Patents by Inventor Gerald W. Louis-Seize

Gerald W. Louis-Seize 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: 8353249
    Abstract: A seed depositing device designed to facilitate the uniform distribution of seeds during planting applications. The device includes a tubular outer shell having an open end and at least one opening along its length. An inner core is concentrically located in the outer shell and has at least one row of dimples along the length of an outer surface of the inner core for holding seeds. The inner core fits tightly enough in the outer shell to disallow free movement of the inner core within the outer shell. Rotation structure is provided for manually rotating the inner core relative to the outer shell. The inner core is rotatable by the rotation structure to align the at least one row of dimples with the at least one opening and expose the at least one row of dimples through the at least one opening. When the inner core is rotated so the openings of the outer shell are aligned with a row of dimples of the inner core, seeds are manually loaded into the exposed row of dimples through the openings of the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Inventor: Gerald W. Louis-Seize
  • Publication number: 20100294183
    Abstract: A seed depositing device designed to facilitate the uniform distribution of seeds during planting applications. The device includes a tubular outer shell having an open end and at least one opening along its length. An inner core is concentrically located in the outer shell and has at least one row of dimples along the length of an outer surface of the inner core for holding seeds. The inner core fits tightly enough in the outer shell to disallow free movement of the inner core within the outer shell. Rotation means is provided for manually rotating the inner core relative to the outer shell. The inner core is rotatable by the rotation means to align the at least one row of dimples with the at least one opening and expose the at least one row of dimples through the at least one opening. When the inner core is rotated so the openings of the outer shell are aligned with a row of dimples of the inner core, seeds are manually loaded into the exposed row of dimples through the openings of the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventor: Gerald W. Louis-Seize