Patents Assigned to J&M Manufactuing Co., Inc.
  • Patent number: 10694657
    Abstract: A talc applicator is provided for use with agricultural equipment such as grain carts and seed tenders. The talc applicator includes a supply hopper with a trough, a discharge, a feed auger extending through the trough and discharge, and an agitator assembly positioned in the supply hopper immediately above the feed auger and trough. The agitator assembly includes a drive gear driven by the drive element of the feed auger and an elongated agitator element including at least two elongate bars and a plurality of angled crossbars connecting the two elongate bars. The agitator element rotates to assist with flow of talc into the trough so that the feed auger can move the talc to the other agricultural equipment. The talc applicator may also be provided with a hydraulic motor and a flexible flighting in the feed auger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: J&M Manufactuing Co., Inc.
    Inventor: Dustan Grieshop