Patents by Inventor Ryan P. Luddy

Ryan P. Luddy 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: 6167651
    Abstract: A device for watering a Christmas tree at its base with a fluid such as water. The device comprises a unitary, molded, generally spherical receptacle having a top pole and an opposing bottom pole, and comprising an open-top, hollow, half spherical bottom having a top lip, the bottom comprising a reservoir for receiving fluid, and having a drainage outlet substantially at the bottom pole, and a half spherical lid having a lower perimeter that matches the top lip of the bottom, the lid hinged to the bottom by a molded, living hinge. The lid may be closed against the bottom so that the lid completely covers the open top of the bottom. There is a molded structure at the top pole, for removably attaching the device to one or more of the tree branches, and a conduit for transferring fluid said fluid from the reservoir to the tree base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Ryan P. Luddy