Patents by Inventor W. Scott Harkcom

W. Scott Harkcom 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NO-TILL INTER-ROW SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE AND FERTILIZER, SOIL PREPARATION, AND SEEDING OF A COVER CROP IN A STANDING CROP
    Publication number: 20140197249
    Abstract: A no-till apparatus for application of herbicide and fertilizer, soil preparation, and seeding of a cover crop in a standing crop has inter-row assemblies configured to pass along inter-row areas between adjacent row lines of standing crop plants. Each assembly includes a fertilizer applicator, a no-till soil preparation element, a cover crop seed applicator, and a post-seeding element. The apparatus may include movable auxiliary seeding units such that the apparatus may operate as a grain drill.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Gregory W. Roth, Corey Dillon, William Curran, Christian Houser, W. Scott Harkcom
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NO-TILL INTER-ROW SIMULTANEOUS APPLICATION OF HERBICIDE AND FERTILIZER, SOIL PREPARATION, AND SEEDING OF A COVER CROP IN A STANDING CROP
    Publication number: 20120260836
    Abstract: A no-till apparatus for application of herbicide and fertilizer, soil preparation, and seeding of a cover crop in a standing crop has inter-row assemblies configured to pass along inter-row areas between adjacent row lines of standing crop plants. Each assembly includes a fertilizer applicator, a no-till soil preparation element, a cover crop seed applicator, and a post-seeding element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicant: The Penn State Research Foundation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Roth, Corey Dillon, William Curran, Christian Houser, W. Scott Harkcom