Patents by Inventor Boby R. Hefner

Boby R. Hefner 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).

  • Patent number: 4691665
    Abstract: A hummingbird feeder device suspended usually by a wire or string dispenses nectar to hummingbirds. An ant barrier is created by completely encircling the support used for suspension with a wall forming a moat containing an edible cooking oil or some other substance known to bar the passage of ants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1987
    Assignee: Hefner Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Boby R. Hefner
  • Patent number: 4457104
    Abstract: A pot for holding a plant or the like comprising a one piece container molded of plastic and having a bottom with side walls extending therefrom defining an open top end. An elongated narrow opening is formed in the bottom in a configuration defining a central tab extending from one side of an outer portion and which may be pushed inward into the container to remove the plant and its potting soil. The plastic employed to form the container is pliable or flexible such that the central tab may be pushed inward without breaking the central tab from the outer portion of the bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 3, 1984
    Inventor: Boby R. Hefner