Patents by Inventor Donald B. Hyde, Jr.

Donald B. Hyde, Jr. 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: 5303674
    Abstract: A multi-component hummingbird feeder which can be completely disassembled. The hummingbird feeder has a liquid reservoir comprised of a cup-shaped bottom and a dome-shaped top. A hollow neck protrudes vertically from the bottom and through a central aperture in the top. A collar is seated on the top and surrounds the portion of the neck which extends above the top. A head which is adapted to coact with the collar is placed in the upper end of the neck and tightened until the top and bottom elements are in a tight sealing interengagement. Located in the top are feeding ports to provide access to a liquid food supply in the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: Hyde's Inc.
    Inventor: Donald B. Hyde, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4414922
    Abstract: A bird feeder has a seed storage compartment at least partially defined by a side wall. Improved feeding ports are provided in the side wall through which birds may extract seeds from the storage compartment. Each feeding port comprises an opening in the side wall which is partially occluded by one or more resilient finger members. The finger members are arranged to prevent a free flowing escape of seeds from the storage compartment, and are flexible to accommodate forcible extraction of seeds from therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1983
    Assignee: Hyde's Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald B. Hyde, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4201155
    Abstract: An improved bird feeder is disclosed herein of the type having a hollow housing for holding a main supply of bird feed with a plurality of feeding apertures located at different heights thereon. This improved bird feeder has means for retaining a supply of bird feed at the vertically staggered feeding apertures which are independent of the level of main supply in the housing. Because of this, bird feed is provided at a feeding aperture even after the main supply has dropped below that feeding aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Assignee: Hyde's Incorporated
    Inventor: Donald B. Hyde, Jr.
  • Patent number: D252591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1979
    Assignee: Hyde Bird Feeder Company
    Inventor: Donald B. Hyde, Jr.