Patents Assigned to Northern Steel Industries
  • Patent number: 6351687
    Abstract: A method for dispensing blended fertilizer to a customer at a dispensing site, which may be remote and unmanned. The fertilizer dealer enters the blend of standard fertilizer ingredients required to provide the customer's desired nutrients into a database identified with the customer. The customer identifies himself to a dispensing site based computer which recognizes the blend and operates a blending and dispensing apparatus to dispense the desired quantity of blended fertilizer to the customer. A plurality of blends may be available to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2002
    Assignee: Northern Steel Industries
    Inventors: Douglas Snider, William Robb