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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971541 | Submerged substrate plug cutter and related method A device for use in cutting plugs of submerged substrate and particularly seagrass plugs for the purpose of transplanting using a corresponding transport receptacle and method. The device utilizes a hollow cutting member with a serrated bottom edge capable of being ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7658157 | Boxed tree transporter A transporter 16 is provided for moving a live tree which has a root ball B which is boxed or otherwise contained. A powered slide mechanism 22 is movable from an inclined position to engage the boxed tree to a horizontal transport position on the trai... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7610866 | Radio controlled tree planter The invention comprises a radio controlled tree planter. The planter has four hydraulically controlled tree spades mounted on vehicle, with hydraulic cylinders to position the spades in a storage, position, a vertical digging position, and a actual digging action. A... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7600480 | Tree spade for ATV A tree spade (40) that is mounted on an all terrain vehicle (12) is disclosed. The tree spade (40) includes a support frame (48) that is able to pivot relative to the all terrain vehicle (12) between a transport position and an ope... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7350324 | Folding chair A sign holding device for a folding chair that allows the user to display customized messages on a back rest of the chair. The sign holder is attached to the back rest in various manners so as to permit messages to be displayed when the chair is unfolded. The sign h... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347276 | Adjustable garden tool A manual garden tool having an elongate shaft with an actuator rotatably mounted at its lower end, tine(s) mounted to the actuator, and a cam surface at the lower end of the shaft in contact with a surface of each tine such that, as the actuator is rotated between t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7270500 | Method for installing an underground water pipe A method for installing water pipe beneath nonmoving objects with a presence in the earth with a tool for installing water pipe made of a central body, a ring encircling the central body, a tapered end, an anvil end, and a ring. The method further comprises selectin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267506 | Tool for installing an underground water pipe A tool for installing water pipe made of a central body, a ring encircling the central body, a tapered end, and an anvil end. Water pipe slides over the tapered end, over the ring and is stopped by the anvil in for impact installation in soil enabling water pipe to ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263935 | Sod sprigging apparatus and method An apparatus for removing grass sprigs from sod and incorporating the grass sprigs into the ground, including a chassis, a sod conveying system mounted on the chassis and configured such that sod may be placed thereon and transported thereby, and a rotary tilling me... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263936 | Device for assisting transplanting of seedlings, machine incorporating the device, and method using the device Seedlings are typically grown in trays of soil plugs. Once the seedlings have attained a predetermined size, they may be transplanted to the ground for continued seedling growth and development. Several machines are known in the art, which allow automated seedling t... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7249565 | Multipurpose agricultural device A multipurpose device for planting, transplanting and harvest garlic and similar crops in raised beds includes a base structure having a frame, gauge wheels attached to the frame to support it at a desired height from the raised bed, and left and right raised bed fo... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7204055 | Leg support apparatus for trees and bushes A leg support apparatus comprising a leg comprising a first support and a second support. The leg comprising a pivot end and a spike end. A base comprising a lug side, a ground contact side, and a surrounding wall connecting between the lug side and ground contact s... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7197992 | Planting apparatus and method Embodiments of an apparatus and method for planting plants are disclosed. In one embodiment, the 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 f... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198312 | Arrangement for handling objects such as nursery stock or the like An apparatus for moving large objects such as nursery stock incorporate two elongated arms, each including a handling member with a horizontal portion and a downwardly extending portion being attached to the end of each arm. When the arms are moved in relation to on... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7131677 | Weeder A weeder includes a longitudinal shaft having a predetermined length and a longitudinal bore, a chuck mechanism provided at a lower end portion of the longitudinal shaft for pinching and pulling out weeds in the ground, the chuck mechanism including first and second... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7121048 | Method of removing a volume of formable material A method of removing a predetermined area and depth of formable material from an expanse of the formable material having a top surface. The method makes use of a volume indicating tool that includes a depth indicator that has a material surface indicator and a depth... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121356 | Tools and methods for retrieving buried coins and other treasure A “sod saver” tool for digging to acquire an object buried in the ground, and a non-metallic scraping tool utilized when carefully examining the soil. The sod saver tool includes a main cylindrical body rotated about its longitudinal axis for digging a substanti... