Patents by Inventor Doug Pettigrew

Doug Pettigrew 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: 11412667
    Abstract: A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Quinlan, Doug Pettigrew
  • Publication number: 20200267908
    Abstract: A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Quinlan, Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: 10701867
    Abstract: A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Quinlan, Doug Pettigrew
  • Publication number: 20180242533
    Abstract: A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Quinlan, Doug Pettigrew
  • Publication number: 20180007844
    Abstract: Provided is a hanger assembly for a horticultural container. The hanger assembly includes a hook, a plurality of strands extending from the hook, and a clip extending from each strand. Each clip has a retaining leg and a spring leg opposite the retaining leg, where the spring leg and retaining leg are non-mirror images of one another and the spring leg is free of a catch. One of clips is a guide clip and the others of the plurality of clips are secondary clips that are mirror images of the guide clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventor: Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: 9205586
    Abstract: An injection molding system includes a cavity assembly and a core assembly. The core assembly includes a core plate, a core skeleton secured to the core plate, and a removable core body insert defining a mold shape, secured to the core skeleton. The cavity assembly includes a core plate with a circular groove and a gate pad disposed in the groove, providing an entry point for liquefied resin material. The cavity assembly further includes a cavity insert disposed on the gate pad, forming an inner cavity for receiving liquefied resin material via the gate pad and for receiving the removable core body insert of the core assembly. The core assembly further includes a cavity skeleton with a circular opening for providing access to the inner cavity, disposed over the cavity insert and the gate pad, and secured to the cavity plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Douglas Heald
  • Patent number: D740161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Mike McIvor, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D740162
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Margot Beesley, Mari Lyn Bushnell
  • Patent number: D740163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Mike McIvor, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D740164
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Mike McIvor, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D750997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D751456
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D751457
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: The HC Companies, Inc.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D789242
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Doug Pettigrew, Mike McIvor, Margot Beesley
  • Patent number: D829594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Margot Beesley, Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: D839782
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Margot Beesley, Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: D870593
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Drew Keeble, Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: D875598
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventor: Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: D875599
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventors: Drew Keeble, Doug Pettigrew
  • Patent number: D877649
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: THE HC COMPANIES, INC.
    Inventor: Doug Pettigrew