Patents by Inventor Charlie C. Johnson

Charlie C. Johnson has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Counterrotation mulching mower and blade assembly
    Patent number: 5809765
    Abstract: A mulching mower is provided for mowing and mulching turf vegetation in order to reduce the size of the cut vegetation and more evenly distribute the vegetation once thus cut. Counterrotating, coaxial mowing blade and mulching tool assemblies are provided. The mowing blade assembly is driven by a central shaft rotatably mounted through a drive barrel which drives the mulching tool. The mulching tool assembly includes a plurality of blades, typically pivotally mounted, at least one of the mulching blades being in a lower mulching plane, and at least one other of the mulching blades being in an upper mulching plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Allied Products Corporation
    Inventors: Dawson W. Hastings, Charlie C. Johnson