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7073452 | Automated tree spade centering device An automated device for centering a mechanical tree spade provides a sighting device on each blade thereof with a readout adjacent to the operator to determine proper blade placement in order to provide an acceptable root ball for transplanting a tree. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069693 | Transplant yield maximization system for growing plants A growing system for plant seedlings that takes into consideration the varied requirements of the seedling; seedling and transplant environment; seedling cell size; mechanical transplanter requirements; seedling leaf, stem and root development and coordinates all th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7063168 | Device for removing plants or the like from ground The invention relates to a device for removing plants or the like from the ground. The device comprises an elongated shaft, a ground support pivoted to a first end of the shaft transversely in relation to the longitudinal axis thereof and at least two blades includi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052058 | Tool leverage attachment A tool leverage attachment for use with digging or lifting tools which includes a saddle with curvilinear end, anchor channel and protruding flange together with Greek letter Pi (TT) shaped driver fulcrum consisting of a pressure bar perpendicularly affixed to protr... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7036272 | Plant container A plant container consisting of decayable and ecologically safe materials is collapsible and assembled from its parts consisting of a pre-cut casing (1) and a bottom (2) made of dimensionally stable wire mesh or biologically degradable plastic and a de... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7000961 | Implement for collecting animal faeces An implement for collecting animal faeces comprises a baton in which the lower portion is tubular whose lower end is enlarged and has an open end whereat a disposable cartridge is internally fitted. The cartridge has a tubular body with a ring member in which is def... | 02/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6952998 | Minimum till seeding knife The present invention relates to a knife for and a method of zero till or minimum till seeding and fertilizing. The knife is particularly adpated for dray land conditions producing minimum soil disturbance and very shallow operation. The knife has a high penetration... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6910544 | Work machine arrangement In the operation of work machines of the type having an extensible arm, the maximum reach of the arm for a given work machine is limited by such factors as the vehicle's weight, body size and engine placement. The present invention provides for a work machine arrang... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6817305 | Device for transplanting trees or shrubs A device serves for transplanting trees or shrubs. The device comprises a carrier that is capable of encircling the tree or the shrub. Circularly arced slideways are supported on the carrier, and spades are adjustably supported along the slideways. The spades can be... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6722296 | Tree spade system A tree spade system for providing a vehicle-mounted system capable of excavating large and heavy plants and transporting them while locking the system into place to prevent damage to the vehicle and plant The tree spade system includes a vehicle with a tilting mecha... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6561108 | Plantman spherical transplanter The present invention is a mechanical tree transplanting attachment that replaces the bucket of a loader-motor vehicle. The attachment is capable of excavating and planting a tree and root ball using a single hemispherical scoop with a fixture nestled wit... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6530333 | Tree excavator and transplanter An apparatus 10 and method for excavating, transporting, and transplanting a live tree. The invention relates more specifically to equipment, which utilizes curved ground piercing excavation blades 42 moveably supported on a ring assembly 50 that is pivot... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6401831 | Tine structure for bare root tree and stump extracting tool A tool, for mounting on a powering vehicle for transport, vertical motion and pivotal motion about a horizontal axis, provides a frame having connecting structure to interconnect with the powering vehicle. The frame carries extracting structure having plu... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6382113 | Device for transplanting trees or bushes A device for transplanting trees or bushes having at least two spades that can be adjusted against each other. These spades can be set between an open and closed position by means of a pair of attached servo-drives. When in the open position, the spades a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6343659 | Mini shrub spader A mini shrub spader for unearthing and transporting trees and shrubs. The mini shrub spader has a basketed U-blade which allows it to unearth, shape the root ball and transport a tree or shrub utilizing the same device. The mini shrub spader is preferably... | 02/05/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6253690 | Tree excavator and transplanter This invention relates generally to an apparatus and a method for excavating and transplanting a live tree. The invention relates more specifically to equipment which utilizes curved ground piercing blades moveably supported on a ring assembly positioned ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6206104 | Bare root tree and stump extracting tool A tool, for mounting on a tractor or backhoe having a three or four point hitch to pivotally mount the tool on a laterally extending horizontal axis for vertical motion and for pivotal motion about the horizontal axis, provides a frame having connecting s... | 03/27/2001 |
