Patents Assigned to Lake Restoration, Inc.
  • Method and system to control weeds
    Patent number: 7000372
    Abstract: A weed control system for a body of water which includes a weed contacting member suspendable within the body of water proximate a bed of weeds and a drive member for automatically moving the weed contacting member repeatedly over the bed of weeds such that the weed contacting member repeatedly brushes against any weeds in the bed of weeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Lake Restoration, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin R. Kretsch
  • Retractable fence having a line dispenser
    Patent number: 6626391
    Abstract: A line dispenser for a retractable fence which includes a housing for holding a spool of line, the housing having a hole for communicating the line outside the housing; a crank for rotating the spool to bring the line into the housing through the hole; and a tube located within the hole. The line extends through the tube so that the tube applies a tension on the line as the line is reeled in and pulled out of the housing. This device provides a fence which is substantially tangle-free as the line is reeled into and pulled out of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2003
    Assignee: Lake Restoration, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Kretsch, Alan W Cibuzar
  • Retractable fence having a line dispenser
    Publication number: 20020171002
    Abstract: A line dispenser for a retractable fence which includes a housing for holding a spool of line, the housing having a hole for communicating the line outside the housing; a crank for rotating the spool to bring the line into the housing through the hole; and a tube located within the hole. The line extends through the tube so that the tube applies a tension on the line as the line is reeled in and pulled out of the housing. This device provides a fence which is substantially tangle-free as the line is reeled into and pulled out of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Applicant: Lake Restoration, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin R. Kretsch, Alan W. Cibuzar