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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8065968 | Method of timberland management A method of managing timberland generally includes planting within a plot a first genetic tree crop of a first tree species that is selected for at least a first tree trait in a substantially linear pattern defining a first plurality of adjacent substantially linear... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7726250 | Method of timberland management A method of managing timberland that utilizes multiple genetic crops. The method comprises planting within a plot of land a first genetic crop in a substantially linear pattern. This first genetic crop is selected for yielding trees with high lumber values. The firs... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7472658 | Planting devices and methods The present disclosure includes various methods and devices for planting. One method embodiment includes providing a planting device having a frame, the planting device including a generally vertically oriented barrel and a ram slidable within the barrel for propell... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7412932 | Methods of managing timberland A method of managing timberland generally includes planting a first tree crop in first and second rows each having tree spacing between adjacent trees and a first row spacing between the first and second rows. The method further includes planting a first planting of... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7350738 | Sod unrolling machine A sod unrolling machine including a frame which is adapted to be secured to the rear end of a vehicle having a vertically movable hitch. The frame includes first and second horizontally spaced-apart and rearwardly extending frame members with each of the first and s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7318557 | Rotary distributor, methods for its use and the use of the distributor A rotary distributor is for use in spreading solid particles and/or liquid from an agricultural machine. The rotary distributor comprises a round distributor having outlet holes arranged peripherally in the horizontal bottom of the housing and connected to outlet pi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7243459 | Method of cultivation and components for use therewith A method and components for cultivation of plant materials. The components include enhanced berms, a confined irrigation/fertigation system, field and plant sensors, a plant support system, overcovering structure and a protective collar. Each of these components use... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7188447 | Machine for laying ground cover on seeded areas A machine that quickly lays a cover over a freshly seeded area and at the same time anchors the cover to the ground. The cover helps prevent moisture from escaping from the ground and holds the seeds in place during watering the area, during heavy rains and/or durin... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7070004 | Robotic sod stacker A numerically-controlled robotic manipulator arm mounted to a sod harvester comprises two segments pivotally coupled together. One segment is rotatably coupled to a fixed base on the harvester while the second segment carries a pick-up head which can turn with respe... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6997120 | Planting apparatus and method In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a vehicle, such as a tractor, and a planting apparatus that is movable across the ground by the vehicle. The vehicle desirably has a guiding system for automatically guiding the vehicle to follow a predetermined planting pat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6942442 | Root ball preserving and transplant facilitating horticultural container and method A low-profile container with a wide flat bottom for use in transplanting trees and other large plants with minimal disruption to the root ball. It typically has a diameter dimension of approximately four feet or more, with the minimum contemplated diameter dimension... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6722297 | Machine for planting grass sprigs A machine for planting grass sprigs having a superstructure supported on wheels for moving over the earth's surface a sprig storage bin supported by the superstructure, a distributor for moving grass sprigs contained within the storage bin towards an opening in the ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6698366 | Field planting shoes A field planting device 1 adapted to pass along a ground furrow into which plants are to be sequentially placed during a planting operation, the device including: a plant receiving tube 3 defining at least an upper portion of a tubular internal space 60 a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6684536 | Sea grass slab planter and related process The planting of individual sea grass plants or small bunches of sea grass plants is known in the prior art. In the prior art these plantings are made either manually or with appropriate machinery. This invention deals with the digging, transporting and pl... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6601527 | Method of cultivating piper methysticum plants An improved method of cultivating kava plants is disclosed in which a growth medium is formed form a mound formed over a leveled bed of porous rocks, such as volcanic cinders. The bed material is substantially free of organic matter. The mound material is... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6550406 | Sod roll installation device A sod roll installation device for mounting to a mini skid steer utility loader, wherein a steel frame, having extended, braced arms with integrally defined locking wells therein, secures an elongated rod having a large roll of sod mounted thereon, thereb... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6510805 | Aerial reforestation system A reforestation and nourishing practice by the use of a lighter-than-air airship system, for dispersing and planting tree saplings, primarily in remote regions which may have been devastated by fire, where access to such regions by personnel and ground eq... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6305303 | High-speed transplanter for seedlings attached to tape An automated transplanter has been designed for seedlings previously loaded and correctly spaced on a low tensile-strength, biodegradable tape wound on a spool. The transplanter design allowed for rapid planting of the tape with the attached seedlings whi... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6223662 | Apparatus for producing and planting sprigs from bulk sod An apparatus for producing grass sprigs from bulk sod, evenly distributing the grass sprigs on the ground to be planted, and thereafter planting the grass sprigs. The apparatus comprises a rigid frame member having a driven conveyor assembly, a bulk sod s... