Patents by Inventor Alan E. Sadler

Alan E. Sadler 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).

  • Yard waste collection system, collection apparatus, and method for collecting yard waste
    Patent number: 8429887
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting yard waste, and a collection apparatus for receiving the yard waste, are provided. A yard waste collection system for connection with a tractor, the system which optimizes air flow comprising a collection apparatus including a cage suspension frame, a plurality of collapsible portions, and at least a rigid bottom portion, the rigid bottom portion having a drop door that opens and closes relative to the cage suspension frame to allow access to an interior space of the collection apparatus; a cage suspension frame operably connected to the tractor, the collection apparatus being pivotably suspended from the cage suspension frame; and a conduit for allowing passage of yard waste ejected from the tractor to the interior space of the collection apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventor: Alan E. Sadler
  • YARD WASTE COLLECTION SYSTEM, COLLECTION APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING YARD WASTE
    Publication number: 20110023434
    Abstract: Systems and methods for collecting yard waste, and a collection apparatus for receiving the yard waste, are provided. A yard waste collection system for connection with a tractor, the system which optimizes air flow comprising a collection apparatus including a cage suspension frame, a plurality of collapsible portions, and at least a rigid bottom portion, the rigid bottom portion having a drop door that opens and closes relative to the cage suspension frame to allow access to an interior space of the collection apparatus; a cage suspension frame operably connected to the tractor, the collection apparatus being pivotably suspended from the cage suspension frame; and a conduit for allowing passage of yard waste ejected from the tractor to the interior space of the collection apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventor: Alan E. Sadler