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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7913633 | Fertilizer spike insertion tool In one embodiment of the invention a fertilizer spike insertion tool includes a hammer coupled to a spring. When loaded the hammer is retained by a detention member and the spring is loaded (e.g., compressed or expanded). On releasing the detention member and unload... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7497173 | Seed placement device A seed placement device (10) that is comprised of a seeding strip (12) and a boring tool (32). The seeding strip (12) has a multiplicity of equidistant holes (26) extending therethrough, and the boring tool (32) has an upper... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7380615 | Core sample extraction system A core sample extraction system for extracting a plug from soil and removing the plug from the device so that the soil and any roots in the plug can be analyzed includes a boring tube including a top end and a bottom end. The bottom end is driven into soil to isolat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7171779 | Tool to remove soil obstructing the entrances to gopher and mole burrows A device for locating and obtaining access to subterranean rodent burrows as an aid to the field of pest extermination. The device allows the user to probe the ground with one end of the tool in order to locate the burrow and determine depth and direction of said bu... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7150238 | Bulber with dirt release mechanism A handheld bulber for use in planting and gardening is disclosed. The bulber has a rigid steel inverted conical frustum body of at least two opposing and slightly overlapping sidewall members pivotably joined together and a handle attached opposite a serrated cuttin... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7143703 | Combination seed planter and garden tool A garden tool for planting seeds, comprising an elongate hollow cylinder through which a seed passes, a hopper attached to the first end of the cylinder through which the seed is dropped, an adjustable collar attached to the second end of the cylinder for measuring ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128166 | Planting tool A planting tool having a handle, an auger receiver and a basket. The auger receiver has an upper opening and a lower opening. The auger receiver is attached to the handle. The auger receiver is adapted to receive an auger. The basket has an upper opening and a lower... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117954 | Weed puller A weed puller that comprises a plurality of prongs positioned about an axis, an anvil plate, and a moveable mass adapted to be driven into the anvil plate so as to transmit a force through the anvil plate to the prongs where the force has a substantial component in ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7024817 | Magic bean wishes A novelty item and method of making same, include a non-germinated dicot seed with a word, symbol, or the like, etched through the seed coating to the cotyledon which remains visible from the time the seedling sprouts through the surface of the soil throughout the g... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6966269 | Multi-purpose garden tool A multi-purpose garden tool (10) including a pair of blade assemblies (20)(20′) wherein, each blade assembly (20) includes a handle portion (21), a shank portion (22) and a contoured blade portion (23) wherein, the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6886642 | Weeding apparatus A weeding apparatus includes a body having a bottom and a blade angularly positioned within the body. The blade is movable between an extended position and a retracted position. In the extended position the blade protrudes at an angle past the bottom of the body. A ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6843020 | Fertilizer spike and method and apparatus for inserting same into soil A fertilizer spike is insertable into soil utilizing a tool having prongs. The fertilizer spike comprises a fertilizer body comprised of fertilizer material having a base end with an outer surface that converges toward a tip end, in which at least two channels are f... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6782834 | Lawn seed and chemical dispenser with sub-soil rock detector A hand-held tool for not only placing granular materials such as grass seed, granular chemicals, or a combination thereof into soil but also aerating it and detecting near surface rocks and the like. The tool includes a hopper, a shaft which terminates in a soil-pie... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6712161 | Tool and method for soil sampling A containment cartridge for extracting and preserving a soil sample comprises a cylindrical sampling barrel for insertion into the soil for collecting a soil sample. ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6427613 | Lawn shaker The present invention is directed to a lightweight easy to use lawn shaker that can be used for aerating the lawn and distributing dry lawn improvement substances such as grass seed, weed killer, fertilizer and dry pesticides. These substances are easily ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6186082 | Seed planter A seed planter for planting seeds in soil. The seed planter includes a container with opposite open front and back ends and front and rear end caps covering respective ends of the container. The front end cap has a hole therethrough. A gate is slidably mo... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6047650 | Method and kit for application of lawn care products A method and apparatus 10 for restoring the pH balance of a patch of contaminated hyper acidic soil 100 by creating a series of core holes 101 in the contaminated soil 100 with a core removal tool 20 having a hollow stem element 21 to captively engage a p... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6024034 | Manual hand-sowing press for the preparation of seed sowing A seed-sowing preparation press is a tool which will make quick and accurate impressions in nursery beds. The sowing press consists of a plurality of square rods each with screws at one end and receptacles at the other end so to be interconnected at will.... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5845822 | Inertia-activated dispenser for insecticide A dispenser or applicator for dry insecticide includes a container having a removable cover; the cover is attached to a lower end of an elongate handle having a hand grip at its top A partition inside the container is the floor of the insecticide containe... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5787990 | Tool for renovating, aerating, dethatching, mulching or seeding lawns and soil An improved lawn renovating tool for aerating, mulching, dethatching, seeding and fertilizing lawns which is lightweight and easy to use. The tool has a lightweight handle, an elongate tubular shaft with a seed or fertilizer feeding and soil breaking elem... