Patents by Inventor Mike Steele

Mike Steele 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: 20210007289
    Abstract: The invention involves a growing medium support apparatus comprising a frame with a plurality of legs and an aperture. The aperture receives a first grow block, and the legs anchor the apparatus to a second grow block so that the second is situated and secured below the first. In exemplary embodiments, the frame of the apparatus is configured such that a bottom surface of the first grow block and a top surface of the second grow block touch to form at least a portion of a growing medium for a plant. As one grow block is placed on top of the other, a plant growing on the first grow block can expand its roots between the grow blocks secured together with the growing medium support apparatus. In some exemplary embodiments, multiple support apparatus may be utilized to secure multiple grow blocks to form a growing medium for the plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Mike Steele
  • Publication number: 20200093055
    Abstract: The invention involves a growing medium cutting tool that, in exemplary embodiments, includes a handle fixedly and distally connected a hollow incising body via a vertical shaft. The growing medium cutting tool is a unitary apparatus with no moving parts, and the hollow incising body defines a cavity completely devoid of any internal structures. The hollow incising body also has a pointed perimeter on its bottom edge useful for penetrating the growing medium. The growing medium cutting tool provides simple, effective, and inexpensive relief to gardeners who need to quickly and precisely create a hole within a growing medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Inventor: Mike Steele
  • Patent number: 10485157
    Abstract: The invention involves a growing medium cutting tool that, in exemplary embodiments, includes a handle fixedly and distally connected a hollow incising body via a vertical shaft. The growing medium cutting tool is a unitary apparatus with no moving parts, and the hollow incising body defines a cavity completely devoid of any internal structures. The hollow incising body also has a pointed perimeter on its bottom edge useful for penetrating the growing medium. The growing medium cutting tool provides simple, effective, and inexpensive relief to gardeners who need to quickly and precisely create a hole within a growing medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Inventor: Mike Steele