Patents by Inventor Dan Ford

Dan Ford 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).

  • Publication number: 20230346143
    Abstract: A frame to hold a first planter in a second planter is disclosed. The frame can include a pair of U-shaped members coupled to one another, in which each respective U-shaped member includes a first and second vertical member projecting upward from opposing ends of a cross-member to a first and second hanger, respectively, and each respective hanger is configured to be removably coupled to a rim of the second planter. The pair of U-shaped members can be coupled to one another at a center position of the respective cross-members, forming an interior volume configured to receive the first planter. The frame can include a removable ring configured to extend circumferentially around the frame and contact the first and second vertical member of each respective U-shaped member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventor: Dan Ford
  • Patent number: 11696655
    Abstract: A frame including at least two hangers and at least two vertical members, each of the vertical members attached to at least one of the hangers on a first side of the vertical members, and a bottom attached to a second side of the each of the vertical members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Inventor: Dan Ford
  • Publication number: 20210386220
    Abstract: A frame including at least two hangers and at least two vertical members, each of the vertical members attached to at least one of the hangers on a first side of the vertical members, and a bottom attached to a second side of the each of the vertical members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2020
    Publication date: December 16, 2021
    Inventor: Dan Ford
  • Patent number: 5150745
    Abstract: A method of charging a battery with electrolyte, utilizing a container having a supply of electrolyte therein and a number of outlet spouts which are simultaneously inserted into the battery cells while the battery is on its side such that when the battery is moved to upright position the electrolyte simultaneously pours into the battery cells from the spouts respectively. The container has a plurality of cells communicating with the spouts respectively and a conduit in the container interconnects all of the cells of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 29, 1992
    Inventors: Dan Ford, Benjamin J. Ford