Patents by Inventor Joseph T. Wright

Joseph T. Wright 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: 20180139946
    Abstract: An assembly for termite baiting beneath a ground surface, the assembly incorporating a barrier plate positioned upon the ground surface; a thermal shadow cast by the barrier plate, the thermal shadow having a lateral periphery, wherein the casting of the thermal shadow extends the thermal shadow downwardly into the ground from the barrier plate; a plurality of pine wood stakes having upper ends, the wooden stakes extending into the ground from the barrier plate and being positioned by the barrier plate at the thermal shadow's lateral periphery; a plurality of mounting caps interconnecting the wooden stakes' upper ends and the barrier plate; and a termiticide body buried beneath the barrier plate and within the thermal shadow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventor: Joseph T. Wright
  • Patent number: 6990769
    Abstract: An assembly and method for termite ground monitoring, the assembly including an upwardly opening cylindrical housing defining an interior space; a removable lid having a flanged upper surface; a bait stick cradle fitted for downward extension into the interior space; and cradle suspending ties interconnecting the lid and the bait stick cradle; the method including steps of burying the cylindrical housing within the ground so that the interior space opens upwardly; inserting a bait stick into the bait stick cradle; inserting the bait stick cradle into the interior space; providing an extension arm having a slotted lower end; downwardly extending the extension arm toward the lid, and engaging the slot with the lid's flange; and upwardly retracting the extension arm, the lid, the bait stick cradle, and the bait stick for inspection of the bait stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2006
    Inventor: Joseph T. Wright
  • Publication number: 20040231230
    Abstract: An assembly and method for termite ground monitoring, the assembly including an upwardly opening cylindrical housing defining an interior space; a removable lid having a flanged upper surface; a bait stick cradle fitted for downward extension into the interior space; and cradle suspending ties interconnecting the lid and the bait stick cradle; the method including steps of burying the cylindrical housing within the ground so that the interior space opens upwardly; inserting a bait stick into the bait stick cradle; inserting the bait stick cradle into the interior space; providing an extension arm having a slotted lower end; downwardly extending the extension arm toward the lid, and engaging the slot with the lid's flange; and upwardly retracting the extension arm, the lid, the bait stick cradle, and the bait stick for inspection of the bait stick.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph T. Wright
  • Patent number: 6813858
    Abstract: An assembly and method for termite ground monitoring, the assembly including an upwardly opening cylindrical housing defining an interior space; a removable lid having a flanged upper surface; a bait stick cradle fitted for downward extension into the interior space; and cradle suspending ties interconnecting the lid and the bait stick cradle; the method including steps of burying the cylindrical housing within the ground so that the interior space opens upwardly; inserting a bait stick into the bait stick cradle; inserting the bait stick cradle into the interior space; providing an extension arm having a slotted lower end; downwardly extending the extension arm toward the lid, and engaging the slot with the lid's flange; and upwardly retracting the extension arm, the lid, the bait stick cradle, and the bait stick for inspection of the bait stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventor: Joseph T. Wright