Patents by Inventor DAVID D. KURTH

DAVID D. KURTH 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).

  • APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY PICKING UP AND RELEASING OBJECTS IN BULK
    Publication number: 20160374259
    Abstract: A seed handling tool includes a handle connected to a working body. The working body includes a working surface, which further includes a plurality of seed retention points. A seed retention source is provided to allow the seed handling tool to pick up and retain seeds at the seed retention points. In some embodiments, the seeds may also be released from the seed retention points. A method for retaining a plurality of seeds by the seed handling tool includes moving the seed handling tool to a position where the working surface is adjacent to a plurality of seeds, and picking up and retaining seeds at a plurality of seed retention points fixed at the working surface. In some embodiments, the method may also include releasing the plurality of seeds from the seed retention points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Applicant: PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: STEVEN M. BECKER, BRUCE E. CADWELL, JASON M. COPE, GARY L. JAEHNEL, DAVID D. KURTH