Patents by Inventor James L. Baker

James L. Baker 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: 5913368
    Abstract: A tool bar for placement of a band of fertilizer in soil has a vertical knife with a horizontal blade thereon to create an inverted T-shaped slot in the soil. A band of fertilizer is placed in the bottom of the slot through a tube on the knife. A first coulter fills the slot with soil and compacts the soil above the band. A second coulter forms a mound of soil over the compacted soil and creates an elongated furrow in the soil above and laterally removed from the band. The method of placement of a band of fertilizer in soil sequentially moves the soil and creates the band as accomplished by the foregoing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Horton, Daniel E. Ressler, Thomas C. Kaspar, James L. Baker
  • Patent number: 5797459
    Abstract: A tool bar for placement of a band of fertilizer in soil has a vertical knife with a horizontal blade thereon to create an inverted T-shaped slot in the soil. A band of fertilizer is placed in the bottom of the slot through a tube on the knife. A first coulter fills the slot with soil and compacts the soil above the band. A second coulter forms a mound of soil over the compacted soil and creates an elongated furrow in the soil above and laterally removed from the band. The method of placement of a band of fertilizer in soil sequentially moves the soil and creates the band as accomplished by the foregoing structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1998
    Assignee: Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Horton, Daniel E. Ressler, Thomas C. Kaspar, James L. Baker
  • Patent number: 5104409
    Abstract: The mammary implant includes a shell with a base portion and a reinforcement member provided at the base portion. The shell also includes a promontory portion that projects from the base portion. The reinforcement member can be formed with materials of different hardnesses, or of different thicknesses in different areas. The reinforcement member can also be formed with ribs, rings or grooves at various areas of the reinforcement member to enhance flexibility or rigidity. The reinforced mammary implant prevents casular contracture due to scar tissue formation after implantation and thus maintains a desired profile and softness of the implanted prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Inventor: James L. Baker
  • Patent number: 5026394
    Abstract: The mammary implant includes a shell with a base portion and a reinforcement member provided at the base portion. The shell also includes a promontory portion that projects from the base portion. The reinforcement member can be formed with materials of different hardnesses, or of different thicknesses in different areas. The reinforcement member can also be formed with ribs, rings or grooves at various areas of the reinforcement member to enhance flexibility or rigidity. The reinforced mammary implant prevents capsular contracture due to scar tissue formation after implantation and thus maintains a desired profile and softness of the implanted prosthesis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Inventor: James L. Baker