Patents by Inventor John Edward Aiken

John Edward Aiken 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: 20230105517
    Abstract: An adjustable fence-top trellis support bracket assembly forms the basis of a system for creating adjustable trellises on two sides of a fence or wall, and includes a) an elongated support bracket member, b) curved-loop ends on the elongated bar member and the adjoining bracket portion wherein one is attached proximal one end and the other proximal an opposite end of an elongated bar member; c) a movable L-shaped leg generally perpendicular to an elongated bar member of the elongated support bracket portion, wherein the movable leg is engagable with the elongated support bracket member; and d) a means for adjusting and then securing the movable L-shaped leg against the elongated bar portion of the support bracket member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: John Edward Aiken, Edward Scott Carlson
  • Patent number: 11602103
    Abstract: The present invention provides structures that maximize the use of minimal ground space or pot soil by providing generally vertical outward-sloping multiple cords or net trellis such as to offer increasing volume for plant foliage with height, which is adjustable to the user's desire. A compact kit includes at least two elongated leg member, and at least one elongated support, and can be assembled into structures up to approximately twice as wide at the top as at the base where the plants begin growing in soil. Flaccid replaceable cords when installed incline generally outward and upward to top horizontal rods supporting wining plants to grow generally vertically and even horizontally across the top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Inventors: Edward Scott Carlson, John Edward Aiken
  • Publication number: 20220312693
    Abstract: The present invention provides elongated structures that maximize the use of minimal ground space or pot soil by providing a generally vertical outward-sloping multiple-cord trellis such as to offer increasing volume and area for plant foliage with height, which is adjustable to the user's desire. A compact kit includes at least four elongated leg members, and at least two elongated support rods, and can be assembled with included Tees into structures up to approximately twice as wide at the top as at the base where the plants begin growing in soil. Once installed, flaccid replaceable cords incline generally outward and upward to top horizontal support rods and engage with climbing plants to assist growth generally vertically and even horizontally across the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: John Edward Aiken, Edward Scott Carlson
  • Patent number: 10798883
    Abstract: A substantially rectangular and open bottom shield configured to be fitted around an in-ground plant at ground level as enabled by an elongated slit and central aperture. A peripheral wall perpendicular to an opaque top panel extends downward around at least 75% of the perimeter of the top panel. The top panel is inclined toward the central aperture through which water and fertilizer can flow toward the plant root system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas T Castellucci, John Edward Aiken
  • Publication number: 20200236872
    Abstract: A kit for installing a horizontal grass-like weed-blocking border for ground area adjacent vertical outdoor structures includes at least two elongated synthetic turf strips with a width in a predetermined range, at least two hold-down pieces, and instructions for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventor: John Edward Aiken
  • Publication number: 20200029507
    Abstract: The present invention provides structures that maximize the use of minimal ground space or pot soil by providing generally vertical outward-sloping multiple cords or net trellis such as to offer increasing volume for plant foliage with height, which is adjustable to the user's desire. A compact kit includes at least two elongated leg member, and at least one elongated support, and can be assembled into structures up to approximately twice as wide at the top as at the base where the plants begin growing in soil. Flaccid replaceable cords when installed incline generally outward and upward to top horizontal rods supporting wining plants to grow generally vertically and even horizontally across the top.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Edward Scott Carlson, John Edward Aiken
  • Publication number: 20200030705
    Abstract: A system and method for timely delivery of water spray and/or drops to a video viewer's face, which includes an apparatus having a water-bottle attachment for creating pressure inside tubing to valves controlled by a CPU, and drip or spray nozzles attached to a headgear portion of the system and aimed to parts of the user's face. The CPU is triggered by timing relative to a distinct initiating sound from the video being watched to open and close valves at the appropriate time to coincide with events being viewed. Typically, a mobile wireless-connectable device will pick up the sounds with its microphone, correlate those with timing and events in a specific video, and send an appropriate signal to the CPU.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: John Edward Aiken, Joshua Roehrig
  • Publication number: 20170223906
    Abstract: A substantially rectangular and open bottom shield configured to be fitted around an in-ground plant at ground level as enabled by an elongated slit and central aperture. A peripheral wall perpendicular to an opaque top panel extends downward around at least 75% of the perimeter of the top panel. The top panel is inclined toward the central aperture through which water and fertilizer can flow toward the plant root system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Nicholas T Castellucci, John Edward Aiken