Patents by Inventor Virginia Watkins

Virginia Watkins 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).

  • SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLANT-BASED STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230250639
    Abstract: An apparatus for resisting a gravity load is disclosed. The apparatus has a first end member, a second end member, and a plurality of elongated structural members, each of the plurality of elongated structural members including a first end portion attached to the first end member and a second end portion attached to the second end member. The plurality of elongated structural members is oriented to resist compressive stresses or tensile stresses induced by the gravity load. The plurality of elongated structural members is formed from plants with a harvest cycle of four years or fewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Publication date: August 10, 2023
    Inventor: Virginia Watkins
  • System, apparatus, and method for providing a plant-based structural assembly
    Patent number: 11661740
    Abstract: An apparatus for resisting a gravity load is disclosed. The apparatus has a first end member, a second end member, and a plurality of elongated structural members, each of the plurality of elongated structural members including a first end portion attached to the first end member and a second end portion attached to the second end member. The plurality of elongated structural members is oriented to resist compressive stresses or tensile stresses induced by the gravity load. The plurality of elongated structural members is formed from plants with a harvest cycle of four years or fewer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ORB TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: Virginia Watkins
  • SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A PLANT-BASED STRUCTURAL ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230116147
    Abstract: An apparatus for resisting a gravity load is disclosed. The apparatus has a first end member, a second end member, and a plurality of elongated structural members, each of the plurality of elongated structural members including a first end portion attached to the first end member and a second end portion attached to the second end member. The plurality of elongated structural members is oriented to resist compressive stresses or tensile stresses induced by the gravity load. The plurality of elongated structural members is formed from plants with a harvest cycle of four years or fewer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2021
    Publication date: April 13, 2023
    Inventor: Virginia Watkins