Patents Assigned to The Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests
  • Spot mounder method and apparatus
    Patent number: 5210964
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for forming spot mounds used in assisting the germination and growth of tree seedlings in reforestation. A crawler moves forwardly while a digging blade connected to a frame is lowered into the soil in order to overturn the soil and form a mound. After the digging blade is lowered into the ground, the digging blade rotates so as to better form and thereafter pass the formed mound without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1993
    Assignee: The Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests
    Inventors: Samuel F. Lam, James A. Maxwell, James M. Ewart