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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413132 | Sprayer assembly with adjustable boom arms A sprayer assembly includes a frame that supports a tank for storing a liquid chemical. A pump moves the liquid chemical from the tank to one or more spray nozzles through a flexible hose supported by a boom arm that is attached to and extends from the frame. To all... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7152812 | Front mounted zero turn radius walk behind sprayer The present invention comprises a walk behind zero turn radius drive unit and a front spray frame carrying a plurality of transversely spaced, clearly observable spray nozzles. The drive unit permits accurate and high productivity traverse of the application area wi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7121484 | Carriage for a power washer wand A carriage designed for supporting a power washer wand and its nozzle a predetermined, though adjustable, distance from a surface which is to be cleaned by high velocity water exiting a discharge orifice of the nozzle. The carriage is defined by a one-piece body mol... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6951073 | Transportable, positionable, directional insect control system A transportable, positionable, directionable insect control system comprising a frame supported on one or more wheels for movement over the underlying surface and a handle for use in positioning the insect control system. A tank is mounted on the frame and a pump is... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6910320 | Cleaning device for a mower cutting chamber A washing device is provided for removing debris from an underside of a mower having a multi-chamber cutting deck. The device includes a mounting apparatus allowing the device to be attached to a flange of the deck. Connected to the mounting apparatus is an assembly... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6889915 | Safety device for a spray boom The present invention relates to a spray boom comprising an end section connected to a second section by an articulation, a holding device intended to keep the end section in an initial position as long as a pivoting force has not reached a certain triggering thresh... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6607146 | Apparatus for application of liquid used in agriculture, horticulture and forestry, use of such an apparatus, and a method of its manufacturing The invention relates to an apparatus to be mounted on an agricultural sprayer with the purpose of decreasing the drift and improving the deposition, penetration and uniformity of distribution when applying liquids, such as pesticides and liquid plant nut... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6382523 | Road brine spreader A road brine spreader serving for driving along a road or a similar carriageway and within the roadsides, under pressure spreading out brine over the road via a number of liquid nozzles. The nozzles are arranged to send out the water in the form of jets. ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6206406 | Multi-purpose dispensing apparatus The present invention is an apparatus that will adequately and efficiently dispense a substance, such as fertilizer, repellent, which is removably secured to a conventional tractor to allow for adequate traveling thereof. The present invention includes a ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 5720127 | Contact chemical applicator device and method This invention provides a contact chemical applicator for distributing liquid chemicals to foliage. Each applicator is comprised of a substantially elongated and downwardly disposed body with a ground contact means at a lower end of the body which makes c... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5613635 | Self-aligning row crop spraying device A self-aligning row crop spraying device includes a parallelogram-shaped device comprised of a pair of guide support members disposed parallel to each other and a pair of transverse members also parallel to each other. One of the transverse members is fix... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5280685 | Mobile plant chemical application devices A device for attachment to a tractor or similar vehicle for safe spray application of liquid chemicals around trees or like plants basically includes an elongated boom unit and a multinational spray unit pivoted by its inboard end on the boom unit, formed... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5139200 | Shield for agricultural sprayer A shield is provided for housing a single sprayer head of an agricultural sprayer assembly. The shield is pivotally and adjustably mounted upon a vertically oriented post connected to the agricultural frame. The shield is conically or pyramidly shaped, ha... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5098018 | Crop spray apparatus having independently controlled drive assembly, operator's cab and spray device A crop spray apparatus is provided having controls for varying the height of a spray device and an operator's cab, which are pivotally mounted on opposite sides of a drive assembly. The controls are located in the operator's cab for continuing control of ... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5078161 | Airport runway cleaning method An apparatus to remove rubber from airplane tires from an airport runway surface. There is a manifold arm which rotates at as high as two thousand five hundred rpms over the runway surface, with a plurality of water jets being discharged downwardly at a r... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5029757 | Auto-fold sprayer The invention herein discloses an improved and unique new sprayer implement for spraying crops. The sprayer comprises two wing booms, a left and a right which are controlled independently from one another by hydraulic cylinders. The sprayer is capable of ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4962892 | Mobile material distribution apparatus A mobile hand-pushed boom type spray apparatus which includes a three-wheeled support, having one wheel which is positionable to select and maintain a constant spray boom height above a surface, thereby increasing the precision of the spray application an... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4736888 | Row crop band sprayer A liquid dispensing implement having a tool bar and a plurality of liquid dispensing assemblies pivotally connected to the tool bar. Each fluid dispensing assembly has a body having an upright member in the rear portion thereof. A ground engaging wheel mo... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4449667 | Apparatus for folding an outboard boom on a liquid spraying implement An apparatus for folding an outboard boom on a liquid spraying element is disclosed. The apparatus (20) both folds a portion of the boom (14) while simultaneously operating a valve device (22) controlling liquid ejection device (78) mounted on the folded ... | 05/22/1984 |
| 4446928 | Boom with energy absorbing vibration damper The apparatus includes an endless nylon rope trained over two distally mounted sheaves which define paths spanning either side of the distally mounted sheaves and means for the continuous application of herbicide to the endless rope. The means for applyin... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4405085 | Water distributing assembly A water distributing assembly for use with a section of upwardly bowed rigid conduit supported at the opposite lower ends thereof by wheeled towers so that its longitudinal axis is disposed within a vertical plane for movement over a field in a direction ... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4350294 | Spray cultivator for spraying weeds under crops of varying heights growing on level and non-level fields A spray cultivator having a frame with unequal rigid side elements pivotally connects to define between pivots a parallelogram with opposite sides equal and parallel. The frame is fixed by a first side element to a lift bar of a prime mover for pulling th... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4161280 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a deicer liquid The invention provides method and apparatus for applying a deicer liquid such as brine to a layer of frozen water (snow, ice, sleet, etc.) on a ground surface. The method provides for delivering brine or the like to a plurality of liquid directing nozzles... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4052006 | Folding spray boom A mobile tank chassis is provided and includes an upstanding outlet pipe for the tank having upper and lower sections with the lower sections supported from the chassis and a union removably and sealingly coupling and supporting the lower end of the upper... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4010900 | Mobile agricultural spray machine An agricultural spraying machine comprising an assembly having at least two moving sections resting on wheels on the soil. This assembly supports at least two spray conduits having spraying nozzles and is attached to a tractor vehicle having a powder feed... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3987964 | Mobile hydraulic jetting device for cleaning large planar surfaces An apparatus for rapid removal of rubber, paint, oil and other contaminants from large planar surfaces by high pressure jetting through a mobile pattern of fan-tail nozzles. One embodiment utilizes a laser beam system to guide a mobile pattern of nozzles ... | 10/26/1976 |
