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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7497388 | Distributor for liquid manure and the like A liquid manure distributor comprises a hollow elongated beam adapted to extend transversally horizontally at a rear bottom end of a spreader. The beam is connected in fluid flow communication with a feed pipe. A plurality of discharged holes are distributed along t... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7431221 | Lock assembly for a multiple stage folding boom assembly A lock assembly is provided to secure a multi-stage folding boom assembly having left and right booms, each boom having an middle section that pivots about a vertical axis with respect to an inner section, an outer section that pivots about a second vertical axis wi... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429003 | Spray boom suspension lock assembly An assembly for locking a suspension arrangement operatively connected between a boom assembly and a carrying frame that are supported on a boom support implement or vehicle is provided. The implement or vehicle also includes a lift linkage operable to move the carr... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7377453 | Dry material surface applicator A dry material surface applicator comprising: a plurality of receptacles for attaching hoses from an air seeder cart; a plurality of towers mounted on a boom; a plurality of smaller distribution tubes emanating from each tower; a plurality of deflector shields mount... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7364096 | Sprayer with pivotal wing booms having forward and reverse breakaway and folded X-shaped transport position This invention relates to a sprayer having a center boom and pivotal wing booms. The wing booms can be pivoted from an extended spray position to an elevated transport position by lifting and lowering each wing boom about a longitudinal lift pivot axis. In addition,... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7322801 | Compact linear air pump and valve package A compact air pump and valve package includes pump and valve assemblies integral with a pressure housing defining inlet ports and a plurality of fittings for connecting air lines to an interior of the pressure housing. The linear diaphragm pump assembly has a perman... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7124792 | Manual bulk liquid pump control and distribution system The present invention is directed to a manual bulk liquid pump control and distribution system that utilizes a single-handle manual operation for direction of flow and speed, along with providing a neutral position for standby. The system can be operated at a rate o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121040 | Combination foliage compaction and treatment method and apparatus Method and apparatus for applying liquids to foliage with a roller and adjustable spray nozzle apparatus. A large heavy roller is pulled or pushed across a field of plants, thereby forcing the plants very close to the ground. A height adjustable applicator nozzle di... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7118047 | Tack spraying apparatus A tack spraying device mountable on an engine driven vehicle having a storage tank for maintaining tack stored in the container under pressure during operation, a first line connecting the exhaust pipe of the vehicle engine to the storage tank in a manner to permit ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7073735 | Boom breakaway system Foldable boom inner wings are attached to a boom center frame through a rocker attached to a breakaway hydraulic cylinder pressurized to full stroke and connected to an accumulator. When a wing impacts an object, the impact load is transmitted through the fold cylin... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7063273 | Spray delivery system A spray delivery system including a sectional boom attachable to a vehicle. The boom includes first and second movable arms and a fixed arm, each arm housing a plurality of spray nozzles. Each arm can include a frame having openings so that the arms are light-weight... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7043889 | Machine for harvesting stalk crops A harvesting machine for harvesting stalk crops, such as maize or the like, has at least two cutting and intake units which have a series of drum-like cutting and intake elements which can be rotated about essentially vertical axes and are fastened to supporting ele... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040552 | Suspended boom with gauge members An applicator boom apparatus comprises an applicator boom extending laterally from a vehicle, and pivotally attached to the vehicle such that the boom can pivot up and down with respect to the vehicle. A kit provides a gauge member adapted to ride along a surface of... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7028919 | Dry material surface applicator A dry material surface applicator comprising: a plurality of receptacles for attaching hoses from an air seeder cart; a plurality of towers mounted on a boom; a plurality of smaller distribution tubes emanating from each tower; a plurality of deflector shields mount... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6966501 | Agricultural boom structure An easily manufactured large boom construction includes a plurality of main tube support sections fabricated from plate material of differing material thickness, grade and section dependent on load. The tube support sections include apertured areas which provide a p... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6901728 | Expanding and contracting implements For transportability, wide machinery such as disk and cycle-bar mowers are often detached from the tractor on which they are used, and loaded onto a truck or trailer. A new method is to make these wide machines retractable such that their width is no wider than allo... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6367712 | Boom structure The present invention relates to a boom structure for an agricultural implement (1), wherein a pivot link connects a boom section (20) with a frame (10), and actuator means (18) being capable of generating a desired pivoting of the boom section (20) about... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6315218 | Suspension device for sprayer booms A suspension device for a boom of a product spraying agricultural appliance includes elements for mounting the boom on a chassis of the appliance. The suspension device further includes elements to damp a boom movements and adjusting members capable of ac... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6293475 | Foldable boom for an agricultural sprayer The present disclosure relates to a folding boom for an agricultural sprayer. The boom includes a first piece pivotally connected to a second piece. The folding boom also includes a hydraulic cylinder for hydraulically pivoting the first boom piece relati... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6131821 | Field sprayer An agricultural appliance, in particular a field sprayer, that includes a boom construction (1) with a central portion (20) which may, by means of a suspension device, be mounted on a support construction (40), such as a tool bar on a tractor or the like,... