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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4265049 | Temporary plant covers A reusable temporary cover for indoor house plants to retain moisture for the plant. The cover is formed of flexible transparent plastic sheet material with tie means to completely enclose a house plant and includes a water retention portion to catch and ... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4258635 | Soil cultivation implement A soil cultivation implement comprising a frame adapted to be coupled to a drive means, and said frame supporting, one behind the other in the direction of travel, first cutting means for cutting the ground substantially vertically, second cutting means f... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4256113 | Surgical apparatus A surgical cannula includes a sheath having proximal and distal ends, a member disposed within the sheath and movable longitudinally therein, the movable member having proximal and distal ends, and a surgical instrument operable by movement of the distal ... | 03/17/1981 |
| 4254578 | Tree stand A tree stand comprises a rigid base; a plurality of resilient bars each having a bend and a first portion extending substantially vertically downwardly from the bend and terminating in a free end. The first bar portions are arranged in a circular array an... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4253412 | Seed confining attachment for a wheat drill An attachment is disclosed for securement to the boot of an agricultural shovel drill machine. Support structure of the attachment is affixed to the back side of the boot and serves to position a seed deflecting body proximate the discharge end of the boo... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4248013 | Hydroponic bedding tray apparatus A hydroponic bedding tray and nutrient feeding apparatus is disclosed which is particularly advantageous for outdoor use wherein trough means in fluid communication with a nutrient mixing reservoir are formed below a bottom floor of the bedding tray so th... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4244308 | Seed drills A seed drill for planting seeds, comprising a seed container having a flexible base with a bore, and one or more slots radiating from the bore, formed therein, and a dibber rod movable axially of the bore whereby to engage and eject from the container a s... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244306 | Minimum tillage planter A planter for seed crops, such as grains. A wheeled framework supports the apparatus for movement about a field. At the front of the framework is a row of transversely spaced chisels which produce tilled areas parallel to the path of movement of the frame... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4244147 | Flower pot holders The invention relates to a flower pot holder comprising a spun aluminium holder mounted on a vertical stand and containing water. Within the holder is an insert member suspended from the holder and carrying a flower pot. A wick dips into the water and inc... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4241674 | Sub-soil planter A sub-soil planter machine has a frame, including front and rear transverse tool bars; a plurality of sub-soil blades mounted on and transversely spaced along the front tool bar; a plurality of rotary tilling assemblies mounted on and transversely spaced ... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4240365 | Magnetic seed planter Planting apparatus including a supporting frame adapted to be connected to a tractor or similar vehicle; a seed hopper mounted on the supporting frame for containing a supply of seeds, and seed metering mechanism spaced beneath the discharge outlet of the... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4239010 | Microwave seed sensor for field seed planter A seed planting apparatus comprises a mobile planting machine to be connected to a tractor or similar vehicle, and having a seed hopper for containing a supply of seeds to be planted. A seed outlet on the hopper feeds a seed dispensing apparatus for deliv... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4236350 | Seedling tray assembly and greenhouse A seedling tray assembly and greenhouse which includes a base, a sheet of embossed material in said base and spaced from the bottom thereof, a seedling grid resting on said embossed material and a deeply dished cover overlying said base and seedling grid.... | 12/02/1980 |
| 4233981 | Device for closing severed body vessels A surgical device for joining severed body vessel walls comprises a pair of annular flanges each formed of a plastic material which is compatible with the human body. Pointed pins on one of the flanges are pierced through the vessel walls and inserted int... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4233915 | Apparatus for cultivating soil An apparatus and method for cultivating soil by forcing a burst of pressurized fluid into the soil. The apparatus is provided with a horizontal hollow shaft, rotatably mounted on a frame member, and having a plurality of hollow rods extending radially the... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4232482 | Flower pot A container assembly for growing and transplanting plants is disclosed. The container assembly includes an open ended pot, a drainage tray, and a drainage disc removably supported on an annular flange near the bottom end of the pot. The drainage disk is m... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4231305 | Soil cultivating machine A cultivating machine includes a forward row of subsoil tools and a plurality of elongated cultivating rollers having support plates to which soil penetrating T-section bars or knife edged bars are attached. To the rear of the cultivating rollers, a trail... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4231186 | Group of pots for nursing and replanting plants A group of enclosures for nursing and replanting plants is disclosed comprising several parallel rows of enclosures wherein each two adjoining rows of enclosures have a common wall construction. This wall permits the flow of nutrients and water through th... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4229904 | Method and device for facilitating the watering of hanging plants The watering of hanging plants is facilitated by disposing an elongated flexible container under the hanging pot whereby the vines on the plant may be tucked into the container with the container detachably fastened at its upper edge to the pot so that an... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4230054 | Earth-working implement An earth-working implement and a method utilizing such an implement for preparing soil for planting seeds and concurrently planting the seeds wherein a plate-like plow stock penetrates the soil to a substantial depth below ground level, and the soil is co... