Patents by Inventor Steven P. MERZWEILER

Steven P. MERZWEILER 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: 20180007841
    Abstract: The present invention, in different embodiments, discloses a horticultural tray and a method of use thereof. The horticultural tray includes first and second elongate portions having one or more receptacles for growing medium, and a foldable elongate portion between the first and second elongate portions. The foldable elongate portion has a central hinge and sloped side portions that slope downward and away from the central hinge toward the first and second elongate portions. The foldable elongate portion also has side hinges disposed between the foldable elongate portion and the first and second elongate portions. The horticultural tray may also have a first locking tab and a second locking tab configured so that the first locking tab fits securely inside the second locking tab when the horticultural tray is in a collapsed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: Landmark Plastic Corporation
    Inventors: James T. GIBSON, Steven P. MERZWEILER
  • Publication number: 20160360710
    Abstract: The invention includes a pot-tray securing member configured to fixedly retain a horticultural pot within a tray, and methods of securing a pot within a tray using the pot-tray member. In particular embodiments, the pot-tray securing member includes a pot-engaging portion configured to engage the pot arranged within the tray on a side of the pot opposite the tray. In such embodiments, the pot-tray securing member also includes a tray-anchoring portion configured to fix the securing member to the tray, the tray configured to receive and store the pot, where the tray-anchoring portion is operably connected to the pot-engaging portion of the securing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Robert G. MERZWEILER, Steven P. MERZWEILER