Patents by Inventor Bruce Donoho

Bruce Donoho 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).

  • Electrified bird repellent track
    Patent number: 8020340
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electrified bird repellent track
    Patent number: 8015747
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with a first conductive trace that is separated from a second conductive trace. The carrier has a bottom with a first glue trough disposed beneath the first conductive trace. The first conductive trace is coupled to the carrier by a first fastener that extends from the first glue trough to the first conductive trace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Unitary Configured Bird Repellent Apparatus
    Publication number: 20110214618
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electric Pest Deterrent Tracks and Systems
    Publication number: 20110214339
    Abstract: Electrical deterrent systems are presented. A deterrent system can include electrical deterrent tracks comprising an insulator base and a conducting strip affixed to a top surface of the track. The bases can include one or more base connectors that allow tracks to be joined together in various configurations including area covering arrays. The conducting strips can be woven, non-woven, meshes, or other types of conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electrified Bird Repellent Track
    Publication number: 20110146589
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with a first conductive trace that is separated from a second conductive trace. The carrier has a bottom with a first glue trough disposed beneath the first conductive trace. The first conductive trace is coupled to the carrier by a first fastener that extends from the first glue trough to the first conductive trace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Unitary configured bird repellent apparatus
    Patent number: 7941977
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electrified bird repellent track
    Patent number: 7937885
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • ELECTRIFIED BIRD REPELLENT TRACK
    Publication number: 20110067646
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Metal Bird Spike with Memory Shape Base
    Publication number: 20110041420
    Abstract: A bird deterrent device is presented having a base that is at least partially composed of a metal or metal composite. The base can be configured such that the base has sufficient resiliency to revert to an original form after being bent at least 15° . A plurality of spikes can be coupled to the base so that the device is stackable with other such devices while the spikes are oriented at least 5° out of parallel with respect to a plane of the base. It is contemplated that the devices can be stacked such that the base of one device is less than 3 cm from the base of an adjacent device in the stack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce Donoho, Rajen Rathod
  • ELECTRIFIED BIRD REPELLENT TRACK
    Publication number: 20110030621
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electrified bird repellent track
    Patent number: 7802396
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Metal bird spike with memory shape base
    Patent number: 7802405
    Abstract: A bird deterrent device is presented having a base that is at least partially composed of a metal or metal composite. The base can be configured such that the base has sufficient resiliency to revert to an original form after being bent at least 15°. A plurality of spikes can be coupled to the base so that the device is stackable with other such devices while the spikes are oriented at least 5° out of parallel with respect to a plane of the base. It is contemplated that the devices can be stacked such that the base of one device is less than 3 cm from the base of an adjacent device in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce Donoho, Rajen Rathod
  • Electric Deterrent Device Having Knitted Conductors
    Publication number: 20100180490
    Abstract: Electric pest deterrents device having knitted conductors are presented. An elongated conductor comprising at least a single conducting strand knitted with itself or with other conducting strands can be attached to a based of the device. The conducting strands can be knitted according to one or more patterns to form textured surfaces having raise protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • UNITARY CONFIGURED BIRD REPELLENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20100013123
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Bird Repellant Distribution System
    Publication number: 20090260272
    Abstract: A centralized control unit directs compressed air towards fog generators in different repellant locations to distribute atomized bird repellant. The control unit can contain a timer module that controls the time, duration, and recurrence of the mist pulses to optimize bird repellant use. Multiple bird repellant storage tanks can be placed in each fog generator, or a single, common bird repellant storage tank can be used to deliver bird repellant to each fog generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • System and Method for Repelling Birds
    Publication number: 20090261180
    Abstract: A centralized control unit directs compressed air towards repellant dispensers in different repellant locations to distribute atomized bird repellant. The control unit can contain a timer module that controls the time, duration, and recurrence of the mist pulses to optimize bird repellant use. Multiple bird repellant storage tanks can be placed in each repellant dispenser, or a single, common bird repellant storage tank can be used to deliver bird repellant to each repellant dispenser.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Bruce Donoho, Rajen Rathod
  • Branched Spike Bird Deterrent
    Publication number: 20090249710
    Abstract: A bird deterrent has a base and at least one branched spike extending from the base. The branching can occur anywhere along the spike, and a single branch point can give rise to multiple branches. Spikes can have multiple branches. The various branches can be of any suitable length(s), and can be oriented in any suitable direction(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: October 8, 2009
    Applicant: BIRD-B-GONE, INC.
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Unitary configured bird repellent apparatus
    Patent number: 7596910
    Abstract: A bird repellent apparatus having an integral base member and a plurality of prongs. The base member, by means of a plurality of tabs having holes for receiving screws or other fasteners, can be affixed to virtually any desired surface. The plurality of prongs with sharp tips presents an impossible barrier to birds that would otherwise land or perch on the surface to which the present invention is affixed. The combined base member and prongs are formed from injection molded plastic structure that also provide the tabs having holes to secure the base member to the underlying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: Bird-B-Gone, Inc.
    Inventor: Bruce A. Donoho
  • Laterally flexible bird track with reduced extension
    Publication number: 20070220802
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has at least two conductive tracks mounted onto elevated portions of a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises multiple repeat units that are coupled to each other to allow side-to-side flexibility while reducing, or even completely eliminating longitudinal extension of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho
  • Electrified bird repellent track
    Publication number: 20070214710
    Abstract: An animal deterring device has a carrier with first and second conductive traces that are separated by an arc suppressor. Most typically, the arc suppressor is configured to eliminate short circuiting of the device when exposed to fog, dew, rain, or animal excrements while at the same time to allow an animal to contact both conductive traces at the same time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventor: Bruce Donoho