Patents by Inventor Fred L. Hill

Fred L. Hill 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: 4040238
    Abstract: A row crop rogue vehicle for removing rogue crops such as shatter cane, rye, weeds or the like. The seed heads of the rogue crops are taller than the cultivated crops in a field. The rogue vehicle is self-propelled with wheels mounted on the ends of hydraulic cylinders. The cylinders are used for raising the frame of the vehicle above the height of the cultivated crops. The wheels and cylinders are transversely adjustable on the vehicle frame to the direction of travel of the vehicle so that the wheels can ride between the crop rows of fields having different crop row widths. The front of the vehicle includes a cutting sickle and reel for cutting the rogue crops which are conveyed to a storage hopper mounted at the rear of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 9, 1977
    Inventor: Fred L. Hill