Patents by Inventor Frederick A. Zemke

Frederick A. Zemke 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).

  • Legume pod thresher including an auger
    Patent number: 5372547
    Abstract: In the harvesting of legumes, apparatus having a plurality of rods mounted on a rotating axle provides a vibratory contact force to the seed containing pods to provide acceleration and impact forces to separate the seeds from the shells or pods containing the seeds, and an auger feeds the pods through the apparatus to optimize the time the pods are in contact with the rods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown, Yves LeCarre, Franklin P. Orlando, Frederick A. Zemke
  • Legume pod thresher
    Patent number: 5370579
    Abstract: In the harvesting of legumes, apparatus having a plurality of rods mounted on a rotating axle provides a vibratory contact force to the seed containing pods to provide acceleration and impact forces to separate the seeds from the shells or pods containing the seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Assignee: FMC Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth Brown, Franklin P. Orlando, Frederick A. Zemke