Patents by Inventor Rodney G. Long

Rodney G. Long 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: 20240130299
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a supporting bracket component of a support system for temporarily supporting a plant via a fixed a fixed structure of vertical poles which support at least one substantially horizontal support cord, the support system comprising: a substantially vertical alignment wire having a top end and a bottom end; a curve greater than 180° in the top end of the vertical alignment wire forming a hanging hook portion configured to be selectively supported by one of the support cords; at least one supporting bracket coupled to one of the substantially horizontal support cords and capturing the alignment wire and the plant; wherein the alignment wire maintains vertical orientation of the plant substantially above the point at which the plane protrudes from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Rodney G. Long
  • Patent number: 11737397
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a supporting bracket component of a support system for temporarily supporting a plant via a fixed a fixed structure of vertical poles which support at least one substantially horizontal support cord, the support system comprising: a substantially vertical alignment wire having a top end and a bottom end; a curve greater than 180° in the top end of the vertical alignment wire forming a hanging hook portion configured to be selectively supported by one of the support cords; at least one supporting bracket coupled to one of the substantially horizontal support cords and capturing the alignment wire and the plant; wherein the alignment wire maintains vertical orientation of the plant substantially above the point at which the plane protrudes from the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventor: Rodney G. Long
  • Patent number: 11240956
    Abstract: A cutter assembly has a crossbar, cutter blades, and blade pins. The crossbar defines bar openings. Each cutter blade defines a blade bolt opening and first and second blade edges. The blade pins are each adapted to be inserted through one of the bar openings and one of the blade bolt openings such that the head portions of the blade pins are within one of blade recesses of the cutter blades. Bolt key surfaces of the blade pins engage bar key surfaces of the crossbar to prevent rotation of the blade pins relative to the crossbar. The cutter blades are each operable in first and second configurations, where the first blade edges are in a leading position in the first configuration and the second blade edges are in a leading position in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: Rodney G. Long
  • Publication number: 20200015415
    Abstract: A cutter assembly has a crossbar, cutter blades, and blade pins. The crossbar defines bar openings. Each cutter blade defines a blade bolt opening and first and second blade edges. The blade pins are each adapted to be inserted through one of the bar openings and one of the blade bolt openings such that the head portions of the blade pins are within one of blade recesses of the cutter blades. Bolt key surfaces of the blade pins engage bar key surfaces of the crossbar to prevent rotation of the blade pins relative to the crossbar. The cutter blades are each operable in first and second configurations, where the first blade edges are in a leading position in the first configuration and the second blade edges are in a leading position in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventor: Rodney G. Long
  • Publication number: 20190150374
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a supporting bracket component of a support system for temporarily supporting a plant via a fixed a fixed structure of vertical poles which support at least one substantially horizontal support cord, the support system comprising: a substantially vertical alignment wire having a top end and a bottom end; a curve greater than 180° in the top end of the vertical alignment wire forming a hanging hook portion configured to be selectively supported by one of the support cords; at least one supporting bracket coupled to one of the substantially horizontal support cords and capturing the alignment wire and the plant; wherein the alignment wire maintains vertical orientation of the plant substantially above the point at which the plane protrudes from the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Rodney G. Long