Patents Assigned to Yetter Manufacturing Company
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Patent number: 10462959Abstract: A seed furrow closing wheel includes an annular rim and a plurality of teeth carried on the rim for rotation about an axis. The teeth extend radially outward from the rim and are circumferentially spaced apart from one another.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick T. Whalen, Derek A. Litchfield, Derek W. Allensworth
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Patent number: 10383274Abstract: A pair of paddle closing wheels are adapted to be coupled to a frame structure that is coupled to a planter unit pulled by a motive power source. The paddle closing wheels are rotatably attached to the frame structure and are adapted to engage the soil. Fingers extend from the paddle closing wheel in a radial direction and include paddles that are coupled to the fingers. Once the seed is deposited in the soil the paddle closing wheels move the soil to cover up the seeds.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick T. Whalen, James D. Lascelles, Carl A. Woodside
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Patent number: 9932178Abstract: A grain handling conveyor includes an axle tilt device that is coupled to a frame supporting a grain handling conveyor and to an axle thereof. The axle tilt device is capable of raising or lowering one end of the axle with respect to the frame and to permit the tilting the frame and causing movement of the discharge end of the conveyor for accurate conveying of bulk material into a silo.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Derek W. Allensworth, Gary Lantz, James D. Lascelles
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Patent number: 9861029Abstract: A paddle sealer used for planting having closing wheels that are drawn by a motive power source such as a tractor and used to close seed trenches to prevent the seed trench from reopening and provide the proper soil conditioning to promote uniform germination and emergence. The paddle sealer with closing wheels includes an adjustable frame structure including a tensioned arm assembly and an attachment mechanism for attaching the paddle sealer to seeding equipment, and a paddle closing wheel assembly carried by the arm assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick Whalen, James Lascelles, Carl Woodside
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Patent number: 9681599Abstract: A pair of paddle closing wheels are adapted to be coupled to a frame structure that is coupled to a planter unit pulled by a motive power source. The paddle closing wheels are rotatably attached to the frame structure and are adapted to engage the soil. Fingers extend from the paddle closing wheel in a radial direction and include paddles that are coupled to the fingers. Once the seed is deposited in the soil the paddle closing wheels move the soil to cover up the seeds.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick T. Whalen, James D. Lascelles, Carl A. Woodside
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Patent number: 9351438Abstract: A paddle sealer used for planting having closing wheels that are drawn by a motive power source such as a tractor and used to close seed trenches to prevent the seed trench from reopening and provide the proper soil conditioning to promote uniform germination and emergence. The paddle sealer with closing wheels includes an adjustable frame structure including a tensioned arm assembly and an attachment mechanism for attaching the paddle sealer to seeding equipment, and a paddle closing wheel assembly carried by the arm assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2012Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Patrick Whalen, James Lascelles, Carl Woodside
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Publication number: 20140262380Abstract: A pneumatic system capable of operating a number of pneumatic operators associated with a plurality of row units attached to a multi-row planting or seeding system or other tow bar arrangement, or the like, and with an ability to modulate or control the adjustment of air pressures, manually and electronically, raise and lower implements and adjust the force exerted by individual implements on the soil associated with each row unit is disclosed. The system can be controlled remotely as from a remote switch or control panel located in the cab of an associated tractor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicants: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L & B MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: Loyd C. Van Buskirk, Dylan C. Van Buskirk, Derek K. Allensworth
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Patent number: 8826836Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the field of agricultural machinery and relates to preplanting tillage implements generally used in combination with a seed planting device, or other multi-row implement. Specifically, the disclosure relates to row treating units incorporating a row clearance arrangement or a combination of tools that includes a row cleaning device and a soil penetrating coulter device. The units are designed to be attached to the front of a multi-row implement. The deployment of and down force exerted by the row cleaner is independently adjustable and controlled using pneumatic air bag operators.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: L & B Manufacturing, Inc., Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Loyd C. Van Buskirk, Dylan C. Van Buskirk, Derek W. Allensworth
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Publication number: 20140224513Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the field of agricultural machinery and relates to implements generally used in combination with a multi-row soil trench closing mechanism. Specifically, the disclosure relates to row treating units adapted to be attached to and following a multi-row planter and incorporating a combination of tools that includes a seed trench closing wheel assembly and a firming/packing wheel assembly. The deployment of and down force exerted by the packing wheel is independently adjustable and controlled using pneumatic air bag operators and the soil penetration of the trench closing wheels is limited.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2013Publication date: August 14, 2014Applicants: Yetter Manufacturing Company, L & B Manufacturing, Inc.Inventors: L & B Manufacturing, Inc., Yetter Manufacturing Company
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Patent number: 8752642Abstract: An implement height adjuster is provided to allow for the adjustment of the height of an implement remotely from the tractor cab without requiring the user to stop the tractor to make individual adjustments. The implement height adjuster is configured to be coupled to a planter unit or other equipment towed behind a tractor and includes a motor, a gear reduction transmission coupled to the motor, and a flexible output shaft, that is coupled to the transmission at a first end and to the implement to be adjusted at a second end. The flexible output shaft allows the motor of the implement height adjuster to be mounted in various positions on the equipment. The gear reduction transmission or motor includes a position sensor that allows the operator of the tractor to know the position of a particular implement without requiring a visual inspection of the implement. A control panel is used to manage the vertical adjustment of one or a series of implements.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2011Date of Patent: June 17, 2014Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Patrick Whalen, Derek Litchfield, Derek Allensworth
