Patents by Inventor Howard C. Popp

Howard C. Popp 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).

  • Publication number: 20180050341
    Abstract: A poultry litter conditioner includes a motor, a shaft configured to be rotated by the motor, and a plurality of beater elements attached to the shaft, and a tunnel assembly that includes a hood, a left endplate, and a right endplate. The poultry litter conditioner also includes an attachment assembly that includes a mounting plate configured to attach to a skid steer, first and second lower support members and first and second upper support members, each coupled to the mounting plate and to the tunnel assembly. The first and second upper support members are respectively coupled to the tunnel assembly via respective ball-and-socket connections, where the respective ball-and-socket connections include a respective bolt and a respective bracket that defines a respective slot, where at least a portion of the respective bolt is slidably disposed within the respective slot. The respective brackets are attached to the tunnel assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventor: Howard C. Popp
  • Patent number: 8596901
    Abstract: A universal attachment device for attaching accessories to machinery featuring a center bar having a beveled first end; a base platform attached to the second end of the center bar, the base platform being generally perpendicular to the center bar; side braces disposed on each the first side of the center bar, the second side of the center bar, and the top side of the center bar, the braces are also attached to the front surface of the base platform; a generally hollow and generally trapezoidal attachment sleeve for removably attaching to the center bar via an attachment means, wherein a first slot is disposed in the back adapted to receive the first end of the center bar; brace platforms disposed on the back surface of the base platform near the first and second sides; and one or more lug components disposed on the front surface of the base platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Inventor: Howard C. Popp