Patents by Inventor Cyrille J. Precetti

Cyrille J. Precetti 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).

  • Scaleable static sample divider
    Patent number: 5979252
    Abstract: A static sample divider of the present invention is adapted to sample a flow of material such as seed. The sample divider includes a housing which encloses an upwardly facing cone disposed above one or more sample cups. The sample cups are coupled to a sample receiving tube. When a flow of material is directed toward the cone, the cone spreads the flow of material radially and outwardly where a portion is caught by the sample cups and dumped into the sample receiving tube. The remainder of the material is discharged through a discharge tube. The sample cups can be removed and replaced with different numbers or different sizes of sample cups to control the proportion of material sampled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1999
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrille J. Precetti, James W. Stevenson, Michael E. Hartman
  • Container opening tool
    Patent number: D428783
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2000
    Assignee: Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.
    Inventors: Cyrille J. Precetti, Michael E. Hartman