Patents by Inventor Earnest Rumbaugh

Earnest Rumbaugh 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).

  • Modified seed planter and adapter apparatus therefor
    Patent number: 5095832
    Abstract: A planter as heretofore commercially available may be modified to accept a seed trench covering assembly of superior design, also commercially available, by lengthening the frame of the planter to increase the available space between the opener and the rear press wheel and by providing front and rear adapter brackets which enable the superior covering assembly to be coupled at the front to the opener and at the upper rear to the overhead frame. Different configurations of front adapter brackets are provided to accommodate variously shaped opener housings, and different configurations of rear adapter brackets are provided to accommodate variations in frame design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1992
    Inventor: Earnest Rumbaugh