Patents by Inventor Owen R. Barnes

Owen R. Barnes 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: 20210195853
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a container tray for harvesting a plurality of commercially cultivated button-type mushrooms. The present disclosure discusses a mushroom harvesting container tray that cannot only be used for temporarily storing the harvested (picked) mushrooms during the harvesting (picking) process, but the tray can also effectively store and retain the untrimmed mushrooms in place during trimming such that the mushroom stems may be trimmed while being housed in the tray, thereby substantially increasing the efficiency of harvesting mushrooms. For example, the tray holds the mushroom steady while a blade or other cutting mechanism simultaneously trims a plurality of mushroom stems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Inventors: Owen R. Barnes, Charles S. Owens, Kyle Burriesci
  • Patent number: 5900573
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device designed to accompany the playing of a guitar or other non-percussion instrument, which provides the capability for a musician to accompany his own playing of the guitar or other non-percussion instrument with a device which produces percussion while in simultaneous use with the guitar or other non-percussion instrument. The present invention is generally comprised of a member which mechanically strikes upon a sound-producing base, by means of an actuation device that is triggered by a mechanical or electrical impulse, initiated by the instrument player and transmitted by a triggering mechanism to the actuation device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Inventor: Owen R. Barnes