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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322302 | Seedling planter A heavy-duty seedling planter for reforestation comprises specially configured coulter wheels that form a unique seedbed furrow. An elongated, rigid frame includes a front towing connection, and a rear strut for mounting trailing furrow compaction wheels. The plante... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6941880 | Planting machine and method Expandable stinger planting is described in which stinger probes on a boom end mounted frame are positioned for ground penetration on a boom type vehicle. Bottom ends of the probes are shifted between a closed plant receiving, ground penetrating positions; and open ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6341568 | Expandable stinger planter An expandable stinger planter is described which includes a base frame and a pivot frame mounted to the base frame for pivotal movement thereon about multiple pivot axes. A stinger comprised of a pair of elongated probes is mounted to the pivot frame and ... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6301829 | Landscaping dressing and method A landscaping dressing for application to spread mulch, pine needles, and similar natural fiber soil covering comprising a blend of linseed oil and soybean oil. The dressing will restore faded mulch and reduce fading of fresh mulch. Plant derived oils suc... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6189466 | Noxious weed control by soil solarization A method of controlling noxious weeds, particularly nutsedge (Cyperus spp) by soil solarization, comprising covering the soil with an effective thickness of a transparent, thermoplastic IR retentive film for a sufficient period of time to either kill or s... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6158362 | Expandable stinger planter An expandable stinger planter is described for attachment to an excavator type boom. The planter includes a frame arrangement that may be releasably secured to the boom, with a stinger depending therefrom. The boom may be selectively operated to drive the... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6094858 | Apparatus for dispensing and laying a sheet of film material Apparatus for dispensing a sheet of film material (5) from a roll (2) and laying the film material (5) on the ground subsequent to sowing seeds by a seed sower (3), the apparatus comprising a main framework (6), a secondary framework (10) connected to the... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5644998 | All purpose mulch system Mulching system using opaque artificial mulching material (1) in perforated embodiments. Perforated embodiments have predetermined pattern of precisely spaced uniform holes (10) preperforated during manufacture. Preperforations allow pre-seeding before mu... | 07/08/1997 |
| 5265546 | Automatic planting apparatus and process Apparatus for planting seedlings, especially tree seedlings is described. A plant (32) is held in space (26) between two plates (23) and (24) whose lower edges are in mutual contact and form a cutting edge (25) which on downward movement penetrates the gr... | 11/30/1993 |
| 4953482 | Mulching and seeding apparatus and method with film severing and covering An agricultural machine and method for applying and securing a plastic film onto a seed bed. The machine includes a cutter that severs the plastic film at the end of a row or other area for which covering is desired, while covering the severed ends so as ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4941416 | Actuating mechanism for a ground-engaging tool An actuating mechanism (20) for a ground-engaging tool is arranged as a swinging parallelogram such that the tool has varying components of velocity in the horizontal and vertical directions. The mechanism is synchronized such that the tool has a rearward... | 07/17/1990 |
| 4932338 | Apparatus for transplanting seedings of nursery pans into beds An apparatus for transplanting seedlings from a nursery pan to vegetable beds or flower beds as the case may be. The apparatus automatically takes up seedlings from the nursery pan individually pot by pot, and prior to implanting them, levelling a soil ar... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4920900 | Planting device attachable to an agricultural vehicle In a planting device for attaching to an agricultural vehicle a planting slide is mounted on a frame for reciprocating sliding motion horizontally in the direction of travel of the vehicle under the influence of a hydraulically operable pressure cylinder.... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4886002 | Transplanting machine The machine is adapted to transplant plants in bare soils or covered by a plastic film, in which case the plastic film is applied by the machine itself which is provided with at least one multiple-arm device pivoted along a horizontal axis and having, at ... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4458608 | All weather jet burner for planters A burner for attachment to and forming a part of a planter which places pre-germinated seeds combined with soil and a gel into a seed bed covered by a plastic film of thermoplastic material with the burner serving to form a hole through the plastic film a... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4457102 | Method of growing grapevines Open ended tubes which are impervious to water and having a length of at least two feet are placed in holes in the ground. The tubes are filled with a sterile growing medium. The vines are planted in said growing medium. The exposed portion of the medium ... | 07/03/1984 |
| 4384537 | Germinated seed planter A planter for discharging a quantity of germinated seed and a gel into a seed bed covered by a plastic film which has an opening formed therethrough and a cavity formed in the seed bed thereunder to receive the seed and gel. In addition, the planter disch... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4306508 | Planter with a melter for forming holes in plastic sheeting on the ground A planter is provided which automatically deposits equally-spaced, sprout-bearing plugs of specially prepared nutriet soil into the ground. The planter can also be equipped with a supply tank and pipe for adding a measured quantity of gel containing water... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4285161 | Mulcher A mulcher having a roll of film, a ridger for making a planting ridge to be covered by the film, means for keeping the film taut over the ridge while soil is placed on the film edges, and the film roll is rollably supported to insure dispensing of the fil... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4186670 | Method and apparatus for sowing forest seeds in the humus layer Described is a method enabling forest seeds to be sown directly in the humus layer. According to the method the humus material is compacted locally and lastingly at the position in which seeds are to be sown. This is obtained by pressing down a funnel-sha... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4117787 | Machine for performing cultivation under plastics The invention provides a machine for performing cultivation under plastics, wherein there is a framework, a ploughshare to make a furrow in the ground, a support bearing a roll of plastic sheet and arranged in such a way that the sheet is positioned on th... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4092936 | Method and apparatus for seed tape planting A method and apparatus for planting seed tape wherein a seed tape planter is pulled through the field during a planting operation, and planting seed tape is accomplished by forming a seed bed, dispensing seed tape onto or into the formed seed bed, opening... | 06/06/1978 |
| 3945330 | Seed planting unit A seed planting unit carries a seed planter that dispenses a predetermined amount of seed into the ground at predetermined intervals in response to the coupling between a ground engaging wheel supporting the unit and the drive means of the seed planter. A... | 03/23/1976 |
