Patents by Inventor J. Harvey Gjesdal

J. Harvey Gjesdal 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: 4280900
    Abstract: The seed cleaner comprises a scalper drum which drives an auger pick up and which separates all materials thicker than the desired seed such as head, stalks and the like. The remaining fraction then passes through an air cleaner which removes chaff, dust and light fractions. The remainder is fed into a pair of shells or drums which screen out seed and the like which is thinner than the desired fraction and then this desired fraction passes into an indent or pocket-type separator drum. This indent drum includes two sections, the first section which removes seeds shorter than the desired length and the second section which removes and discharges longer than desired seeds. The remaining seed is fed from the second section and collected at the discharge end of a trough pick up of the indent drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 1980
    Date of Patent: July 28, 1981
    Inventor: J. Harvey Gjesdal