Patents by Inventor Dale KIRK

Dale KIRK 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: 10934667
    Abstract: A plug device for covering a cavity excavated in the ground. The plug device includes a head defined by a plate having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface, wherein the plate has a size that corresponds to a size of the excavated cavity. The plug device also includes a plurality of anchor members extending axially away from the planar lower surface, and that are configured to secure the plug device to the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Inventor: Dale Kirk
  • Publication number: 20200270820
    Abstract: A plug device for covering a cavity excavated in the ground. The plug device includes a head defined by a plate having a planar upper surface and a planar lower surface, wherein the plate has a size that corresponds to a size of the excavated cavity. The plug device also includes a plurality of anchor members extending axially away from the planar lower surface, and that are configured to secure the plug device to the cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Dale KIRK
  • Patent number: 6902152
    Abstract: The invention includes an assembly for adjustably supporting and positioning a fence rail at a user-selected, user-modifiable elevation and at an user-selected, user-modifiable angle. The assembly includes: A slotted member containing a plurality of uniformly-sized and uniformly-shaped slots spaced at regular intervals along its length and a bracket member including (1) a handle, (2) a first slot-engaging portion detachably insertable into a first slot among the plurality of slots, (3) a second slot-engaging portion detachably insertable into a second slot among the plurality of slots, and (4) a fence rail contacting portion with a fence rail contacting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jeffory Neil Clifford, Blair J. Sautter, Dale Kirk Hepworth, Larry Jacob Stucki