Patents by Inventor Tim Bertram

Tim Bertram 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).

  • Ground stake and tag system
    Patent number: 12509905
    Abstract: A ground stake includes an elongate body, a face plate at a top end of the elongate body, first and second depth and installation tabs projecting sidewardly and forwardly from first and second edges of the elongate body, the first and second depth and installation tabs each including an upwardly opening slot for receiving a tool to apply force to drive the ground stake. The first and second depth and installation tabs provide a visual indication that the ground stake is adequately driven. A tag system includes the ground stake, a first web server, and a user device for scanning the QR code and linking to the first web server via a local network. The first web server determines a specific web page from the QR code and directs the user device to the specific web page, including web pages from a web browser hosted on a second web server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: Marking Services Incorporated
    Inventors: Clint Wayne Landon, Jeffrey Dickinson, John Dykstra, Tim Bertram, Terrence Lewandowski, Andrew Weisensel
  • GROUND STAKE AND TAG SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20250154791
    Abstract: A ground stake includes an elongate body, a face plate at a top end of the elongate body, first and second depth and installation tabs projecting sidewardly and forwardly from first and second edges of the elongate body, the first and second depth and installation tabs each including an upwardly opening slot for receiving a tool to apply force to drive the ground stake. The first and second depth and installation tabs provide a visual indication that the ground stake is adequately driven. A tag system includes the ground stake, a first web server, and a user device for scanning the QR code and linking to the first web server via a local network. The first web server determines a specific web page from the QR code and directs the user device to the specific web page, including web pages from a web browser hosted on a second web server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2023
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventors: Clint Wayne Landon, Jeffrey Dickinson, John Dykstra, Tim Bertram, Terrence Lewandowski, Andrew Weisensel