Patents by Inventor Chad Sobella

Chad Sobella 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).

  • Plant hold-down bracket
    Patent number: 11730088
    Abstract: A convertible, plant securement device intended for nurseries and horticulturalists to secure potted and non-potted plants and trees from tipping over as well as securing their watering lines. The device may be used with a vertical ground stake such as a section of steel rebar wherein it has a horizontal hook that catches over the edge of a pot to secure it to the ground. Alternatively, it may be rotated 90 degrees and secured to a trellis wire and then strapped around the stock or trunk of a tree to keep it vertical and upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventors: Tate Koenig, Chad Sobella
  • PLANT HOLD-DOWN BRACKET
    Publication number: 20230050104
    Abstract: A convertible, plant securement device intended for nurseries and horticulturalists to secure potted and non-potted plants and trees from tipping over as well as securing their watering lines. The device may be used with a vertical ground stake such as a section of steel rebar wherein it has a horizontal hook that catches over the edge of a pot to secure it to the ground. Alternatively, it may be rotated 90 degrees and secured to a trellis wire and then strapped around the stock or trunk of a tree to keep it vertical and upright.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Tate Koenig, Chad Sobella