Patents by Inventor Gerrit Massink

Gerrit Massink 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: 9301437
    Abstract: A hedgerow cutter for cutting a hedgerow having a root mass, stalks, branches and foliage, into smaller hedgerow segments is formed of a frame, having a vertically oriented centerline, adapted for attachment to a powered vehicle sized and configured to travel alongside, and parallel to a hedgerow, a root cutting spade assembly sized to be driven down and through the root mass of the hedgerow to cut and thereby separate a segment of the hedgerow root mass from the hedgerow and an elongated hedge cutter assembly, for cutting through the hedgerow stalks, branches and foliage, said hedge cutter assembly attached to the upper portion of the spade assembly and oriented to extend generally upwardly and means for extending the root cutting spade assembly outwardly and downwardly away from the centerline and into the hedgerow root mass to separate the root mass of the hedgerow segment from the hedgerow and extending the hedge cutter assembly into the stalks, branches and foliage of the hedgerow to separate the hedgero
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Inventors: Peter Bongers, Gerrit Massink