Patents by Inventor Timothy E. Kenney

Timothy E. Kenney 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).

  • Method and assembly for maintaining structural stability and configuration of golf course sand bunker borders
    Patent number: 7972079
    Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining the structured stability and configuration of golf course sand bunker borders which method comprises excavating the soil area adjacent the bunker edge, rigidly positioning adjacent open-top, uniquely designed compartments in the excavated area along the edge of the bunker, filling the compartment with soil to the top of each compartment and leveling the soil on top of the compartments. Each compartment comprises side panels, front and back panels and a bottom closure panel. The compartment is rigidly positioned by means of spikes driven through the back and front panel into the soil at the edge of the bunker and a spike through the bottom closure into the soil beneath the sand in the bunker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ames Rubber Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Carlson, Timothy E. Kenney
  • Method and assembly for maintaining structural stability and configuration of golf course sand bunker borders
    Patent number: 7344340
    Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining the structured stability and configuration of golf course sand bunker borders which method comprises excavating the soil area adjacent the bunker edge, rigidly positioning adjacent open-top, uniquely designed compartments in the excavated area along the edge of the bunker, filling the compartment with soil to the top of each compartment and leveling the soil on top of the compartments. Each compartment comprises side panels, front and back panels and a bottom closure panel. The compartment is rigidly positioned by means of spikes driven through the back and front panel into the soil at the edge of the bunker and a spike through the bottom closure into the soil beneath the sand in the bunker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Ames Rubber Corporation
    Inventors: Eric J. Carlson, Timothy E. Kenney