Patents by Inventor Thomas K.E. Korb

Thomas K.E. Korb 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: 5690056
    Abstract: A squirrel proof bird feeder having a cable for suspending the bird feeder from a tree, an open circular upper platform, an annular feeder suspended from the platform and a trap above a free lower end portion of the cable between the platform and the feeder. The open circular platform and cable passing through the platform mislead squirrels into believing that they can descend on the cable through the platform onto the trap and descend from the trap to reach the feeder. When a squirrel contacts the trap, one or more of the resiliently mounted segments rotates to eject the squirrel either off of the periphery or through the center of the trap. The feeder has an annular portion for storing birdseed and a lower open tray portion for feeding a portion of the birdseed to birds. The lower tray is automatically replenished by birdseed which is stored in the annular portion of the feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Thomas K.E. Korb