Patents by Inventor Teri Chu

Teri Chu 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: 20240298558
    Abstract: A gardening apparatus having, in one form, a shaft for being operatively connected to and rotated by a motor. The shaft including at least one vane extending therefrom and having a plurality of tines extending therefrom. The vane further having a raised wall extending therefrom. In another form, the apparatus includes a handpiece having a power source, motor, and a drive system operatively connected between the motor and the shaft to perform a variety of tasks such as tilling, hole digging, and/or weed removal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2024
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Inventors: Scott Kachlany, Teri Chu
  • Patent number: 11540460
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a liquid to a plant growing in soil includes a handheld assembly having a spray configuration for applying a liquid to a plant as a spray at a location above the surface of the soil in which the plant is growing, and a probe configuration for applying a liquid below the surface of the soil proximate to the roots of the plant. The assembly is selectively reconfigurable by a user between the first spray configuration and the second probe configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Gardinnovations
    Inventors: Scott Kachlany, Teri Chu
  • Publication number: 20200037523
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a liquid to a plant growing in soil includes a handheld assembly having a spray configuration for applying a liquid to a plant as a spray at a location above the surface of the soil in which the plant is growing, and a probe configuration for applying a liquid below the surface of the soil proximate to the roots of the plant. The assembly is selectively reconfigurable by a user between the first spray configuration and the second probe configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Scott Kachlany, Teri Chu
  • Patent number: D1039345
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Gardinnovations
    Inventors: Scott Kachlany, Teri Chu