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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7958670 | Decorative pole and base stand stabilizing container A container surrounding a pole and base stand of a freestanding floor lamp or similar device. The container includes a sidewall integrally attached to a base panel to form a ballast volume, a fixture void, and a wedge void extending into the ballast volume. The cont... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7908794 | Wheeled flowerpot assembly A flower pot assembly including at least one axle and two wheels near a lower region of a pot-shaped element. The axle is located from the bottom of the pot by a distance greater than the radius of the wheels such that the wheels are not in contact with the surface ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7797880 | Decorative pole and pedestal stabilizing container A container for substantially surrounding a pole and a base stand of a device such as a floor lamp is disclosed. The container includes a sidewall integrally attached to a base panel to form a ballast volume and a fixture void extending into the ballast void. The co... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7770324 | Multi-faceted irrigating pole planters that can be easily raised and locked for use and lowered for service A planter system includes an adjustable height and angular orientation planter and an optionally adjustable irrigation system for controllably supplying water to the planter and/or surrounding terrain. The planter is configured to controllably travel up and down a v... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7730665 | Automatic plant and bird waterer The present invention includes a reservoir on a base supported at an elevation by a support member above a plurality of plants to be watered. A mechanical fill assembly, containing a flush valve and a float connected to a water supply line, automatically keeps the r... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7654038 | Garden planter having integrated irrigation and illumination systems A garden planter with integrated irrigation and lighting systems (100) includes a container (101) for holding plants and an irrigation tube (107) for supplying water to the interior of the container (101). A light (213) is position... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7624536 | Container with plant identification tag slot A plant container having a frustoconical sidewall extending outwardly and vertically from a bottom of the container to a top of the container, a lip positioned near the top of the container, and a tag-accepting slot formed in the lip. The container may also include ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7533492 | Illuminated plant holder A planter comprising an outer shell having a bottom wall and a side wall, at least of portion of which is translucent for enabling a light source within the side wall to provide an illuminated appearance to the planter. The planter includes a space on the bottom of ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7360336 | Plant base The invention provides a plant base comprising a base section with a seat for a plant pot, in which a tail section extends in a horizontal direction from the rear of the base section. A groove/protuberance combination is provided at the front of the base section and... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7261234 | Stop device for a mailbox hook The present invention is directed to a stop device for a mailbox. The stop device includes a body having a front surface, a back surface and an orifice for hanging the device from a mailbox. The stop device is able to restrict the movement of items hanging from a ma... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255288 | Aroma therapy for fountain An aroma therapy for fountain comprises a fountain assembly, which comprises a water container having a bottom, a top opening and an interior, a aroma supporting member for support an aroma therapy dispensing unit, comprising a heating source adapted to generate a h... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249440 | Plant-growing system having an aerator A container for aeration of a substrate supporting a plant with the substrate being received in a cavity of the container so as to bury a device positioned in the cavity such that gas can be supplied from the device to the substrate. The device comprises a body havi... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204056 | Plant pot made from deep-drawn plastic A stackable deep-drawn plastic container has an at least slightly conical wall and a bottom connected to the conical wall. The wall has a rim area remote from the bottom. The rim area has a first ledge and a second ledge located below the first ledge. It also has an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201306 | Multiple purpose newspaper box A newspaper box is designed so that is may be easily converted to a planter. Laterally confronting parallel recesses on the confronting sides of the side walls of the newspaper box near it open end are adapted to receive a snap in closure panel for converting the ne... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7195120 | Tool bit storage and display container A product storage and display container and a method of displaying a product storage and display container are provided. The container includes a receptacle having a compartment adapted to house a product, a display tag, an engagement element formed on one of the ta... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7162833 | Hillside farming module and system A network of modules is provided that maximizes agricultural land usage. Each module includes a water collection structure supported above agricultural land. The water collection structure may include a mechanism for distributing photonic energy to plants growing on... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7155860 | Umbrella mountable flower pot apparatus An umbrella mountable flower pot apparatus includes a container that has a bottom wall and a perimeter wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. The container has a hemispherical shape. A dividing wall is attached to and extends across the ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7076900 | Locking plant tag A polymeric tag has a body and an integral insertion leg which is tapered to facilitate insertion either into the soil or into a slot formed in the edge of a pot. Spaced from the end on each edge of the leg and in alignment with one another along the longitudinal le... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7024816 | Container hanger An improved plant container hanger for suspension from a support rail, such as a chain link fence, wherein the device may be partially inserted into the fence links to stabilize the container and position a plant container carried thereby in a stable, substantially ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021016 | Adornment for a post An adornment for a post is provided, wherein the adornment is any two of a cap adapted to be disposed at the upper end of a post, a base ring adapted to be disposed around a lower end of a post, and a cap ring adapted for disposition around an upper end of the post ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7004109 | Aquaculture of marine worms The present invention provides a method for the aquaculture of marine deposit feeders, such as Arenicola marina and Arenicola defodiens. The method includes providing a foodstuff such as brewery yeast or waste from fish farms within the substrate housi... