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Class 111/95 - Regulated discharge


Subclass of Class 111 - Planting
Definition: Devices comprising a material-depositing mechanism with
No. of patents: 35
Last issue date: 06/15/2010


NumberTitleIssue Date
7735436Granule dispensing tool
A granule dispensing device is provided and includes a chamber having a predetermined volume for housing granules and defining a flow path for a flow of granules, a valve assembly for controlling the flow path, and an actuator configured to actuate the valve assembl...
06/15/2010
7406921Tool for raking and distributing granular material
The disclosed apparatus relates to a gardening tool comprising: a hollow shaft; a container in communication with the hollow shaft; a rake head located at a first end of the hollow shaft; an actuator located at a second end of the hollow shaft; a plunger located in ...
08/05/2008
7395768Fertilizer spike injection tool
A tool for injecting solid fertilizer spikes into soil for tree and plant root nutrition utilizing elongated brackets to reduce the step-up height, form a fertilizer load chamber and to provide for a spring fertilizer spike retention mechanism such that the tool is ...
07/08/2008
7299614Collapsible rake
A novel rake minimally consists of: at least two tine frames, each tine frame having a plurality of tines coupled thereto; a tine frame coupling for coupling to proximal ends of each of the tine frames; pivot mechanisms coupled between the tine frames and the tine f...
11/27/2007
7252042Fertilizer spike injection tool
A tool for injecting solid fertilizer spikes into soil for tree and plant root nutrition utilizing elongated 90° brackets to reduce the step-up height, form a fertilizer load chamber and to provide for a flat spring fertilizer spike retention mechanism such that th...
08/07/2007
7171779Tool 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
7104207Air seeder tank arrangement
An air seeder has two tanks for holding seed or other particulate matter. Each tank has a metering device at the bottom to meter out the contents of the tanks. A panel is positioned to cover and uncover a hole between the two tanks such that it can direct the conten...
09/12/2006
7096622Insect exterminating device
An insect exterminating device which is characterized in a first embodiment by a handle having a handle base attached to a downwardly-extending probe frame fitted with a bracket and a spring for receiving an aerosol or pressurized fluid canister containing an insect...
08/29/2006
6981457Particulate material dispenser
A dispenser for dispensing particulate matter includes a hollow elongate body having sidewalls extending between opposite first and second ends. First and second end seals seal the first and second ends respectively. The first end seal has an orifice through which t...
01/03/2006
6659028Planting device having adjustable handle
A planting device includes a housing for engaging into soil and having a rear and two side walls, and a pivotal jaw pivotally secured to the housing and rotatable toward and away from the rear wall of the housing. The pivotal jaw and the side walls and th...
12/09/2003
6659027Seed and feed dispenser
A dispenser for seed or feed having a tubular body with an interior volume and a dispensing opening at one end thereof, a handle affixed to the tubular body, a valve positioned within the interior volume adjacent the dispensing opening, and a button affix...
12/09/2003
6637355Device for filling and leveling divots
The device for filling and leveling grass surfaces comprises a tube having an upper end and a lower end; a planar bottom chute extending across the lower end of the tube, the planar bottom chute being pivotaly mounted to the lower end of the tube; a handl...
10/28/2003
6615752Sowing shovel for sowing seed
A sowing shovel for sowing seed gradually as the sowing shovel is used. The sowing shovel has a body, an adjusting rod at a bottom of the body, a plate for adjusting the adjusting rod to move reciprocally. The body has a concave shovel portion and a handl...
09/09/2003
6186082Seed 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
6138589Bulb planting device
A gardening tool used for bulb planting having a frustoconically shaped earth removing portion with the approximate size and depth needed to remove enough soil to plant a bulb. The tool has a handle for holding onto the device and placing it on the ground...
10/31/2000
5944231Fertilizer or like dry material dispensing assembly and dispensing gun therefor
A dispenser assembly particularly adapted to selectively dispense predetermined amounts of dry fertilizer or other dry material onto an area of disbursement, such as a plant, and including an elongated dispensing conduit having a holding chamber of predet...
08/31/1999