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4227343 | Horticulture device for rotating plants due to transpiration and evaporation of moisture A container for plants is rotated as water is evaporated and respirated therefrom due to the interaction between a compression spring and linear-to-rotary motion mechanism. The compression spring is disposed between the container and a stop on a support s... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4226048 | Plant growing assembly A plant growing assembly comprising a first housing adapted to retain water therein, the housing having an opening in an upper surface thereof, a second housing adapted to retain a plant therein, the opening being shaped complementarily to the second hous... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4222198 | Tree tie A tree tie engageable about the trunk of a tree and fixed to a supporting post set adjacent the tree. The tree tie is such that it will yield about and freely permit the trunk of its related tree to grow or increase in size and is such that it will yield,... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4222199 | Hydroponics growing conduit A combination of a rigid trough formed of a bottom and raised sides and a conduit which carries the water-nutrient solution to plants contained therein, the conduit being contained within the trough and being placed in the trough sufficiently spaced betwe... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4222197 | Garden curbing and method of forming same Disclosed herein is a method and apparatus for forming borders and the like around garden areas, the apparatus comprising cardboard sheets having scribed thereon three bending folds, each bending fold extending longitudinally along the surface of the card... | 09/16/1980 |
| 4221175 | Apparatus and method for planting seed An apparatus and method is illustrated wherein seedlings carried in spaced relation in cellular trays receivable for inversion with subsequent release into means for distributing the seeds over a larger area occupied by segregated portions of growing medi... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4219967 | Flower pot watering apparatus An apparatus for supporting a flower pot and watering the contents thereof. The watering system uses a separate base having a liquid reservoir therein for holding water or water and plant nutrients. A separate flower pot container has a bottom portion sha... | 09/02/1980 |
| 4218981 | Seed planter A seed planter comprising an elongated tube member having a seed hopper at one end in open communication with the interior of the tube member, a discharge opening provided at the opposite end of the tube for release of seeds therefrom, a seed reservoir in... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4217729 | Flower cup for grave marker A flower pot has a retainer which holds the pot atop a flat, ground-level grave marker in position where neither the pot nor its retainer is interfered with by lawn mowers cutting grass closely adjacent and around the marker. The retainer is L-shaped, pre... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4216619 | Horticulture device for rotating plants due to transpiration and evaporation of moisture A horticulture device is provided for rotating a plant as moisture transpires from the plant and evaporates from the container holding the plant. The device includes a spring which is linearly distorted due to gravity as the plant is watered and which is ... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4216621 | Planting system including articles of manufacture A planting system in which the basic unit of the system comprises a plurality of individual containers for growing plants to a stage suitable for transplanting and in which the plurality of containers are secured in a flexible carrier sheet. The securemen... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4216622 | Plant container A molded plant container having at least one slit along the vertical wall of the container, a separable liquid-tight fastener along the slit edges and a living hinge in a wall of the container permitting the side wall to be separated from a contained root... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4216623 | Plant watering system and process In a co-pending parent application, a plant watering system comprises a porous inner pot positioned at an elevated location within a water-impervious outer container. Water within the outer container wicks by capillary action up the side walls of the poro... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4214538 | Three 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 |
| 4213272 | Device for supporting tomato plants A device for use by gardeners in growing vines for raising tomatoes and other vine growing vegetables, consisting of a series of horizontal plates of a transparent material supported one above the other by a series of struts between the plates. The plates... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4212254 | Tiller planter with modified seed bed finishing implement A tractor-drawn machine adapted to perform tilling, seed bed preparation, and planting in a single operation, comprises a frame from which plow units, a reel unit, a seed bed finishing implement and seed planting units are mounted seriatim. The attitude o... | 07/15/1980 |
| 4211175 | Agricultural implements An agricultural implement has an elongated frame extending transverse to the direction of travel with soil penetrating tools and liquid spraying booms mounted on the frame. A pair of liquid tanks are carried by respective supports in front of the frame, o... | 07/08/1980 |
| 4209014 | Dispensing device for medicaments An implantable device for dispensing a medicament in two modes; a basal delivery rate and an augmented rate. The device includes a permeable elastic material adapted to be repeatedly compressed by a solenoid operated piston. The device delivers a basal ra... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4208835 | Herbicide applicator An apparatus for applying herbicide to tall weeds which extend above a line formed by the upper reaches of desirable crops is disclosed. The apparatus includes a pair of hydraulic rams for elevating and lowering a rotatably mounted roller which has a cove... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4207823 | Planter A compact agricultural planter unit is provided for narrow row crops. The unit includes a pair of double disk furrow openers in combination with adjustable depth gauge wheels. The disks and wheels are carried by frame structure positioned between the whee... | 06/17/1980 |
