Patents by Inventor James M. Thomas, III

James M. Thomas, III 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: 4196852
    Abstract: A measuring, mixing and spraying apparatus for a tractor is a combination of, generally, four distinct component parts. The entire apparatus is operated under pressure from a compressor mounted onto the front of the tractor. Along one side of the tractor is a diluent storage tank which provides storage on the tractor for the diluent used to dilute a test sample being sprayed. Connected to the storage tank is a diluent measuring tank specifically designed to receive a predetermined amount of diluent from the diluent storage tank. The diluent measuring tank is connected to a diluent mixing tank, and in this mixing tank the measured amount of diluent from the diluent measuring tank is mixed with a specific quantity of the test sample. The diluent mixing tank in turn, leads to a spray boom which disperses the diluted and mixed test sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1978
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1980
    Assignee: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
    Inventor: James M. Thomas, III