Patents by Inventor Edward L. Ward

Edward L. Ward 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: 4488331
    Abstract: This invention relates to an insect and the like pest disposal device designed to attach to the suction extension hose of a suction cleaning machine and to a disposable filter bag that receives and retains such pests for disposal without the necessity of having to physically contact the captured pests during the disposal operation. The device uses no insecticides nor leaves any poisonous residues. A first and second tubular member, each having an extending, elongate portion and aperture therein, cooperatively engage to define a hollow housing member. A tubular, air permeable bag, closed on one end and having an opposite extending, elongate end having an aperture therein is adapted to be received and retained in the hollow housing member to receive and retain objects entering the interior cavity of the hollow housing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 18, 1984
    Inventor: Edward L. Ward
  • Patent number: D593394
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2009
    Inventor: Edward L. Ward, III