Patents by Inventor Gene Housley

Gene Housley 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).

  • Method and system for transplanting large trees
    Patent number: 9468160
    Abstract: A method for moving large trees by cutting trenches around the tree so as to define a generally rectangular root ball for the tree and positioning a box structure in an excavated area along one side of the defined root ball so that the box structure can be pulled beneath the tree to as to sever the root ball. One side of the box structure is open and has a cutting plate that can be pulled under the tree. A pulling mechanism is positioned in a second excavated area on an opposite side of the root ball and cables are attached to the box structure so that it can be pulled beneath the root ball to sever and capture the ball. The open side of the box structure is then closed and lifting devices attached to the structure to allow the tree to be lifted from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: LTT SYSTEM, LLC
    Inventors: Vann Underhill, Frank E Underhill, Jr., Gene Housley
  • Method And System For Transplanting Large Trees
    Publication number: 20110073025
    Abstract: A method for moving large trees by cutting trenches around the tree so as to define a generally rectangular root ball for the tree and positioning a box structure in an excavated area along one side of the defined root ball so that the box structure can be pulled beneath the tree to as to sever the root ball. One side of the box structure is open and has a cutting plate that can be pulled under the tree. A pulling mechanism is positioned in a second excavated area on an opposite side of the root ball and cables are attached to the box structure so that it can be pulled beneath the root ball to sever and capture the ball. The open side of the box structure is then closed and lifting devices attached to the structure to allow the tree to be lifted from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Inventors: Vann Underhill, Frank E. Underhill, JR., Gene Housley