Patents by Inventor Jerry M Hoover

Jerry M Hoover 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: 7100899
    Abstract: A weed puller for gathering weeds at the interstices between the weed foliage above the ground and the weed root below the ground includes a handle for being held by a standing operator at one end and supporting a body at the bottom distal end. The body defines two blunted prongs on either side of a central axis on the body extending away from the attachment to the handle through the body. The two prongs define therebetween a V-shaped gathering gap with blunted opposed V-shaped edges on either side of the axis. There is a second body portion including portions of the two prongs, the first portion being divided from the second portion along a bending axis normal to the central axis of the body. The second body portion includes portions of the two prongs bent upwardly and away towards the handle at an obtuse angle along the bending axis to form a weed pulling cradle area in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Inventor: Jerry M Hoover
  • Hoe
    Publication number: 20040108495
    Abstract: A weed pulling hoe for gathering weeds at the interstices between the weed foliage above the ground and the weed root below the ground includes a hoe handle for being held by a standing hoe operator at one end and supporting a hoe body at the bottom distal end. The hoe body defines two blunted prongs on either side of central axis on the hoe body extending away from the attachment to hoe handle through the hoe body. The two prongs defined there between a V-shaped gathering gap with blunted opposed V-shaped edges on either side of the axis. There is a second hoe body portion including portions of the two prongs, the first portion being divided from the second portion along a bending axis normal to central axis of the hoe body. The second hoe body portion includes portions of the two prongs bent upwardly and away towards the hoe handle at an obtuse angle along the bending axis to form a weed pulling cradle area in the hoe body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventor: Jerry M. Hoover