Patents by Inventor Michael P. Knutsen

Michael P. Knutsen 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: 4497278
    Abstract: An improved portable bird perch assembly adapted to be mounted on a golf cart or the like is provided. The assembly includes an upraised support arm, an anchoring base and a bird perch arm secured to the support arm and rotatable between an operative horizontal perch position and a folded storage position adjacent the support arm. The perch arm may have a roughened irregular surface or covering of wood or the like which may be replaceable. The covering can include a portion having embedded seedy gravel or the like. The perch arm can be hollow and include a storage space for part of the support arm. It can also include integral grain feed and water bins openable at the top, or the perch arm can receive a removable separate feeder. The perch arm can also include a score card holder. The support arm can be telescopable, can be releasably secured to the base and can include shock absorbing means. The base can comprise a C-clamp with removable gripping teeth and an optional bracket releasably secured to the clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1985
    Inventors: Richard T. Balder, Michael P. Knutsen