Patents Assigned to Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
  • Patent number: 5896699
    Abstract: Three plant support discs supported by a housing and are rotated so that the intermediate disc is rotated in one direction and the other two discs on either side thereof are rotated in opposite directions so that portions of plants on adjacent discs which overlap one another move in the same direction to cause such portions to gently mesh with one another and avoid damage. A solar cell array provides electrical power for driving an electric motor which in turn drives the discs through a drive train. The discs have projections which pass through slots in gears of the drive train to provide a slidable drive connection between the discs and the gears, while the lower ends of the projections support the discs on a support surface of the housing, thereby minimizing the loading on the gears.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 27, 1999
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Howard F. Livingston, Thomas R. Hecht
  • Patent number: D439422
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2001
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston
  • Patent number: D452783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2002
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston
  • Patent number: D458474
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston
  • Patent number: D458475
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston
  • Patent number: D464219
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston
  • Patent number: D476494
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Home Gardener Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Hecht, Howard F. Livingston