Patents by Inventor Donald G. Bell

Donald G. Bell 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: 10863876
    Abstract: A system for collecting urine from a source, neutralizing the urine in the container with a neutralizing composition to remove or alter odor-generating compounds in the urine that might be perceived as threatening to prey, and then disposing of the neutralized urine in a convenient location proximate to the hunting area without repelling or alarming potential prey that might encounter the neutralized liquid. The neutralizing composition comprises a compound including a weak acidic or oxidizing component and a weak alkaline or base component, the combination reacting with and neutralizing odor-generating compounds and leaving the resulting neutralized urine with a relatively neutral pH value. The system further includes compounds to impart a scent or odor to the neutralized urine, including a cover scent, such as pine essence, or an attractant scent, such as doe estrous, or a repellant scent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: INVENTIVE OUTDOORS, LLC
    Inventors: Deane Owen Elliott, Louis B Johnson, Donald G. Bell
  • Patent number: 7462364
    Abstract: A system and method for repelling and deterring animals, and particularly deer, includes devices to trigger each of the animal's senses of taste, smell, sound, sight, and touch. When an animal's presence if sensed, each device is triggered in sequence, with the sequence capable of being changed to reinforce the repelling and deterring effect on the animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: EBSCO Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald G. Bell
  • Patent number: 5672342
    Abstract: Animal scent attractant and cover scent kits made from urine collected from a single animal and packaged for storage prior to use. The method of making the kits involves placing a single animal into a staging stall under controlled conditions wherein urine is collected. A series of primary and secondary staging stalls may be used to enhance urine production. Such stalls preferably have solid floors made from concrete, wood or stainless steel which may contain a covered trough to direct the urine into a bottle for collection. Heat and music may also be provided to the stall to enhance urine production, depending on the species of animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 30, 1997
    Inventor: Donald G. Bell
  • Patent number: 4810103
    Abstract: A resealable bag closure apparatus (10) including a bag member (13) having a mouth portion (15) and a closure unit (12) including an elongated flexible wire (21) arranged in a serpentine configuration and operatively attached to the flexible walls (14) of the bag member (13) and disposed at a location proximate to, but spaced from the mouth portion (15) of the bag member (13) to form a resealable closure for the apparatus (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1989
    Inventor: Donald G. Bell
  • Patent number: 4704976
    Abstract: A system for forming substantially diamond-shaped gussets to be used in the production of panty hose garments wherein the gussets are formed by severing a circular knit tube along a bias angle of approximately 30.degree. subsequently to form strips having a width corresponding to the desired width of a gusset. The strip then is severed along a prescribed angle of approximately 30.degree. to define a gusset wherein the fabric wales extend parallel to a line extending from one point to the diagonally opposite point of the diamond-shaped gusset. The gusset is then transferred and oriented for subsequent sewing to hosiery blanks in the forming of panty hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1987
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: J. Reid London, Cecil R. Bell, Jr., A. Russell Edwards, Willie M. Lathery, Lee A. Efird, Richard M. Porter, Stephen K. Shaw, Thomas J. Costello, August A. Pike, Donald G. Bell, Harold Setliff
  • Patent number: 4640162
    Abstract: A system for forming substantially diamond-shaped gussets to be used in the production of panty hose garments wherein the gussets are formed by severing a circular knit tube along a bias angle of approximately 30.degree. subsequently to form strips having a width corresponding to the desired width of a gusset. The strip then is severed along a prescribed angle of approximately 30.degree. to define a gusset wherein the fabric wales extend parallel to a line extending from one point to the diagonally opposite point of the diamond-shaped gusset. The gusset is then transferred and oriented for subsequent sewing to hosiery blanks in the forming of panty hose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1987
    Assignee: Sara Lee Corporation
    Inventors: J. Reid London, Cecil R. Bell, Jr., A. Russell Edwards, Willie M. Lathery, Lee A. Efird, Richard M. Porter, Stephen K. Shaw, Thomas J. Costello, August A. Pike, Donald G. Bell, Harold Setliff