Patents by Inventor WILLIAM JEFFREY BLACKFORD

WILLIAM JEFFREY BLACKFORD 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).

  • MOSQUITO BREEDING PREVENTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210045380
    Abstract: A device for insertion into an open end of a length of pipe to prevent mosquitoes from entering the pipe is provided. The device includes a piece of flexible foam material having a front face, a rear face and one or more edges joining the front face to the rear face. A plurality of indentions, preferably three, are formed in the front face of the piece of flexible foam material to allow a user to quickly and easily grip the device to insert or remove it from the pipe. The piece of flexible foam material preferably comprises open cell foam sized to permit water to flow through while preventing insects from passing through. The device may be used in connection with a system to prevent mosquitoes from entering into a rain gutter drain extension or a rain barrel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventor: WILLIAM JEFFREY BLACKFORD
  • Mosquito breeding prevention device and system
    Patent number: 10827743
    Abstract: A device for insertion into an open end of a length of pipe to prevent mosquitoes from entering the pipe is provided. The device includes a piece of flexible foam material having a front face, a rear face and one or more edges joining the front face to the rear face. A plurality of indentions, preferably three, are formed in the front face of the piece of flexible foam material to allow a user to quickly and easily grip the device to insert or remove it from the pipe. The piece of flexible foam material preferably comprises open cell foam sized to permit water to flow through while preventing insects from passing through. The device may be used in connection with a system to prevent mosquitoes from entering into a rain gutter drain extension or a rain barrel system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Inventor: William Jeffrey Blackford
  • MOSQUITO BREEDING PREVENTION DEVICE AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180228141
    Abstract: A device for insertion into an open end of a length of pipe to prevent mosquitoes from entering the pipe is provided. The device includes a piece of flexible foam material having a front face, a rear face and one or more edges joining the front face to the rear face. A plurality of indentions, preferably three, are formed in the front face of the piece of flexible foam material to allow a user to quickly and easily grip the device to insert or remove it from the pipe. The piece of flexible foam material preferably comprises open cell foam sized to permit water to flow through while preventing insects from passing through. The device may be used in connection with a system to prevent mosquitoes from entering into a rain gutter drain extension or a rain barrel system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: August 16, 2018
    Inventor: WILLIAM JEFFREY BLACKFORD