive bottom. A continuous polymeric coating is applied to the exterior surface and the rim, but not to the interior surface. The continuous polymeric coating can provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box. Hive tops and hive bottoms can also be included as part of the polymer reinforced wooden hives, and can likewise be coated with a continuous polymeric coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas G. Hopkins, Jr.
  • POLYMER REINFORCED WOODEN HIVES
    Publication number: 20150272087
    Abstract: A polymer reinforced wooden hive can comprise a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, and interior surface, and at least one rim for receiving a hive top or a hive bottom. A continuous polymeric coating applied to the exterior surface, and optionally the rim and/or the interior surface. The continuous polymeric coating can provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box. Hive tops and hive bottoms can also be included as part of the polymer reinforced wooden hives, and can likewise be coated with a continuous polymeric coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas G. Hopkins, JR.
  • POLYMER REINFORCED WOODEN HIVES
    Publication number: 20130316614
    Abstract: A polymer reinforced wooden hive can comprise a wooden hive box built with joints and having an exterior surface, and interior surface, and at least one rim for receiving a hive top or a hive bottom. A continuous polymeric coating applied to the exterior surface and the rim, but not to the interior surface. The continuous polymeric coating can provide mechanical reinforcement to the joints, strengthening the wooden hive box. Hive tops and hive bottoms can also be included as part of the polymer reinforced wooden hives, and can likewise be coated with a continuous polymeric coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas G. Hopkins, JR.