Patents by Inventor Joe W. Hendricks

Joe W. Hendricks 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: 4677922
    Abstract: A single pass fracture planting system comprised of a tractor which tows a subsoil fracture tiller and a drawn multi-function planter drawn by a unique hydraulically controlled hitch system. The tractor draws a subsoil fracture tilling system comprised of a plurality of plows which fracture the soil to a depth of approximately one and a half feet while leaving surface residue largely undisturbed. The suboil fracture blades are mounted on a platform having a storage tank for anhydrous delivered to the soil through tubes mounted on the shanks of the fracture tiller blades. A multi-function drawn planter is drawn behind the subsoil fracture tiller by a hitch system having a hydraulically controlled drawbar. The hitch system is comprised of a frame having a drawbar pivotally mounted and hydraulically damped at one end with the opposite end being free to swing from side to side in a controlled fashion. Drawbar locking hydraulic cylinders center the planter during a planting pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Inventors: Dale Shrull, Joe W. Hendricks