Patents by Inventor William H. McSheehy

William H. McSheehy 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: 5285968
    Abstract: A one-piece molded water chamber in the form of an annulus having a large open segment which permits the chamber to serve as a yoke which can be positioned on the ground surrounding the trunk of small trees at the base of the trunk. The water chamber is made of a strong, semi-rigid material so that the segmental opening can be spread apart to permit it to fit around a tree trunk which may be somewhat larger in diameter than the size of the open segment. The chamber is continuously fed with water from a standard garden hose. The wall of the chamber is pierced with a single row of water orifices which are distributed along a line around the upper, outer diameter of the annular body. This arrangement permits the watering of a tree outward, around the drip-line beneath the tree's outer foliage. In addition, this arrangement also prevents introducing water into the soil around the region immediately surrounding the tree trunk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1994
    Inventor: William H. McSheehy