Patents by Inventor Fred W. Martin

Fred W. Martin 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).

  • Aerial seeder and method
    Patent number: 3944137
    Abstract: A device adapted for operational mounting upon a ground-level superior, moving, and dirigible platform, which device distributes individualized members of a particulate solid according to a ground pattern selectively controllable with respect to distribution frequency and locational placement of the individualized members.Claimed also is a sequence of operations method for distributing members of a particulate solid according to a ground pattern which ground pattern is selectively controllable with respect to member distribution frequency and locational placement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1976
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Malcolm A. Cutchins, Winfred A. Foster, Jr., Peter A. Orlin, Fred W. Martin, John E. Burkhalter