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5584256 | Tool for placement of amassed granular fertilizer in soil A tool, for placement of predetermined amounts of granular fertilizer into the soil in a consolidated mass, provides an elongate body with a handle structure in its upper portion and a tubular fertilizer reservoir in its lower portion. The fertilizer rese... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5524558 | Straight row seed planter A straight row seed planter wherein a support frame mounts a hopper onto a support beam, with an axle rotatably mounted within the support frame parallel to the support beam, wherein the support beam includes at least one pair of feed cones extending ther... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5497713 | Garden seeder A garden seeder having a seed hopper atop an elongated barrel, a seed dispenser for dispensing a metered volume of seeds from the hopper into the barrel, a resting plate secured transversely to the bottom of the barrel for resting placement upon the groun... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5493977 | Seed planter A planter for seeds and bulbs includes a tube assembly receiving a plunger which is reciprocable between retracted and extended positions. With the plunger in its extended position, a lower end thereof extends downwardly from the tube assembly for embeddi... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5471939 | Handheld mechanical device to plant seed A seed planter having a seed drop tube entrance opening (Bracket 10), connected to a seed drop tube (Bracket 12) with a planter assembly (Bracket 14) leading to seed release bracket and lever assembly (Bracket 16), attached to a flexible wire cable (Brack... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5431467 | Combined weed extractor, seed planter and hole digger A lawn and gardening device for extracting weeds, digging holes, planting seeds, and other small excavations. The lawn and gardening device has a pair of jaws at one end to clamp onto a weed whereby the user first pulls outwards, and then upwards on a pai... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5431115 | Handheld fertilizer dispenser The present invention is a hand-held fertilizer dispenser. The dispenser is tapered in shape, tapering into a small side discharge opening to place the fertilizer exactly where desired. A pivoted handle is provided at the top which allows it to be carried... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5325798 | Planting spacer and planting depth defining device A planting spacer and planting depth defining device includes a central rod on which a block is slidably mounted to define the depth of plant-receiving planting holes. A ruler is slidably received in the block and is used to define the spacing between pla... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5228400 | Planting tool A planting tool having a handle, a bracket connected to one end of the handle, and a conical portion connected to the bracket remote from the handle. The bracket is open in the manner of a stirrup for accommodating a foot of a person using the tool. The c... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5170729 | Fertilizer dispenser with closure at pointed tip A device for dispensing a quantity of granular fertilizer to an underground location. The device consists of an inner and outer tubular section with the inner tube being hollow. Both tubular sections have a lower pointed end and the inner tube is rotatabl... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5131570 | Seed dispensing device for repairing divots An apparatus has been devised for repairing divots on a golf course which is comprised of an elongated tubular housing containing seeds or dressing and has a lower dispenser end, a spring-loaded rod disposed in the lower end including an agitator at the u... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5101744 | Dispenser for granular materials A manual dispenser for granular materials includes a hopper operably connected to one end of an elongated tube for material flow communication. The other end of the tube is closed and a material exit opening is provided in the side of the tube near the bo... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5099772 | Seed planting method and apparatus An apparatus and a method are provided for planting seeds with a marked dibble, a marked seed spacer and a marker row spacer. Corresponding markings on a dibble, a seed spacer and a row spacer define the ideal planting depth, seed spacing and row spacing ... | 03/31/1992 |
| 5052314 | Planting tube A planting tool for plants comprises a tube having a fixed beak half at its lower end. A hinged beak is hinged to the tube such that the fixed and hinged beak halves together form a beak capable of being pressed into the ground. The beak is then opened to... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4995327 | Seed planting apparatus An apparatus including a planar support tray mounting a series of seed containers therethrough. The containers may optionally include a removable lid providing a lip to contain seed within the containers. Further, a funnel integrally secured to the suppor... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4934288 | Tool for fertilizing plants, trees and shrubs A device for preparing a deep fertilization hole in soil and for then facilitating dispensing a quantity of fertilizer into the hole formed after the device is used to remove a column of soil in forming the hole. The device includes a hole-making tube, an... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4934289 | Hole-forming gardening device A gardening device facilitating the planting of seeds, bulbs or the like includes a platen member having two opposite sides and a plurality of pegs releasably secured to one side of the platen member so as to project therefrom. A carrying handle is attach... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4932339 | Bulb and bedding planter A bulb and bedding planter for the manual planting of bulbs, seedlings, and bedding plants in soil, comprising an elongated hollow tube with a handle at its upper end, and a substantially enclosed hollow plunger enclosure attached to the other end. The lo... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4848484 | Soil sample extraction tool A soil sample extraction tool including a container having a soil sample receiving chamber, the chamber being accessible by an opening in the container. A first end of the container is engageable with the soil and allows passage of the soil sample to the ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4760807 | Hand pressure operated seed planter A hand pressure operated seed planter includes an elongated vertically disposed tubular body for storing seeds with a cup-shaped telescoping bottom cap having seed dispensing openings. A rotatably mounted closure plate is mounted within the bottom cap. Th... | 08/02/1988 |
