Patents by Inventor Gale E. Maust, deceased

Gale E. Maust, deceased 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-crop harvesting machine and method for converting a seed-crop harvesting machine into one which can be used for harvesting fragile seed-crops
    Patent number: 4800902
    Abstract: There is disclosed a seed-crop harvester which has been converted to provide elevation of the seed from the separation to a storage bin by a bucket-type elevator and discharge of the seeds from the storage bin laterally and downwardly into a hopper on a belt-type conveyor. The conversion eliminates or minimizes attrition which previously occurred when the seeds were dragged in contact with a metal surface in the screw- and drag-type conveyors and elevators previously used. Details of construction and mounting of the bucket-type elevator and the pivotal mounting of the belt-type conveyor with its hopper and flexible hood as well as other significant aspects of the invention are fully disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Assignee: Maust Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Gale E. Maust, deceased