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6212821 | Automatic plant selector This invention relates to a system and method for automatically selecting viable seedlings or plants from a nursery tray for transplant into a field by an automatic transplant device. An automatic plant selector according to the present invention function... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6073563 | Aquatic planting process and related apparatus A process and apparatus for planting aquatic plants underwater on the bottom of estuaries whereby an aquatic plant which is ready for transplanting is positioned in a planting nipple having an angular groove in its upper portion. When the planting nipple ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6070344 | Apparatus for excavating and transplanting trees and the like An apparatus for excavating and transplanting a tree having an elongate trunk and a plurality of roots extending downwardly into a ground location. The apparatus includes a wheeled frame supporting a chassis, an elongated trailer hitch portion extending f... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5983812 | Seedling with soil selecting and transporting apparatus for transplanting machine A seedling with soil selecting and transporting apparatus for a transplanting machine which can steadily and certainly discriminate good seedlings with soil and no good seedlings with soil without causing operation failure by deposition of a clump of eart... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5954002 | Device for the fast pricking out of plants The present invention relates to a device for rapidly pricking out plants. It is comprised of a positioning element comprising an internal vertical passage wherein the plant together with its ball of earth, introduced through the top or through the bottom... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5884570 | Apparatus and method for propagating grass and other living plants using a sod slurry A method of rapidly propagating grass and other living plant materials using a sod slurry. The method includes mechanically mixing sod having the desired species of grass or other living plant material with water, fertilizer and a slicking agent to produc... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5823126 | Mechanical seedling transplanter A mechanical transplanter device for transplanting seedlings along a path includes a frame, a furrow opening shoe mounted on the frame and engaging the ground for opening a furrow in the ground, and seedling delivery means including a reciprocating stabil... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5791269 | Tree transplanter with detachable pairs of blades A conical tree transplanter is formed of first and second pairs of opposed tapered blades loosely connected sequentially side by side to form a cone having a narrow end and a wide end. The first pair of opposed tapered blades is removable from the second ... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5655467 | Transplanter A seedling planter mounted on a trailer is provided with means to sense the side walls of ridges of earth and a means to position the planter over ridges of earth in response to the ridge side wall sensing means by transporting the planter sideways from t... | 08/12/1997 |
| 5622122 | Garden tool for planting plants A garden tool tool to assist a gardener in planting plants in previously cultivated soil. The garden tool allows a gardener to plant plants such as vegetables, flowers, and tree seedlings in cultivated soil with a minimum of effort and without kneeling or... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5596938 | Apparatus for unloading seedlings from a tray and transporting them elsewhere An apparatus for unloading a tray full of seedlings and transporting them one at a time to another location for further handling, e.g., for planting. The apparatus is arranged to be towed behind a prime mover, and all operations are powered by the movemen... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5159887 | Plant transplanter A transplanter is disclosed which provides uniform planting without damaging plants. The transplanter includes a rotating cup assembly having two-piece clam shell cups, one of which opens by lateral movement by the cup halves of the cup. The transplanter ... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5121701 | Transplating apparatus A transplanting apparatus for transplanting plants from free draining matrix trays in which each plant containing cell of each matrix tray is provided with a drainage hole at the bottom of a cell. The transplanting apparatus has a matrix tray rotary suppl... | 06/16/1992 |
| 5104278 | Plug seedling extractor and method of using same A plug seedling extractor for use with a plurality of variously-sized plug seedling trays is disclosed. The extractor has a base plate assembly with a plurality of extractor pins and an extraction table assembly with a plurality of holes aligned with the ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5083517 | Sod planting machine A machine for cutting large pieces of sod into smaller, generally square blocks suitable for planting, comprising a cutting mechanism for cutting the large pieces of sod into smaller, generally square pieces of sod which are of generally equivalent size a... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5060418 | Method of transplanting a container grown plant The invention is a method for treating a plant growth medium containing a plant so that the growth medium remains intact around the roots during transplanting operations. This involves treating the growth medium shortly before transplanting with an adhesi... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4807543 | Seedling planter A seedling planter has a moveable platform with storage area for seedlings and a work area for a human operator. There is a power source for the planter. A mechanical planting system can plant seedlings and a conveyor introducing seedlings into the mechan... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4777890 | Machine for handling, assembling, laying, watering and pressing sod rolls The machine which is the object of the invention comprises a frame 1 supporting on one side a platform for an operator within whose reach lies another platform 5 bearing rolls 7 of turf and further back a second platform 8 whereas on the left hand side of... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4754815 | Sod laying machine A sod laying machine having front rear sections articulated together. A boom on the front section has arms extending forwardly, with gripper arms extending downwardly from the boom to grip a roll of sod. A control roller connected to the boom arms drives ... | 07/05/1988 |
