Patents by Inventor Daniel T. Ireland

Daniel T. Ireland 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: 20040216562
    Abstract: A tool having first and second levers pivotably mounted in the manner of pliers with handle ends and opposite jaw ends. At the jaw ends the levers' jaws face one another and have complementary structures that can grasp a bulb therebetween. Each jaw has a shoulder at one lateral jaw side and a lip at the end of the lever. The lips of the facing jaws are adjacent one another, and the shoulder of one lever is on the opposite lateral side of the tool as the shoulder of the other lever. This creates a central jaw cavity on each jaw, and the facing cavities form a chamber in the jaw into which the bulb fits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2003
    Publication date: November 4, 2004
    Inventor: Daniel T. Ireland
  • Patent number: 4647491
    Abstract: A landscaping edging material is described preferably made from a polymeric plastic material and formed having a planar face surface which is attached or integrally formed with a corrugated central web portion. The edging is placed on the ground surface or partially below the ground surface to delocate boundaries of lawn or garden areas or provide an effective landscape retainer to contain dirt, bark, chips, stones or the like in a confined area. The edging is retained in position by using a plurality of stakes which are inserted normally by hand into the ground through the elongated channels formed between the planar face surface and the central web portion. The stakes preferably have reverse loops that are then placed into an adjacent channel to add security and enhance the aesthetic appearance of the edging. A "hair pin" connector stake is employed to connect two sections of edging or the two ends of a section forming a circular pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Flexpak Co.
    Inventors: Daniel T. Ireland, James B. Foster