Patents by Inventor Todd D. Rooney

Todd D. Rooney 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).

  • Publication number: 20140245660
    Abstract: A weed guard which forms a barrier along the width and length of a fence line. The weed guard has a protective strip which is preferably flat. Each lateral edge of the protective strip has a plurality of anchoring segments, which resemble teeth, which extend downward and perpendicular to the protective strip. The protective strip has a plurality of perforations therein which form cut-outs which receive fence posts. In operation cut-outs are removed along the perforations and a fence post is received in the cutout. Next the anchoring segments are inserted into the ground. In this position, the protective strip prevents weeds from growing along the bottom edge of the fence line. In this way the aesthetic appearance of a fence line is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Inventor: Todd D. Rooney
  • Patent number: 5839132
    Abstract: An improved disposable bathtub liner includes inflatable sub-compartments which detachably adhere to the interior surface of a bathtub through suction devices on the exterior surface of the liner. The bathtub liner includes opposite sidewalls, endwalls, and at least a partial bottom, and is made of a material which is durable, economical and disposable, while at the same time provides frictional engagement with a person, and which can be detachably sealed to the interior of the interior surface of the bathtub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventor: Todd D. Rooney