| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 047320400 | TREE TRUNK GUARD OR PROTECTOR | 17 |
| 20120151836 | TREE PROTECTOR - A tree guard having an adjustable circumference is made up of a plurality of adjacent arcuate panels having opposite longitudinal edge portions adapted to receive fastener assemblies that connect the adjacent arcuate panels to one another. Each arcuate panel has an upstanding or upper portion that is positioned next to the tree trunk and a unitary, outwardly flared skirt portion that depends downwardly from the upper portion. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120247011 | Tree Guard - Various embodiments related to a tree guard are disclosed. One embodiment provides a modular tree guard assembly. Various other embodiments disclosed include one or more of the following: a multi-purpose top rail unit facilitating flexible installation of various side panel units and top rail accessories; modular side panel units including decorative units and urine guard units; corner and other post units; and various adjustable foot units. In one embodiment, a sign holder unit of the tree guard assembly is provided with different tamper proof bolts than are other elements of the assembly such that control over signage on the tree guard may be effectively given to a different entity than an entity with control over assembly of the rest of the tree guard unit. Various other embodiments related to tree guards are disclosed. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120247012 | Breakaway Bracket For Use With Modular Tree Guard - Various embodiments related to a tree guard are disclosed. One embodiment provides an L shaped breakaway bracket for use with a modular tree guard assembly. The L shaped breakaway bracket includes a horizontal member extending substantially perpendicularly from a vertical member, wherein the vertical member is thinner and longer than the horizontal member. At least one fastener hole is provided in the horizontal member for receiving a fastener for securing the horizontal member to a rail. At least one fastener hole is provided in the vertical member for receiving a fastener for securing the vertical member to a post. The breakaway bracket is adapted to break along the intersection of the horizontal member and the vertical member and separate the rail from the post when a force that would otherwise be sufficient to deform the rail is applied to the rail. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140215908 | Tree Ring Assembly - A tree ring including a tube having an upper end, a lower end, and an outer wall; a ground flange having an outer end, the ground flange being fixedly attached to and extending outwardly from the tube's outer wall, the ground flange further extending annularly about the tube; a plurality of seams, each seam among the plurality of seams segmenting the tube and the ground flange; pairs of flanges connected operatively at the seams, the flange pairs being adapted for interconnecting the tube's segments and the ground flange's segments; and a plurality of âTâ sleeves, each sleeve among the plurality of âTâ sleeves being fitted for receiving and securing together one of the flange pairs and for securing the segments in a tree ringing pattern. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140305037 | TREE GUARD AND ANCHORING SYSTEM - Various embodiments related to a tree guard and tree guard anchoring systems are disclosed. One embodiment provides a modular tree guard assembly including an anchoring subsystem. One embodiment discloses an anchor plate that is moveably coupled to a post, the anchor plate being adapted for use in securing the post to a ground location. These and other embodiments are disclosed herein. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20160128283 | Expandable Tree Protection Device - An expandable tree protection device covers an area surrounding a tree trunk and provides for expansion to accommodate growth of the tree trunk over time. The device includes a tray comprising a top wall and a perimeter wall coupled to and extending around a peripheral edge of the top wall. The tray has an aperture extending through the top wall for receiving a tree trunk therethrough. Each of a plurality of panels is slidably coupled to the top wall extend into the aperture covering an associated portion of the aperture. A respective interior edge of each panel is slidable outwardly away from a center of the aperture for expansion exposing a larger area of the aperture as the tree trunk grows. | 05-12-2016 |
| 047320500 | Tree supported, e.g., belt or band type, including compositions | 7 |
| 20090235581 | Apparatus to prevent climbing a vertically disposed member - An apparatus to prevent climbing a vertically disposed member is provided. The apparatus includes a covering member manufactured from a predetermined material and having a predetermined shape, a predetermined thickness, and a predetermined size. A securing mechanism is operably connected to such covering member at a predetermined location thereon for securing such covering member at least one of to and around a predetermined object such that such object is rendered substantially incapable of being climbed upon at the location covered by the covering member. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100005713 | Pest repelling tree collar devise for keeping pests away from trees & plants - A device is described for repelling pests from fruit and other trees as well as certain plants. The device consists of an adjustable collar that is strapped tight around the tree trunk, tree branches or plant stem. The collar consists of a liquid absorbing foam strip and a tying mechanism such as a pipe clamp, or Velcro strap. To be most effective, the foam strip should completely surround the tree trunk or plant stem so as to not allow any way of passage for ants and other tree-crawling pests to make it through the repelling barrier without having to crawl over it. A repellant or insecticide is poured on top of the collar's foam strip. Thus a repelling barrier is created that crawling pests will not cross or that causes a repelling aroma to engulf the tree or plant and which repels flying insects. