Patents by Inventor Dell A. Taysom

Dell A. Taysom 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).

  • Mechanical earthworm harvester
    Patent number: 4076124
    Abstract: A vibrating, moving, endless screen for separating earthworms from worm castings and bedding. An endless belt fabricated from a screen is placed on an incline and moved upwardly in the direction of the incline. A portion of the moving surface is vibrated and a mixture of worm bedding, castings and earthworms is placed along the upper surface. The worms are conveyed over the upper end of the belt. The worm castings and bedding fines pass through the belt and the larger bedding material passes downwardly over the screen surface and passes over the lower end of the moving endless belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: Carroll S. Mohr
    Inventors: Dell A. Taysom, Larry D. Taysom, Robert J. De Witt, Carl S. De Witt