Patents by Inventor Odell Pointer, Jr.

Odell Pointer, Jr. 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: 4562959
    Abstract: Basic form is a conical reservoir, small end up and provided with a hook whereby the irrigator may be suspended from the same bracket used to support the hanging basket. A multiplicity of small openings downwardly through the base of the irrigator permits a slow dripping of a solution stored in the reservoir, and a larger opening at the top keeps atmosphereic pressure on the top of the solution. In one refinement the base is provided with a number of downwardly extending channels to which the small openings may be limited. In another modification the distribution network is separated from the reservoir and is disposed just below it. The two parts are normally connected for flow by a plug connector which has a second or raised position wherein the flow passages are sealed to prevent any flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1986
    Inventor: Odell Pointer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 4270696
    Abstract: Basic form is a conical reservoir, small end up and provided with a hook whereby the irrigator may be suspended from the same bracket used to support the hanging basket. A multiplicity of small openings downwardly through the base of the irrigator permits a slow dripping of a solution stored in the reservoir, and a larger opening at the top keeps atmospheric pressure on the top of the solution. In one refinement the base is provided with a number of downwardly extending channels to which the small openings may be limited. In another modification the distribution network is separated from the reservoir and is disposed just below it. The two parts are normally connected for flow by a plug connector which has a second or raised position wherein the flow passages are sealed to prevent any flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1981
    Inventor: Odell Pointer, Jr.
  • Patent number: D486192
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Inventor: Odell Pointer, Jr.