Patents by Inventor Erwin Weder

Erwin Weder 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: 20060248798
    Abstract: A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a decorative flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The decorative flap is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the body, preferably near the skirt. The decorative flap is adapted to be positioned in: a storage position extending downward, a receiving position extending upward, and a deployed position extending substantially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface of the body when the body is in an open configuration. The decorative flap can be a sheet, or may be folded or slitted. Water or other chemicals my be impregnated into the decorative flap to aid in the maintenance of the floral grouping or growing medium. The decorative flap may also be used to secure the sleeve about the pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Publication date: November 9, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Weder, Erwin Weder
  • Patent number: 7104007
    Abstract: A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the body, preferably near the skirt. The flap is adapted to be positioned in: a storage position extending downward, a receiving position extending upward, and a deployed position extending substantially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface of the body when the body is in an open configuration. The flap can be a sheet, or may be folded or slitted. Water or other chemicals my be impregnated into the flap to aid in the maintenance of the floral grouping or growing medium. The flap may also be used to secure the sleeve about the pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Erwin Weder
  • Patent number: 7000350
    Abstract: A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the body, preferably near the skirt. The flap is adapted to be positioned in: a storage position extending downward, a receiving position extending upward, and a deployed position extending substantially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface of the body when the body is in an open configuration. The flap can be a sheet, or may be folded or slitted. Water or other chemicals may be impregnated into the flap to aid in the maintenance of the floral grouping or growing medium. The flap may also be used to secure the sleeve about the pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: Wanda M. Weder and William F. Straeter, Trustees of The Family Trust U/T/A dated Dec. 8, 1995
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Erwin Weder
  • Publication number: 20050205448
    Abstract: A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the body, preferably near the skirt. The flap is adapted to be positioned in: a storage position extending downward, a receiving position extending upward, and a deployed position extending substantially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface of the body when the body is in an open configuration. The flap can be a sheet, or may be folded or slitted. Water or other chemicals my be impregnated into the flap to aid in the maintenance of the floral grouping or growing medium. The flap may also be used to secure the sleeve about the pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Publication date: September 22, 2005
    Inventors: Donald Weder, Erwin Weder
  • Publication number: 20050028444
    Abstract: A flexible sleeve for containing a pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium. The flexible sleeve has a body and a flap. The body has an outer peripheral surface, an inner peripheral surface and a skirt. The flap is connected to the inner peripheral surface of the body, preferably near the skirt. The flap is adapted to be positioned in: a storage position extending downward, a receiving position extending upward, and a deployed position extending substantially inwardly from the inner peripheral surface of the body when the body is in an open configuration. The flap can be a sheet, or may be folded or slitted. Water or other chemicals my be impregnated into the flap to aid in the maintenance of the floral grouping or growing medium. The flap may also be used to secure the sleeve about the pot and/or floral grouping and/or growing or retaining medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2003
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Inventors: Donald Weder, Erwin Weder
  • Patent number: D287950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: January 27, 1987
    Assignee: Highland Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Erwin Weder, Robert C. Abrams
  • Patent number: D321332
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Assignee: Highland Supply Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Weder, Erwin Weder, deceased, Wanda M. Weder, Franklin J. Craig, Wilma M. Donnelly, Phyllis J. Bolk, John W. Bergstrand, Robert C. Abrams