Patents by Inventor Peter Glen Sutherland

Peter Glen Sutherland 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).

  • Ground engaging shaft
    Patent number: 9903087
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for engaging a member within a soil formation. The apparatus comprises a shaft extending between top and bottom ends along a central axis and having at least one auger section therearound and a first plate, axially rotatably connected to the shaft. The apparatus may further comprise a second plate rotatably connected to the shaft above the first plate which may have connectors for engagement with a corresponding adjacent plate. The method comprises locating the shaft above a soil formation and rotating the shaft into the soil formation so as to draw the first plate into the soil formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Inventor: Peter Glen Sutherland
  • GROUND ENGAGING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20150275463
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for engaging a member within a soil formation. The apparatus comprises a shaft extending between top and bottom ends along a central axis and having at least one auger section therearound and a first plate, axially rotatably connected to the shaft. The apparatus may further comprise a second plate rotatably connected to the shaft above the first plate which may have connectors for engagement with a corresponding adjacent plate. The method comprises locating the shaft above a soil formation and rotating the shaft into the soil formation so as to draw the first plate into the soil formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Inventors: Clayton Leigh FOSTER, Peter Glen SUTHERLAND
  • GROUND ENGAGING SHAFT
    Publication number: 20140079491
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for engaging a member within a soil formation. The apparatus comprises a shaft extending between top and bottom ends along a central axis and having at least one auger section therearound and a first plate, axially rotatably connected to the shaft. The apparatus may further comprise a second plate rotatably connected to the shaft above the first plate which may have connectors for engagement with a corresponding adjacent plate. The method comprises locating the shaft above a soil formation and rotating the shaft into the soil formation so as to draw the first plate into the soil formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventors: Clayton Leigh Foster, Peter Glen Sutherland