Patents by Inventor Eldon Nuttall

Eldon Nuttall 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).

  • Patent number: 5862957
    Abstract: A seed inoculant applicator comprising an inoculant container into which dry or semi-dry material is placed; an applicator spout extending from the bottom center of the inoculant container; an agitator mixing assembly comprising a mounting framework and a shaft component, the assembly attached to the inoculant container and holding the shaft component in place to the center of the mounting framework and to the inoculant container, the shaft component extending down from the top center of the inoculant container through the inoculant container and through the applicator spout to the end of the applicator spout, to which is attached a mixing paddle which rotates within the inoculant container and an auger which rotates within the applicator spout and carries the agitated dry or semi-dry material down through the inoculant container and through the applicator spout. The agitator mixing assembly is mechanically driven.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1999
    Inventor: Eldon Nuttall