Patents by Inventor Eric C. Ragar

Eric C. Ragar 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: 12108693
    Abstract: An agricultural row unit assembly includes a prefracture coulter positioned along a center axis of the row unit assembly and a seedbed cultivator positioned along the center axis of the row unit assembly at a location aft of the prefracture coulter. The row unit assembly also includes a rolling cultivator positioned aft of both the prefracture coulter and the seedbed cultivator, the rolling cultivator rotating about a shaft, the shaft extending between first and second ends. Additionally, the row unit assembly includes first and second gauge wheels, with the first gauge wheel being coupled to the first end of the shaft and the second gauge wheel being coupled to the second end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Inventors: William E. Preller, Eric C. Ragar, Michael J. Grossen
  • Publication number: 20230329136
    Abstract: An agricultural row unit assembly employs a pair of tine assemblies and a seedbed cultivator for soil preparation to enhance opportune planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: William E. Preller, Eric C. Ragar, Michael J. Grossen
  • Patent number: 11716917
    Abstract: In some implementations, an agricultural row unit assembly can include a pair of tine assemblies each having at least one tine mounted to a hub, said hub adapted to rotate about a first axis, where rotation of said pair of tine assemblies fractures soil and forms a pair of outer edges of a tilled row with a row width. In some embodiments, the device can include a rolling cultivator adapted to form a generally flat profile to said tilled row. In some embodiments, the device can include a seedbed cultivator adapted to work through said soil in the area defined by the row width. In some embodiments, the device can include a pair of gauge wheels fastened to each end of the shaft such that said gauge wheels are located outside said pair of outer edges of a tilled row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: William E. Preller, Eric C. Ragar, Michael J. Grossen
  • Publication number: 20200323124
    Abstract: An agricultural row unit assembly employs a pair of tine assemblies and a seedbed cultivator for soil preparation to enhance opportune planting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: William E. Preller, Eric C. Ragar, Michael J. Grossen