Patents by Inventor Dale Quam

Dale Quam 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).

  • Publication number: 20160255825
    Abstract: A cover for a weed sprayer for restricting the spray dispersed by the weed sprayer to a confined area. The cover includes a housing having an open lower end, at least one upstanding sidewall, and an upper end, defining an interior volume. The housing can be placed over one or more weeds so as to enclose the weeds therein. The upper end of the housing includes an opening thereon through which the nozzle of a weed sprayer can be positioned. Thus, when the user utilizes the weed sprayer, the spray dispersed thereby is limited to the interior volume of the housing. This helps to prevent the spray from contacting desirable plant life, such as flowers, that are in close proximity to the weeds desired to be removed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventor: Dale Quam
  • Publication number: 20150132072
    Abstract: An implement includes a frame, a tower, a manifold, and a retractable mount. The manifold is attached to the tower. The retractable mount attaches the tower and manifold to the frame and is configured to allow the tower and manifold to move between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the frame. A distance between the manifold and the frame is greater in the extended position than in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Tyler G. Groves, Kevin W. Hoehn, Dale A. Quam, William Douglas Graham
  • Publication number: 20050034640
    Abstract: A pneumatic plug is used to seal off a pneumatic pressure source from a pneumatic pressure seed meter. The pneumatic plug comprises an annular rim defining an annular cavity, a insert portion and a sealing wall. The plug is an integral rubber body. The insert portion is inserted into a pneumatic hose supplying pneumatic pressure to the seed meter. The annular rim defines an annular cavity into which the pneumatic inlet of the seed meter is received. The annular cavity is provided with two inwardly extending sealing ridges that engage the outer sidewalls of the pneumatic inlet. The sealing wall provides a pneumatic seal for the pneumatic hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2003
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Dale Quam, Scott McCartney