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6119963 | Full boom pivot breakaway A boom assembly includes a central support, a first wing pivotably coupled to the central support so as to rotate about a first axis, a first cylinder-piston assembly having a first end pivotably coupled to the support, a second end pivotably coupled to t... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6116519 | Herbicide sprayer assembly A plurality of pivotable spray chambers are mounted on an elongated beam extending from a boom secured to a three-point trailer hitch of a tractor. Controlled herbicide spraying of the unwanted growth which occurs in the furrows between dikes in fields of... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6059201 | Boom arm segment release mechanism for a crop sprayer A crop sprayer includes a number of wheels, a chassis supported by the number of wheels, a boom frame supported by the chassis, and a boom arm segment. The boom arm segment operates in a first mode of operation in which the boom arm segment is maintained ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6053426 | Apparatus for painting an ice surface of rink Apparatus for spraying an ice surface with a white paint comprises a trailer having a tank carried on the trailer, a pump and a boom having a plurality of spray nozzles. The tank has a large opening in the top for receiving bags of paint pigment. The pump... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6053419 | Velocity damping system A self-centering boom for self-propelled agricultural sprayers having a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a magnetically actuated electrical position sensor and control for sensing and moving the boom to a centered position. The electro-hydraulic contr... | 04/25/2000 |
| 5992759 | Material spreader attachment for mounting on a tractor A sprayer attachment is designed for mounting upon a swather tractor and includes a central frame with a tank which can be carried upon the front arms of the swather tractor. Two masts each carry a respective one of a pair of booms, each for extending out... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988528 | Self-centering boom A self-centering boom for self-propelled agricultural sprayers having a double-acting hydraulic cylinder and a magnetically actuated electrical position sensor and control for sensing and moving the boom to a centered position. The electro-hydraulic contr... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5971295 | Agricultural sprayer unit and an air-flow generating assembly of an agricultural sprayer unit An agricultural sprayer unit to be moved by a moving vehicle relative to crops to be sprayed with a chemical agent delivered from said agricultural spray unit includes: a frame connectable to said moving vehicle for connecting said agricultural sprayer un... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5957383 | Method and apparatus for controlling implement portions An apparatus for controlling the relative positioning of two hingedly connected implement portions movable between deployed or working and folded or stowed positions relative to one another includes a strut like component connected between the two impleme... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5630547 | Sprayer boom self-leveling lockout and method of sprayer boom operation A sprayer boom assembly (14) includes a center boom (72), left inner and outer wing booms (100 and 106), and right inner and outer wing booms (110 and 116). A left wing hydraulic cylinder (120) pivots the left inner and outer wing booms (100 and 106) betw... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5533676 | Multi-purpose lawn care machine A lawn care machine including an engine powered mower unit having a front deck element which overlies a blade cutting element and which mounts a liquid storage container for a liquid material spraying unit and a particulate container for a granular spread... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5522543 | Water truck with exhaust gas pressurization system A pressurization system for a tank on a water truck includes a pipe connected at one end via a remotely controllable three-way valve directly into the engine exhaust system of the truck and at the other end into a top portion of the water tank. Engine exh... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5520335 | Spray hood and assembly including the spray hood An assembly adapted for use to spray liquids toward the ground while the assembly limits the drift of such sprayed liquids. The assembly has a frame including a supported portion adapted to be mounted on a mobile unit adapted to transport the frame along ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5348226 | Spray boom system with automatic boom end height control A spray boom system for mounting on a vehicle with opposite sides includes a pair of boom assemblies with proximate and distal ends. The boom assemblies are mounted on the vehicle and are swingable between laterally-extending field positions and folded tr... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5326030 | Method and apparatus for crop spraying A method and apparatus for spraying in relation to row crops provides downwardly extending support elements or drop legs carrying spray nozzles in the region of their lower ends. The support elements extend downwardly between crop rows and are moved lengt... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5310115 | Sprayer having a folding boom A sprayer having a folding boom is disclosed which includes a main spray bar mounted at the rear end of a small vehicle or a trailer. First and second intermediate boom sections are pivotally connected, about horizontal axes, to the outer ends of the mean... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5251704 | Detachable harrow sprayer There is disclosed a new and improved rearwardly folding combination harrow sprayer drawbar. A plurality of quick detach harrow arms are adapted to be quickly connected and disconnected to a plurality of harrow arm receivers. The implement can be used for... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5248091 | Outer boom break-away A foldable boom assembly including a hinge with inner and outer parts attached to inner and outer boom sections, respectively, permitting relative rotation of the inner and outer boom sections about a pivot axis. The outer end of the outer boom section sw... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5248090 | Self-compensation herbicide sprayer A plurality of spray chambers are mounted on a boom secured to a three-point trailer hitch of a tractor. Controlled herbicide spraying of the unwanted growth which occurs in the furrows between dikes in fields of strawberries, lettuce, corn, tomatoes, oni... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5178328 | Folding boom for agricultural sprayers An agricultural sprayer comprising a wheeled frame having a spray tank thereon for pumping chemicals or the like to the spray nozzles on the various boom sections. An inner boom section, intermediate boom section, and outer boom section are provided at ea... | 01/12/1993 |
