"I hate what they've done to my child...I would never let my own children watch it. "
Vladimir Zworykin, television pioneer ; Talking about an invention in which he played a critical role.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6698135 | Plant enclosure with hood A plant enclosure for protecting outdoor plants from cool weather conditions generally comprises a sheet of thermally insulating material scored to form a plurality of panels. Each panel is substantially identically shaped such that the sheet may be expan... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6067747 | Plant greenhouse frost protector and growth enhancer A plant greenhouse frost protector and growth enhancer for use with seedlings or young plants. The protector is frusto-conically shaped and made of a light transparent, semi-transparent or translucent transmitting plastic material. The protector's base ha... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5809690 | Tubular plant guard with releasable fastener strip A plant guard is formed from a panel of plastics material which is folded into a tubular shape with the adjacent vertical margins of the panel being connected together by a reclosable zip-type fastener which comprises fastener strips. Each strip has a loc... | 09/22/1998 |
| 4903431 | Translucent plant cover of foldable construction A device for protecting growing plants constructed from corrugated plastic and folded in the form of a straight or tapered hexagonal column having two hinged lid panels which may be opened to provide ventilation or closed to provide protection for the pla... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4829707 | Plant protector This invention relates to covers for plants used to protect the plants from meteorological elements, insects, birds and other small animals. More particularly, it relates to a plant protector for protecting young bushes, shrubs, vegetable plants or flower... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4222196 | Garden cloche blank A garden cloche is erected by folding an elongate sheet of transparent plastics material along crease lines preformed in the sheet. These crease lines include a central longitudinal line and at least two outer longitudinal lines permitting the sheet to be... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4159596 | Means and a method for the self-pollination of corn A means and method for the self-pollination of corn wherein a single bag structure is utilized. The bag comprises an elongated tubular member. The upper end of the bag is configured such that it may be located and closed about a corn plant tassel. The low... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4018003 | Hot cap This disclosure pertains to a hot cap fabricated from two precut sheets of semi-rigid plastic or paper stock material. Each sheet resembles an isosceles triangle with the apex portion removed along a line parallel to the base of the triangle. Two flaps ar... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3987583 | Apparatus and method for preventing premature separation of sepals of flower buds An apparatus and method for minimizing calyx rupture incident to rapid expansion of a corolla therein consisting of a hollow cone of lightweight light transmitting sheet material having ventilation openings therein which, as a flower bud starts to mature,... | 10/26/1976 |