Patents by Inventor Mark Alan Robbins

Mark Alan Robbins 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 of reducing herbaceous fuels in areas susceptible to wildfires
    Patent number: 8146539
    Abstract: A method of reducing herbaceous fuels may include identifying a region to reduce herbaceous fuels, dividing the region into susceptible areas, placing the susceptible areas in an order, and introducing an ingestible into a first susceptible area in the order. The method may also include selecting an ungulate group and the ingestible may be highly palatable, portable, and self-limiting. Placing the susceptible areas in an order may include analyzing the susceptible areas for a level of susceptibility, prioritizing the susceptible areas based on each area's conditions and surroundings, and/or considering practical aspects of treating all of the susceptible areas of the region. The ingestible may be moved throughout the region to reduce herbaceous fuels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ridley Block Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • METHOD OF REDUCING HERBACEOUS FUELS IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO WILDFIRES
    Publication number: 20090272334
    Abstract: A method of reducing herbaceous fuels may include identifying a region to reduce herbaceous fuels, dividing the region into susceptible areas, placing the susceptible areas in an order, and introducing an ingestible into a first susceptible area in the order. The method may also include selecting an ungulate group and the ingestible may be highly palatable, portable, and self-limiting. Placing the susceptible areas in an order may include analyzing the susceptible areas for a level of susceptibility, prioritizing the susceptible areas based on each area's conditions and surroundings, and/or considering practical aspects of treating all of the susceptible areas of the region. The ingestible may be moved throughout the region to reduce herbaceous fuels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Patent number: 7143720
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Ridley Block Operations, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Publication number: 20030188694
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Grazing range expansion method
    Patent number: 6561133
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Hubbard Feeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Publication number: 20020104486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2002
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Patent number: 6390024
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Assignee: Hubbard Feeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Patent number: 6244217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Hubbard Feeds, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins
  • Method of expanding grazing range and an animal feed supplement for use therein
    Publication number: 20010000867
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for improving grazing distribution and an animal feed supplement for use therein. The method comprises the steps of identifying a plurality of underutilized rangeland areas and providing an animal feed supplement in a first underutilized rangeland area. The animal feed supplement attracts the livestock to the first underutilized rangeland area and encourages the livestock to graze once there.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2000
    Publication date: May 10, 2001
    Inventor: Mark Alan Robbins