Patents by Inventor John B. Smitherman

John B. Smitherman 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).

  • Garden tool for cutting weeds and cultivating soil
    Patent number: 5983616
    Abstract: A garden tool comprising a blade having a sharpened edge to cut weeds rooted in an area of soil, and one or more tines, each tine having a pointed tip to cultivate the area of soil. The blade is spaced from one or more wheels of the garden tool to enable the sharpened edge to be inserted into the area of soil in order to cut the rooted weeds as the wheel(s) are traversed over the area of soil via a handle of the garden tool. The tine(s) are spaced from the one or more wheels to enable the pointing tip(s) to be inserted into the area of soil in order to cultivate the area of soil as the wheel(s) are traversed over the area of soil via the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 16, 1999
    Inventor: John B. Smitherman