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6978575 | Water level regulating plant container A water regulating plant container including a body having opposed side walls and opposed end walls terminating at a top edge in a rim and at a bottom edge by an inwardly directed flange extending from each opposed side wall. A raised bottom is carried by and couple... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6964129 | Multifunctional container system The present invention relates to a multifunctional container (1) comprising two container sections (3, 4), each having a base (5) and at least two side walls (8, 9) to define an enclosed space (7) open at the top, one of said side ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6964130 | Combination planter and step-light A combination planter and step-light has a portable, open topped receptacle having a base and a plurality of sidewalls upstanding therefrom. The sidewalls are a minor rear end wall and major outer wall forming a corner seating adjacent a corner of a step and an oute... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6862843 | Umbrella planter with a snap-on base An umbrella planter having a snap-on lower water reservoir base member and a center sleeve tube for use with an umbrella-type patio table having a table top with a centrally located opening for receiving an umbrella pole of an umbrella assembly. The umbrella planter... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6789916 | Portable lamp post assembly A portable lamp post assembly which comprises a monolithic container and lamp post support, a lamp post attached to the lamp post support, and a fixture attached to the lamp post. The container comprises a bottom, upstanding walls extending from the outer periphery ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6729059 | Apparatus for identifying plants The apparatus includes a stake, a hang tag, and a marker. The stake is an elongated member with a first end and a second end. The first end includes a bent portion and has a forked end with parallel top and bottom prong members. The hang tag and marker are removably... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729069 | Tapered wall container with replaceable sleeve A method of providing identification on a container having a tapered outer surface, that includes providing an identifying sleeve having the form of a truncated cone; assembling the sleeve onto the container to accommodate to a tapered surface; and mechanically reta... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6715232 | Flower pot A flower pot for covering the top of a post has a central capped receiver channel with a square channel extending upward from the bottom of the flower pot, a transition channel extending upward from the square channel, a cylindrical channel extending upward from the... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6681522 | Flower box A flower box having posts and wall elements connected by first reversible anchoring devices, the wall elements being in turn reversibly associated with at least one corresponding bottom so as to provide, as a whole, full vertical and horizontal flexibilit... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6665980 | Plant stand An apparatus, for example a stand, for supporting an object such as a house plant, with respect to a support post having a vertical axis. A container having a bottom surface which forms a receptacle is mateably engageable with a projection formed in a top... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6634138 | Self-sustaining indoor waterfall planter A decorative fountain comprising a support member that can be disposed on a floor or a wall is disclosed. The decorative fountain is comprised of a decorative element which may be disposed on the support member and at least one reservoir. A liquid can flo... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6539665 | Planter having a vertical rabbet for conformally engaging an upright elongate member A planter (10) having a vertical rabbet (12) for conformally engaging a post (14). The planter comprises a sidewall (18) and a bottom wall (20) that together define a cavity (22) for receiving potting soil or other material for supporting one or more plan... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6513284 | Display post with selectable multi-function capability The combination of a mounting post base, a first accessory that is removably mountable in an operative position to the mounting post base to perform a first function, and a second accessory that is removably mountable in an operative position to the mount... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6463696 | Container and tag assembly A tamper resistant container and tag assembly is defined. The container includes a slit which may be in a juncture between an outwardly extending shoulder and the side wall of the container. The tag includes a coupling member which is capable of insertion... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6446387 | Conversion kit for chairs A conversion kit for chairs including a porous sheet of fiberglass having a generally rectangular configuration. The porous sheet is dimensioned for covering a seat of a chair. A sheet of plastic is included having a generally rectangular configuration. T... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6408450 | Decorative vase and toilet cover A decorative vase and toilet cover. The decorative vase and toilet cover is made up of a toilet cover with a raised aperture and a perforated basket being attached underneath the raised aperture. The perforated basket and raised aperture form a decorative... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6401387 | Multiple cellular confinement assembly for plant propagation A cellular container assembly comprises collapsible linked two-layer, open-ended structure containers formed of opposed container walls. The containers are formed by weldment at opposed contacting wall portions to form multiple cells for retention of a so... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6385899 | Decorative plant stand with integrated drainage and rotation features A decorative plant stand is disclosed with integrated drainage and rotation features. A decorative exterior finish of the stands hides an interior support frame and drainage water collecting and storing subsystems. Wheels or other rotation means are hidde... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6381900 | Hanging planter A hanging planter includes a bowl-like lower portion and a ring-like upper portion, with the upper portion nesting within the rim of the lower portion to provide a plant holding assembly. The upper edge of the lower portion and lower edge of the upper por... | 05/07/2002 |
