Patents by Inventor Jerry W. Hendrix

Jerry W. Hendrix 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 bed preparation method and apparatus
    Patent number: 4267783
    Abstract: A farm implement is provided having a sub-soiler followed by a seed bed preparation tool and a planter. The seed bed preparation tool includes a rotary bladed portion for filling in the furrow left by the sub-soiler with soil turned up by the sub-soiler and for forming a depression along the crop row for planting. The seed bed preparation tool can also include a curved packer blade at the rear thereof for packing the soil in a central portion of the depression formed by the rotary portion of the tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1979
    Date of Patent: May 19, 1981
    Inventors: Robert W. Hendrix, Jerry W. Hendrix