5870961Cascading particles and seeds dispenser
A particle/seed dispenser is composed of a motor-spatula assembly and a base housing, or handle. The motor-spatula assembly includes two or more V-shaped spatulas and an electrical motor physically connected to a proximal end of each V-shaped spatula, or ...
02/16/1999
5664506Hand held seed dispenser
A seed dispenser is composed of a motor-spatula assembly and a handle. A switch, an adjustable resistor and a battery are enclosed in a hollow of the handle. The motor-spatula assembly includes a V-shaped spatula and an electrical motor elastically mounte...
09/09/1997
5584256Tool 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
5471939Handheld 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
5452672Multiple earth auger and fertilizer dispensing apparatus
An apparatus for simultaneously drilling multiple holes in the earth in a selected pattern and dispensing a selected quantity of fertilizer into each hole. A support adapted to be carried by a vehicle, such as a farm tractor, carries two frameworks parall...
09/26/1995
5431115Handheld 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
5339994Fertilizer or like dry material dispensing assembly
A dispenser assembly particularly adapted to selectively dispense predetermined amounts of dry fertilizer or other dry material onto an area of disbursement, such as a plant, and including an elongated dispensing conduit having a holding chamber of predet...
08/23/1994
5170729Fertilizer 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
5101744Dispenser 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
5063863Tree fertilizing tool using an auger and measuring means
An apparatus for fertilizing soil includes a frame, a fertilizer storage canister and an earth drilling assembly which is movable relative to the frame and has a fluted, substantially vertical auger element. According to one aspect of the invention, a gui...
11/12/1991
5040471Hand vegetable transplanter with assembly for varying quantity of liquid dispensed.
Apparatus (10) for transplanting of vegetables or other plants is provided which eliminates stoop labor while properly placing plants (142) within earth openings (84); at the same time, a measured quantity of liquid (42) is delivered to the opening (84). ...
08/20/1991
4896797Seed stick
A manually operated seeder and gardening device has a storage hopper for seeds with a pressure activated valve therein to permit the passage of seed from the storage hopper onto the desired location. The arrangements of parts and relative sizes is such as...
01/30/1990
4461225Multiple seed planter with seed discharge mechanism
A seed planter is provided for depositing seeds in the ground. The planter includes an elongate body having a handle at one end and a discharge passage at the other end. A hood opens and closes a discharge opening at the end of the passage and is connecte...
07/24/1984
4413440Gopher probe and poison dispenser
An upstanding tubular shank is provided and the lower end portion includes a tapered lower terminal end and a lateral opening formed therein closely spaced above the terminal end. A hollow poison reservoir is carried by and encircles a midportion of the s...
11/08/1983
4290374Hand-held and operated seeder apparatus
A hand-held and operated seeder apparatus is provided which is capable of carrying and spreading seed and the like to selected lawn areas. This operation is accomplished by securing the lower end of a storage handle to a cup member. When the apparatus is ...
09/22/1981
4214538Three way garden tool
A three way garden tool comprising a hollow handle having an opening, a trowel and tamping member connected to one end of the hollow handle with the hollow handle being closed at its other end. A sleeve is slid over the hollow handle adjacent to the openi...
07/29/1980
4206714Manually operable grass seeder
A device for preparing and reseeding small bare spots in a lawn is in the form of a telescoping tubular member having upper and lower, relatively slidable tubes, with the storage hopper for the grass seeds being provided in the upper tube, and wherein a v...
06/10/1980
4134349Fertilizer and insecticide applicator
A portable applicator for applying a dry fertilizer and/or insecticide material onto the surface of the earth adjacent a plant, and including an elongated essentially tubular body structure carrying at its upper end a container of the dry material andcont...
01/16/1979
4123980Root feeder
An apparatus is disclosed for depositing a growth altering material such as fertilizer to a plant rooted in soil. The apparatus includes a body member having a handle member extending relative thereto. A digging element extends from the body member having...
11/07/1978
 
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