Patents by Inventor Gary Ray Andersen

Gary Ray Andersen 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).

  • Submerged substrate plug cutter and related method
    Patent number: 7971541
    Abstract: A device for use in cutting plugs of submerged substrate and particularly seagrass plugs for the purpose of transplanting using a corresponding transport receptacle and method. The device utilizes a hollow cutting member with a serrated bottom edge capable of being placed over a targeted area and forced into the submerged substrate, created vacuum pressure in the hollow cutting member, and compressed air injected between the exterior of the hollow cutting member and the submerged substrate to accomplish cutting of a submerged substrate unit. Vacuum pressure in the hollow cutting member is released to transfer the collected unit to the corresponding transport receptacle with a removable bottom. A corresponding method for transplanting a collected seagrass plug is further accomplished by creating a hole at recipient site using the device and removing the transport receptacle's removable bottom to release the plug into the created hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: WilsonMiller, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Franklin Dennis, III, Gary Joe Montin, Michael Adam Granville Burton, Gary Ray Andersen
  • Submerged Substrate Plug Cutter and Related Method
    Publication number: 20100116184
    Abstract: A device for use in cutting plugs of submerged substrate and particularly seagrass plugs for the purpose of transplanting using a corresponding transport receptacle and method. The device utilizes a hollow cutting member with a serrated bottom edge capable of being placed over a targeted area and forced into the submerged substrate, created vacuum pressure in the hollow cutting member, and compressed air injected between the exterior of the hollow cutting member and the submerged substrate to accomplish cutting of a submerged substrate unit. Vacuum pressure in the hollow cutting member is released to transfer the collected unit to the corresponding transport receptacle with a removable bottom. A corresponding method for transplanting a collected seagrass plug is further accomplished by creating a hole at recipient site using the device and removing the transport receptacle's removable bottom to release the plug into the created hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: WILSONMILLER, INC.
    Inventors: Raymond Franklin Dennis, III, Gary Joe Montin, Michael Adam Granville Burton, Gary Ray Andersen