Patents by Inventor Donald Sutter

Donald Sutter 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).

  • Seed crusher
    Patent number: 7229034
    Abstract: A seed crusher e.g. useful in methods for high throughput analysis of seeds, comprises a horizontal well plate with at least one well for receiving a tube; an open-topped tube for lining each well wherein each tube is oriented for receiving a vertical reciprocating pin; a horizontal die plate with a vertical pin located to reciprocate in each tube; a removable separator for use in each tube to separate a reciprocating pin from a seed at the bottom of said tube and a press for bringing together the die plate and well plate to allow a pin to enter each tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Rhonda J. Feazel, John D. Hemphill, Sharon E. Malmberg, Craig Mierkowski, Tavis Aholt, Donald Sutter, Noel Harris
  • Seed crusher
    Publication number: 20060196369
    Abstract: A seed crusher e.g. useful in methods for high throughput analysis of seeds, comprises a horizontal well plate with at least one well for receiving a tube; an open-topped tube for lining each well wherein each tube is oriented for receiving a vertical reciprocating pin; a horizontal die plate with a vertical pin located to reciprocate in each tube; a removable separator for use in each tube to separate a reciprocating pin from a seed at the bottom of said tube and a press for bringing together the die plate and well plate to allow a pin to enter each tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Rhonda Feazel, John Hemphill, Sharon Malmberg, Craig Mierkowski, Tavis Aholt, Donald Sutter, Noel Harris