Patents by Inventor Alan W. Lochmiller

Alan W. Lochmiller 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).

  • Patent number: 5967619
    Abstract: The present invention provides tractor wheels which are mountable to off-road tractors and provide increased traction between the tractor wheels and the ground terrain. The tractor wheels have a round rim which can be mounted to a rear axle of the tractor. A plurality of lugs extend from the rim in a plurality of rows. The lugs have an angled face which strikes and penetrates the ground to provide traction and propel the tractor forward as the tractor wheel rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Inventor: Alan W. Lochmiller
  • Patent number: 5062488
    Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed to perform a method of tilling the soil on a crop field that: will hold rainwater where it falls, increase the percolation rate of this water into the soil, and provide storage room above and below ground level for this water. The tillage method depends on forming a series of small, flat topped terraces with interconnecting lateral dams. These small, flat topped terraces are sized, laterally spaced, and flat topped so that row crops can easily be planted on top of them. The small, flat topped terraces are generated during a deep soil tillage operation. An apparatus is provided to generate these uniformly spaced, flat topped terraces with lateral dams in a four-step process while traveling in either direction across a sloping crop field. Small supplemental tillage means may advantageously be provided for lateral dam generation under adverse soil conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1990
    Date of Patent: November 5, 1991
    Inventor: Alan W. Lochmiller