Patents by Inventor Richard W. North

Richard W. North 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: 20240049650
    Abstract: An elongated bag for use as a ready-to-use grow bag. The bag is manufactured as an elongated plastic body with a sealed bottom and a sealable top. The bag includes one or more gussets defined by folds in the bag and a score line for a tear strip in an area sufficiently below the top and above the fill material to allow the bag to lie flat for transportation and deploy into a cylinder for planting. The bag includes drain holes near the bottom of the bag and microperforations along the bag for respiration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas Daniel Fear, Richard W. North
  • Patent number: 11793120
    Abstract: An elongated bag for use as a ready-to-use grow bag. The bag is manufactured as an elongated plastic body with a sealed bottom and a sealable top. The bag includes one or more gussets defined by folds in the bag and a score line for a tear strip in an area sufficiently below the top and above the fill material to allow the bag to lie flat for transportation and deploy into a cylinder for planting. The bag includes drain holes near the bottom of the bag and microperforations along the bag for respiration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Daniel Fear, Richard W. North
  • Publication number: 20230040788
    Abstract: An elongated bag for use as a ready-to-use grow bag. The bag is manufactured as an elongated plastic body with a sealed bottom and a sealable top. The bag includes one or more gussets defined by folds in the bag and a score line for a tear strip in an area sufficiently below the top and above the fill material to allow the bag to lie flat for transportation and deploy into a cylinder for planting. The bag includes drain holes near the bottom of the bag and microperforations along the bag for respiration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Daniel Fear, Richard W. North