Patents Assigned to W. Atlee Burpee Company
  • Patent number: 10653078
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system having a base and a screened enclosure for disposition on the ground for growing plants. The base forms a hollow enclosure into which a growing medium can be disposed. The screened enclosure is mounted on the base and is in the form of a plurality of elongated frame members, plural upper screen members and plural lower screen members. Each of the screen members has an opposed pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. The frame members extend upward from the base and are spaced apart from one another. Each of the frame members includes a first respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective lower screen member therein and a second respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective upper screen member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: W. Atlee Burpee Company
    Inventors: Chris G. Romas, John J. Sikina
  • Patent number: 10440902
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system having a base and a screened enclosure for disposition on the ground for growing plants. The base forms a hollow enclosure into which a growing medium can be disposed. The screened enclosure is mounted on the base and is in the form of a plurality of elongated frame members, plural upper screen members and plural lower screen members. Each of the screen members has an opposed pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. The frame members extend upward from the base and are spaced apart from one another. Each of the frame members includes a first respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective lower screen member therein and a second respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective upper screen member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: W. Atlee Burpee Company
    Inventors: Chris G. Romas, John J. Sikina
  • Patent number: 9433155
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system having a base and a screened enclosure for disposition on the ground for growing plants. The base forms a hollow enclosure into which a growing medium can be disposed. The screened enclosure is mounted on the base and is in the form of a plurality of elongated frame members, plural upper screen members and plural lower screen members. Each of the screen members has an opposed pair of side edges, a top edge and a bottom edge. The frame members extend upward from the base and are spaced apart from one another. Each of the frame members includes a first respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective lower screen member therein and a second respective section arranged to slidably receive a respective side of a respective upper screen member therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: W. Atlee Burpee Company
    Inventors: Chris G. Romas, John J. Sikina
  • Publication number: 20110062048
    Abstract: A moisture proof seed package is formed of a moisture proof material for preventing the passage of moisture therethrough wherein all edges of the package are sealed to prevent the passage of moisture therethrough. The moisture proof material can be at least partially formed of PET, at least partially formed of WLDPE, at least partially formed of foil, at least partially formed of CRC1, and at least partially formed of LLDPE. The moisture proof material can be provided on rolls of moisture proof material and printed with UV ink. At least one edge of the moisture proof package can be heat sealed. At least one edge of the moisture proof package can be formed by folding the moisture proof material. The moisture proof package can be date coded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: W. Atlee Burpee Company
    Inventor: John Sikina