Patents by Inventor Alton Ray Keeter

Alton Ray Keeter 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).

  • Scrapping plate assembly for cotton harvester
    Patent number: 6672041
    Abstract: A scrapping plate assembly for cotton harvesters includes a series of elongated trapezoidal ribs on the pressure plate defining separate paths for each picker spindle and providing an increased zone for compressively engaging the cotton bolls and extending the contact zone with the spindle barbs thereby increasing removal of bolls from the plant stalks and reducing dropage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Alton Ray Keeter