Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7721662 | Applicator system and method for the agricultural distribution of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials The applicator system is designed to distribute agriculturally beneficial matter across a field. The system includes a supply reservoir and an agitator assembly that grates and abrades matter in the supply reservoir until the abraded matter precipitates out of the s... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7252049 | Animal food distributor An animal feeder having a distribution mechanism which allows food to be either dropped or scattered in random directions, providing exercise and entertainment for the animal. The feeder includes a food hopper supported by wheels, which when pushed or pulled by the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7213617 | Airflow divider with shutoff An air divider having a shutoff plate for converting row spacing on a seeding implement. A reversible shutoff plate has a closed position wherein one end of the plate extends through a slot and completely blocks a leg of a Y-shaped output end of the divider. By reve... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7185596 | Seed slide for use in an agricultural seeding machine A seeding machine includes at least one seed metering system and at least one seed placement system. Each seed placement system is in communication with a corresponding seed metering system. Each seed placement system includes a seed slide having a bottom end and a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 6997122 | Method and apparatus for distributing soil amendments Method and apparatus for dispensing aggregates for lawn improvement. Aggregates are delivered to the site in a primary dispensing vehicle, which is configured to allow a smaller secondary dispensing vehicle to be loaded with the aggregate directly from the primary v... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6932286 | Combination drop and broadcast spreader A spreader for distributing a material on a surface. In certain embodiments, the spreader may include a disk rotatable about an axis and having an upper surface extending substantially radially from the axis. A driver may operably connect to the disk to provide rota... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6909068 | All-terrain undercarriage A moveable undercarriage for supporting and moving a welder over a ground surface having a base to support the welder, a front and rear axle secured to the base each having two wheels rotatably secured to the axles, and a push bar secured to said base to move the ba... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6513447 | Method and apparatus for distributing soil amendments Method and apparatus for dispensing aggregates for lawn improvement. Aggregates are delivered to the site in a primary dispensing vehicle, which is configured to allow a smaller secondary dispensing vehicle to be loaded with the aggregate directly from th... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6135036 | Broadcast spreader with replaceable spinner A broadcast spreader includes a perforated, dished spinner defining a concave upper surface which is particularly adapted to spreading pelletized mulch. The shaft upon which the spinner is mounted is jointed to permit sections of the shaft to be disconnec... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6058860 | Seeder apparatus for dispensing seed with or without top dressing The seeder apparatus includes a first hopper for dispensing seeds onto a conveyor mechanism to be moved thereby to an entry nip between a rotary brush and the conveyor mechanism for propelling the seed downwardly at the discharge end of the frame on which... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6024033 | Seeder apparatus for dispensing seed with or without top dressing The seeder apparatus includes a material hopper for dispensing material onto a conveyor to be moved thereby to an entry nip between a rotary brush and the conveyor for propelling the material downwardly at the discharge end. In one embodiment, a metering ... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5934056 | Mower grass collecting and distributing A mower (100) has a collecting box (108,110;1) with the dual functions of collecting mown grass and distributing grass or other material over the ground. Thus the box has an outlet opening (12) which is closed or obstructed during grass collection. It may... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5802994 | Seeder apparatus for dispensing seed with or without top dressing The seeder apparatus includes a first hopper for dispensing seeds onto a conveyor mechanism to be moved thereby to an entry nip between a rotary brush and the conveyor mechanism for propelling the seed downwardly at the discharge end of the frame on which... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5501404 | Manure spreader with vertical expellers An improved manure spreader has two augers that lie in respective channels in the floor of the manure spreader box. The augers are journaled only at the front end of the box. Center and side holddowns overlie portions of the auger peripheries to restrain ... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5368236 | Manure spreader An improved manure spreader has two augers that lie in respective channels in the floor of the manure spreader box. The augers are journaled only at the front end of the box. Center and side holddowns overlie portions of the auger peripheries to restrain ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5184559 | Seed distribution device The present invention consists of a new distribution device for use with conventional seeding meters. The system consists of a seed meter for dispensing a predetermined amount of seed and the distributor of this invention disposed below the dispenser. The... | 02/09/1993 |
| 4926768 | Seed spreader A special seed spreading machine, lawn care apparatus and process are provided to transport, meter, and disperse different types of grass seeds evenly and uniformly over a lawn, turf, or soil. Advantageously, the novel seed spreading machine, lawn care ap... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4905912 | Side mounted or pull type particulate material spreader A support arm has an inner section connected to the three-point hitch of a tractor and an outer section positioned at the side of the tractor carrying a spreader which can spread ground over which the tractor cannot be driven. The spreader may be raised o... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4800826 | Agricultural machine An agricultural machine comprises a frame (1) carrying a hopper (2) for a fluid material, the hopper (2) is located in a sealed chamber (4) having an inlet communicated with a source (5) of working fluid and a device for causing the fluid material to move... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4291637 | Freely rotatable soil cultivating implements with liquid dispensing A cultivating implement has rows of tined soil working members that are freely rotatable about upwardly extending shafts. Each soil working member has tines positioned around the shaft which defines its axis of rotation. At the lower end of the shaft, a c... | 09/29/1981 |
| 4235376 | Dispensing apparatus for use with a tractor There is disclosed a dispensing apparatus which is mounted at the rear of a tractor and which employs two friction wheels mounted on a common frame. The frame is pivotally mounted so that an operator can cause the friction wheels to engage the rear wheels... | 11/25/1980 |