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Publication number: 20140053762Abstract: This disclosure is directed to the field of agricultural machinery and relates to preplanting tillage implements generally used in combination with a seed planting device, or other multi-row implement. Specifically, the disclosure relates to row treating units incorporating a row clearance arrangement or a combination of tools that includes a row cleaning device and a soil penetrating coulter device. The units are designed to be attached to the front of a multi-row implement. The deployment of and down force exerted by the row cleaner is independently adjustable and controlled using pneumatic air bag operators.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicants: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, L & B MANUFACTURING, INC.Inventors: Loyd C. Van Buskirk, Dylan C. Van Buskirk, Derek W. Allensworth
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Publication number: 20130160684Abstract: A paddle sealer used for planting having closing wheels that are drawn by a motive power source such as a tractor and used to close seed trenches to prevent the seed trench from reopening and provide the proper soil conditioning to promote uniform germination and emergence. The paddle sealer with closing wheels includes an adjustable frame structure including a tensioned arm assembly and an attachment mechanism for attaching the paddle sealer to seeding equipment, and a paddle closing wheel assembly carried by the arm assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2012Publication date: June 27, 2013Applicant: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventor: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
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Publication number: 20120325133Abstract: A pair of paddle closing wheels are adapted to be coupled to a frame structure that is coupled to a planter unit pulled by a motive power source. The paddle closing wheels are rotatably attached to the frame structure and are adapted to engage the soil. Fingers extend from the paddle closing wheel in a radial direction and include paddles that are coupled to the fingers. Once the seed is deposited in the soil the paddle closing wheels move the soil to cover up the seeds.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2012Publication date: December 27, 2012Applicant: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick T. Whalen, James D. Lascelles, Carl A. Woodside
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Patent number: 7832345Abstract: An apparatus that cleanly severs and clears crop debris from a planting row or closes a furrow while causing minimal disturbance to the soil. The residue coulter apparatus comprises a pair of flat discs each having a plurality of back swept teeth extending about their periphery. The teeth include a beveled cutting edge on the outer edge of the teeth adapted to sever residue from the field or close a furrow. The discs are oriented substantially vertical to the ground. Two discs are used in combination to clear a pathway for planting seed or for closing a furrow.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2007Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Patrick Whalen, Stephen E. Cerven, Derek A. Litchfield
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Patent number: 7240627Abstract: A residue coulter apparatus that cleanly severs and clears crop debris from a planting row, causing minimal disturbance to the soil. The residue coulter apparatus comprises a pair of flat discs each having a plurality of back swept shark type teeth extending about their periphery. The teeth include a double beveled cutting edge on the outer edge of the teeth adapted to sever residue from the field. The clearing discs are oriented substantially vertical to the ground. Two clearing discs are used in combination to clear a pathway for planting seed. The clearing discs are angled toward each other so that the leading edges of the clearing discs are pointed in a toe-in orientation. The present design effectively removes crop debris without over discharge and causes minimal soil disturbance.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2004Date of Patent: July 10, 2007Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Patrick Whalen, Stephen E. Cerven, Derek A. Litchfield
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Publication number: 20070131153Abstract: An apparatus that cleanly severs and clears crop debris from a planting row or closes a furrow while causing minimal disturbance to the soil. The residue coulter apparatus comprises a pair of flat discs each having a plurality of back swept teeth extending about their periphery. The teeth include a beveled cutting edge on the outer edge of the teeth adapted to sever residue from the field or close a furrow. The discs are oriented substantially vertical to the ground. Two discs are used in combination to clear a pathway for planting seed or for closing a furrow.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2007Publication date: June 14, 2007Applicant: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Patrick Whalen, Stephen Cerven, Derek Litchfield
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Patent number: 6006684Abstract: A coulter disc assembly is pulled by a tractor or other motorized vehicle to create a trench in the ground into which seeds are dispensed. This mounting arrangement of the present invention allows a farmer to inject agricultural additives, such as either liquid or dry fertilizer, into the ground so as to come into contact with the seed immediately after the trench is created and before it is covered over. The mounting arrangement consists of an elastomeric mounting block adapted to connect to a coulter disc frame. A rigid guide rod extends from the mounting block downwardly toward the ground. One end of a tube is connected to a supply of agricultural additives and the other end to the lower end of the guide rod. As the coulter disc passes through the ground to create a trench, the lower end of the guide rod is carried in the trench. As the guide rod engages the side walls of the trench, the rubber mounting block allows the guide rod to pivot rearwardly in the direction opposite the travel of the disc.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1998Date of Patent: December 28, 1999Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Bernard F. Whalen, Patrick T. Whalen, Ronald E. Chenoweth
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Patent number: D718345Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventor: Patrick Whalen
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Patent number: D801396Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2016Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: Yetter Manufacturing CompanyInventors: Patrick T. Whalen, Derek A. Litchfield, Derek W. Allensworth
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Patent number: D987693Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: YETTER MANUFACTURING COMPANYInventors: Derek Allensworth, Derek Litchfield