Patents by Inventor Neill Jonathan Bosch

Neill Jonathan Bosch 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: 20150233405
    Abstract: A connector (100) for a modular garden bed is 100 described. The connector preferably includes a pair of wings members (1011, 1012) disposed at an angle to one another along a central seam (102). The wing members (1011, 1012) are contoured for complementary engagement with wall members (11) of the garden bed. A plurality of apertures (107) may be provided in the connector (100) for alignment with one or more corresponding apertures disposed within the wall members to permit the insertion of one or more fasteners to secure the connector (100) to the wall members (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Inventors: Neill Jonathan BOSCH, Simon William BIRD
  • Publication number: 20120096766
    Abstract: A modular garden bed assembly which comprises a plurality of garden bed members, each garden bed member including a wall and a connecting arrangement on each of a pair of opposed, operatively vertical ends of the wall, the garden bed members arranged consecutively with respect to each other, with connecting arrangements of respective consecutive walls connected to each other so that the walls bound a volume in which soil for planting can be retained by the walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2010
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Inventors: Neill Jonathan Bosch, Simon William Bird
  • Patent number: 6712431
    Abstract: A cutting arrangement (10) includes a pick holder (12) having a bore (14) containing a sleeve (16) within which a shank (18) of a pick (20) is located. The pick (20) and the sleeve (16) each have heads (22; 24). The head (24) of the sleeve (16) has an outer abutting surface (26) and an inner abutting surface (30). The outer abutting surface (26) abuts an abutting surface (28) of the head (22) of the pick (20). The inner abutting surface (30) abuts an abutting surface (32) of the pick holder (12). The abutting surface (28) of the head (22) of the pick (20) has an outwardly curved formation (28.1) which abuts an inwardly curved formation (26.1) on the outer abutting surface (26) of the sleeve (16). The inner abutting surface (30) on the head (24) of the sleeve (16) has an outwardly curved formation (30.1). The abutting surface (32) of the pick holder (12) has an inwardly curved formation (32.1). The inwardly and outwardly curved formations (30.1; 32.1) abut one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Genesis Mining Technologies (Pty) Limited
    Inventors: Neill Jonathan Bosch, Robert Hugh Bosch, Johannes Hendrikus Oosthuizen