Patents by Inventor Leonard Carl Mead

Leonard Carl Mead 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).

  • Seed boot mounting
    Patent number: 9686908
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a hinge mount top plate, a hinge mount bottom plate, and a pin connecting the top plate and bottom plate. A cam adjuster element includes a top aperture, a middle aperture, and a bottom aperture. A first fastener passes through the top aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The first fastener may be disposed in different positions in the top aperture. A second fastener passes through the middle aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The cam adjuster element may pivot about a longitudinal axis of the second fastener. The pin is retained in the bottom aperture. An assembly includes a disc, a seed boot, and a mounting mechanism that allows for movement between the seed boot and the disc about first pivot axis and second pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: AGCO-AMITY JV, LLC
    Inventors: Leonard Carl Mead, Nicholas W. Schrapp, Collin David Miller
  • SEED BOOT MOUNTING
    Publication number: 20150334915
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a hinge mount top plate, a hinge mount bottom plate, and a pin connecting the top plate and bottom plate. A cam adjuster element includes a top aperture, a middle aperture, and a bottom aperture. A first fastener passes through the top aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The first fastener may be disposed in different positions in the top aperture. A second fastener passes through the middle aperture to connect the cam adjuster element to the hinge mount top plate. The cam adjuster element may pivot about a longitudinal axis of the second fastener. The pin is retained in the bottom aperture. An assembly includes a disc, a seed boot, and a mounting mechanism that allows for movement between the seed boot and the disc about first pivot axis and second pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: November 26, 2015
    Inventors: Leonard Carl Mead, Nicholas W. Schrapp, Collin David Miller
  • Seed boot
    Patent number: D706310
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: AGCO-Amity JV, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Douglas Nibbe, Leonard Carl Mead, Collin David Miller