Patents by Inventor Stephen F. Dillon

Stephen F. Dillon 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: 6490825
    Abstract: A flexible trellis and method of forming and using the same is disclosed. The flexible trellis includes a first primary section and a second primary section. Each of the first and second primary sections includes a first upright, a second upright, and a plurality of vertically spaced cross members joined to the first upright and the second upright and maintaining the first and second uprights in spaced apart relationship. A plurality of vertically spaced hinge members are provided. Each of the hinge members includes a first end and a second end, with the first end pivotally connected to the first primary section and the second end pivotally connected to the second primary section. The hinge members are arranged to permit pivotal movement of the first primary section relative to the second primary section about a pair of spaced apart vertical axes. Additional and substantially identical primary sections may be provided as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2002
    Inventors: Stephen F. Dillon, Cindy L. Dillon