Patents by Inventor David P. Desautels

David P. Desautels 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: 4312621
    Abstract: An auger conveyor assembly for use with a seeder and fertilizer applicator, having tanks which are mounted onto a tool bar frame or carrier such as a field cultivator and wherein the seed tanks are generally positioned adjacent to the hitch of the tool bar frame. The auger conveyor is mounted on the tool bar frame on a member which permits moving the auger from a usable position with the receiving end of the auger adjacent the ground to a transport position. The discharge spout of the auger comprises a flexible tube which can be manipulated for filling the tanks. In transport position the hopper end of the auger is raised above the ground and the entire auger is substantially within the perimeter of the tool bar frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Wil-Rich, Inc.
    Inventors: Sherman H. Quanbeck, Albert O. Ringdahl, David P. Desautels