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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6170704 | Machine and method for monitoring mobile product application A mobile products applicator includes a monitoring system particularly adaptable for use in selected product management applications, wherein application rates for selected products stored on-board one or more storage devices are measured on-the-go and vi... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6092973 | Dial-in ejector speed control for articulated trucks and the like having ejector type dump mechanism A material eject system includes an ejector mounted to a bed of a vehicle which is movable between a rear end and a forward end of the bed for ejecting material from the bed. The ejector is powered by a cylinder having different fluid volumes depending on... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5949338 | Personal protection device A cylindrical personal protection device is disclosed having an aerosol cylinder with a nozzle, a light and a removable safety cap. In an embodiment with dual cylinders, the cylinders contain a deterrent spray and a glowing liquid. A trigger proximate the... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5873529 | Dispenser for deodorants or the like A device for distributing a deodorising, fragrancing insecticidal or the like product is arranged to be activated by opening and closing a room door. In one embodiment, the device comprises a spring plastics bracket 10 clipped to the bottom of a door and ... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5845818 | Removable meter cartridge for metering system A metering system is driven by a transmission for metering product from a product tank. The metering system has a meter housing, within which is mounted a meter cartridge having an inlet releasably coupled to the product tank. A meter roller which has an ... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5735959 | Apparatus spreading fluid on floor while moving An apparatus of spreading a fluid on the floor includes four rectangular application rotating bodies partially overlapping each other, and four nozzles supplying the fluid provided in rotation areas of the respective application rotating bodies. The rotat... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5644297 | Personal protection device A personal protection device is disclosed with a mixing area and mixing nozzle. A fluid container rests on a moveable container base having a nozzle which extends into the mixing area. The fluid container can be a two portion flexible ampule or a canister... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5517180 | Personal protection device A cylindrical personal protection device is disclosed having an ampule section containing a flexible, multi-chamber ampule with a nozzle, a light and a removable safety cap. The ampule contains a deterrent spray and a glowing liquid. At least a portion of... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5301848 | Electromagnetic meter for closed dispensing container A metering device for controlling the flow of granular material through a conduit. The metering device includes a electrical coil operably associated with the conduit, a ferromagnetic latching strip disposed in the magnetic field produced by the coil, and... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5234128 | Aggregate material spreader A material spreader consisting of a hopper, attached to a motor vehicle, which receives and dispenses an aggregate material in predetermined quantities and in a layer having substantial uniformity in thickness. The rate of dispensing the aggregate materia... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5131570 | Seed dispensing device for repairing divots An apparatus has been devised for repairing divots on a golf course which is comprised of an elongated tubular housing containing seeds or dressing and has a lower dispenser end, a spring-loaded rod disposed in the lower end including an agitator at the u... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5035352 | Adjustable apparatus for spreading mortar and method therefor This invention discloses an adjustable apparatus for spreading mortar onto bricks or blocks. The apparatus utilizes augers and is readily adjusted to extrude beads of mortar onto the proper portions of bricks/blocks having different widths. A trowel membe... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4878598 | Method and apparatus for dispensing a substance to a work area A method and apparatus for dispensing a substance to a work area in which the method includes the steps of determining the quantity of the substance to be dispensed substantially evenly to the work area, calculating the rate of dispensing the substance to... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4863069 | Applicator dispensing and storing of particulate carpet-cleaning composition An applicator for particulate carpet-cleaning compositions having a cylindrical body formed of relatively rotatable inner and outer concentric cylindrical members in 360° frictional nested engagement, separately attached non-rotatably to opposite wheel m... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4805088 | Method and apparatus for microprocessor controlled sprayer This invention relates to an improved method and apparatus for application of agrochemicals from a moving vehicle. It utilizes a multiple chemical infusion system for mobile spraying of liquid mixtures at present, controlled, and monitored application rat... | 02/14/1989 |
| 4523280 | Spreader control An improved control system for a mobile material distribution apparatus of the type having a ground speed sensor, a distributing device for spreading material along the path of travel of the apparatus, a variable rate delivery structure for delivering mat... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4493272 | Agricultural planter with sled frame, vacuum dispensing and ground drive An agricultural planter for metering seeds for row crops includes a main frame in the form of a sled with transport wheels which can be selectively raised and lowered for transporting the planter and a tool bar for mounting a plurality of implements. A pl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4410105 | Cable-driven rotor-piston dispensing apparatus and method of operating the same Apparatus and method for dispensing a gel containing seeds for planting. A container (11) has a piston (13) driven by a lead screw (14) for expressing the gel through outlet (12). A line (17) is wound around a control rotor (16) and a free end is secured ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4392611 | Sprayer control system An automatic control system for a vehicular liquid sprayer includes a control circuit for receiving a liquid pressure signal and a vehicle ground speed signal and operator accessible controls for delivering to the control circuit signals corresponding to ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4352445 | Building material applicator An applicator for introducing and spreading building material in a controlled manner to a building surface. The device includes a housing adapted to contain a predetermined amount of building material therein. Guides are on the housing adapted to engage w... | 10/05/1982 |
| 4285448 | Apparatus utilizing grooved roller for dispensing powder in predetermined quantity and configuration A hopper gravity feeds powder into a closeable chute. The outlet of the chute is in wiping contact with the surface of a journaled and partially enclosed roller. One or more grooves are disposed in the roller for receiving gravity discharged powder from t... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4240583 | Low cost, highly versatile self-pumping vehicle type liquid sprayer A sheet metal vehicle chassis supporting a container of liquid to be sprayed is provided on at least one of its wheels with cam rollers fixed to the wheel for rotation. The roller cams compress a loop of pump hose at spaced locations to siphon liquid from... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4155315 | Mobile spreader A mobile spreader of the type drawn by a tractor includes a hopper mounted on a roller. The roller is provided with a jarring strip which imparts a jolt to the hopper on each revolution of the roller. This jolting action prevents bridging of the material ... | 05/22/1979 |
| 4117788 | Seed drill including discs driven by ground wheel drive Seed sowing apparatus comprising a plurality of ground-engaging discs arranged in staggered relationship in two or more rows and driven from ground-engaging wheels, with individual seed metering devices carried by and driven by each disc to deposit seeds ... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4027606 | Planter apparatus A planter for planting disk-shaped environmental seed cells which are formed of low-density readily-crumbled, compressed pulverulent material. The planter apparatus comprises a planter chassis supported from a tool bar of a tractor and pivotally supported... | 06/07/1977 |
