Patents Represented by Attorney David G. Holland & Knight, LLP Maire
  • Patent number: 6109827
    Abstract: The system includes a plurality of flood plains. Each flood plain contains a plurality of plants and each plant is held in a pot. The flood plains are excavated at different elevations from an upper most elevation to a lower most elevation. The flood plains are sequentially flooded for a resident time period with a selected volume of water directed from a water source. As the flood plains are excavated to different elevations, gravity, and a series of flood gates, control the water flow from one flood plain to a next lower flood plain. Each flood plain has a top surface and an underlying bed comprising a soil and clay composition. The surface of each bed is contoured to adequately drain water from one flood plain to the next. This clay mixture firms the bed to adequately support vehicles and laborers to prevent depressions in the bed which may adversely affect water flow in and out of a flood plain. Each of the flood plains is lined with a water impermeable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Inventor: Rufus M. Holloway, Jr.
  • Patent number: 6021913
    Abstract: The tray has an outer rectangular panel that has two opposing end walls and two side walls. A plurality of rows of the cells extend from one end panel to the other, intermediate the side panels. Gaps are formed in the outer panel adjacent some of the cells to expose the can labels or UPC codes. The outer panel has a flat surface so advertising may be placed on the outer panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2000
    Inventor: Patrick James McGrath
  • Patent number: 6019102
    Abstract: A sterile surgical drape is adapted to cover the surfaces of a multiple-tiered table such as is typically used for holding surgical instruments. Those drape sections (300,400) for covering surfaces above the bottom surface (200) are fitted so as to avoid impeding access to and visibility of those surfaces immediately beneath. Clear sections (300) of the drape are provided to extend between tiers for improved visualization from behind the table. Cuffs in the flap top section of the drape (410) are also provided for aiding handling and draping of surgical table by hospital personnel. Hook-and-loop fasteners (310) on the back of the clear middle section (300) are provided to be mated to hook-and-loop fasteners (312) on the under portion of the instrument table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventor: Dan L. Becker
  • Patent number: D424266
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Inventor: Ray G. McIntyre