Patents Assigned to Wil-Rich, Inc.
  • Patent number: 4312621
    Abstract: An auger conveyor assembly for use with a seeder and fertilizer applicator, having tanks which are mounted onto a tool bar frame or carrier such as a field cultivator and wherein the seed tanks are generally positioned adjacent to the hitch of the tool bar frame. The auger conveyor is mounted on the tool bar frame on a member which permits moving the auger from a usable position with the receiving end of the auger adjacent the ground to a transport position. The discharge spout of the auger comprises a flexible tube which can be manipulated for filling the tanks. In transport position the hopper end of the auger is raised above the ground and the entire auger is substantially within the perimeter of the tool bar frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Wil-Rich, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherman H. Quanbeck, Albert O. Ringdahl, David P. Desautels
  • Patent number: 4296695
    Abstract: A seeding device which comprises an attachment that can be placed onto existing tillage implements such as field cultivators and utilizes an air distribution system which permits the transfer of a metered amount of seed into individual air carrying lines, wherein each of said lines deposits seeds immediately behind each shovel or furrow opener on the tillage implement to provide an accurate, and large scale seeding device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1981
    Assignee: Wil-Rich, Inc.
    Inventor: Sherman H. Quanbeck