Patents by Inventor Frederic P. Atchley

Frederic P. Atchley 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: 20040253054
    Abstract: An effluent distribution assembly for use with a sewage disposal system, the assembly comprising a polishing pipe having a cylindrical shaped wall where a horizontal diameter separates the polishing pipe into a top half and a bottom half, an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, and a plurality of holes formed therethrough the wall of said top hal; a plurality of receiver pipes placed in a same row as the polishing pipe, each receiver pipe having a cylindrical shaped wall, an inlet at a first end and an outlet at a second end, and a plurality of holes formed therethrough the wall; and a protective covering on a top and sides of the assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2001
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventor: Frederic P. Atchley
  • Publication number: 20030167688
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing an improved root structure for a plant, the apparatus comprising a base, a plurality of vertical anti-circling channels connecting to the base and extending upwardly from the base, air channels formed in the base, a plurality of base anti-circling channels formed in the air channels extending along the length of the air channels, and ventilation holes in the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Frederic P. Atchley, James Robin MacKay
  • Patent number: 5520481
    Abstract: A drain field and a drain field assembly for use with a sewage disposal system are provided that do not require the use of aggregate in the form of rock, gravel, shale, or the like. The assembly contains a distribution pipe having a plurality of holes disposed along its bottom half for receiving liquid effluent. Alongside and beneath the distribution pipe are positioned a plurality of void pipes having holes and slots therein that serve to retain and distribute the effluent received from the distribution pipe. Draped over the top and along the sides of the assembly is a protective sheeting that is impervious to soil and liquid permeable that serves to keep soil from entering the pipes and also to aid in evapotranspiration. The drain field of the present invention contains the assembly positioned within a trench and covered with backfill material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 28, 1996
    Assignee: Plastic Tubing Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic P. Atchley, Michael D. Maroschak
  • Patent number: 5516229
    Abstract: A drain field and a drain field assembly for use with a sewage disposal system are provided that do not require the use of aggregate in the form of rock, gravel, shale, or the like. The assembly contains a distribution pipe having a plurality of holes disposed along its bottom half for receiving liquid effluent. Alongside and beneath the distribution pipe are positioned a plurality of void pipes that serve to retain and distribute the effluent received from the distribution pipe. Draped over the top and along the sides of the assembly is a protective sheeting that is impervious to soil and liquid permeable that serves to keep soil from entering the pipes and also to aid in evapotranspiration. The drain field of the present invention contains the assembly positioned within a trench and covered in backfill material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Assignee: Plastic Tubing Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederic P. Atchley, Michael D. Maroschak