Patents by Inventor Louis C. Fletcher, Jr.

Louis C. Fletcher, Jr. 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).

  • Steering and propulsion mechanism for agricultural field vehicle
    Patent number: 5213143
    Abstract: A field crop collection vehicle provides improved crop collection and storage. The vehicle steers through mutually orthogonal directions of travel and includes forward and reverse propulsion for accurate, quick and convenient field positioning in preparation for a bagging operation. During bagging, the vehicle is propelled by compaction force developed by placement of crop material with the storage bag and is steerable to more controllably place the storage bag upon the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Ag-Bag Corporation
    Inventors: Price L. Policky, Louis C. Fletcher, Jr.