Patents by Inventor Floyd Melrose

Floyd Melrose 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).

  • Tool apparatus with control to move tool when object approached
    Patent number: 4518043
    Abstract: The disclosure in this patent application includes a retractable in-row tiller device that has a parallelogram carriage structure for supporting the outrigger arm and tiller and for retracting and extending the outrigger arm and tiller in relation to the tractor on which it is mounted. It also includes an electro-hydraulic control system with a single wand plant feeler device that provides very accurate and responsive automatic control to guide the tiller around plants and which can be overridden and operated manually with ease and accurateness. It also includes an automatic positive depth control feature operated electro-hydraulically by a gauge wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1982
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Jack F. Anderson
    Inventors: Jack F. Anderson, Clayton Melrose, Floyd Melrose