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20130160358 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ATTACHING OBJECTS TO TREES - Devices and methods for attaching objects to living trees. Various forms of the devices employ a flexible member and mounting member that are configured to be looped and secured around a tree portion at a beginning of a predetermined time period. The mounting member and flexible member are configured to slide relative to each other to accommodate growth of the tree portion such that the device remains secured to the tree portion for at least the duration of the predetermined period of time without the need for human intervention. In other embodiments, the mounting member is integrally formed with the object or no mounting member is employed. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130291433 | TREE WOUND GUARD AND METHOD FOR INSTALLATION THEREOF FOR A TREE SUPPORT CABLING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a tree guard and an associated method for installation thereof for protecting cambium beneath the bark layer from mechanical damage caused by a tree support cabling system. The tree guard includes a cylindrical tube with a top wall and a bottom wall, a proximal end and a distal end sufficiently differentiated in length by a barrier ring rigidly attached on the top wall, such that the distal end be encircled and threaded through a hole at a first face of a trunk to reach a second face and the proximal end of the tube be remain out positioned about a circumference of the hole when the barrier ring anchors the tube against the trunk. The tube and the barrier ring having an inner diameter, and an outer diameter sufficiently larger to enable the cable to enter the tube and prevent the cable movement against the cambium, and not to inhibit growth of the tree respectively. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20160135387 | TREE PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - An apparatus and method for protecting trees from undesired contact or access. One exemplary embodiment describes a tree trunk protection device. The tree trunk protection device can have a flexible cord having a first end and a second end; a substantially inflexible cord having a first end and a second end; and a plurality of legs each having a top end and a bottom end. The plurality of legs may be coupled to a flexible cord having at a first end and forming a circle having a first diameter. Additionally, the plurality of legs can be coupled at a second end to a substantially inflexible cord forming a circle having a second diameter that is larger than the circle with the first diameter at the top of the plurality of legs, and the plurality of legs can have a plurality of spacers disposed between each of the plurality of legs. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160165815 | TREE ANCHORING APPARATUS, KIT AND METHOD | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160183479 | VEGETATION PROTECTION SYSTEMS - The present invention relates to systems and methods of protecting vegetation from machinery, tools, automobiles, and other hazards common in or near construction zones. In particular, the present invention provides an easily assembled vegetation protection system (VPS) that is designed to adjustably surround and protect vegetation of varying size and shape, e.g., a tree trunk. Such systems may be subsequently stored either in assembled or disassembled form. Moreover, the VPS of the present invention may be prefabricated to offer a readily reusable device that is easy to install, adjust, and remove; and, upon removal, is immediately available for storage and/or additional/subsequent use. | 06-30-2016 |
| 047320600 | Method | 4 |
| 20110258923 | THERMOFORMED GROW TUBE - A grow tube formed from a sheet of thermoform polymer to include a plurality of longitudinal ribs that protrude in a first direction normal to the plane of the sheet. When rolled into a grow tube, the ribs can extend radially inward and act as cushions that prevent the stem of the resident plant from colliding with or resting on the continuous rim of the grow tube. The ribs can also define vertically oriented channels that are open to the interior of the grow tube. Natural convection currents develop in the channels, promoting air exchange between the interior of the grow tube and the surroundings. The ribs can promote diffusion of the incoming sunlight. In one embodiment, the grow tube includes snap forms that overlap when the sheet is rolled into tubular form to provide a flangeless grow tube. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20130139433 | STRUCTURE FOR CREATING HOUSINGS FOR SETTING TREES INTO THE GROUND AND METHOD FOR SETTING TRESS INTO THE GROUND - A structure for creating housings for setting trees into the ground includes a plurality of modular elements ( | 06-06-2013 |
| 20150373929 | Tree Segregation and Protection System - A protective and decorative system for trees, particularly holiday or Christmas trees, which segregates portions of the tree for safety reasons, by utilization of concentric ring mechanisms and a backing section. The versatile system includes fire retardant capabilities and includes demarcations on is fitted to any size of tree for ease of installation. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160007586 | PEST BARRIER SYSTEM FOR PLUMBING OF MOBILE VEHICLES | 01-14-2016 |
