Patents by Inventor John C. Kurtz

John C. Kurtz 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: 3976176
    Abstract: A spiral chute device, especially for use in conveying seed materials to storage chambers. The spiral chute device is employed for guiding the seed material downwardly in the storage chamber to prevent the seed material from undergoing free fall which could lead to cracking thereof. The device is, preferably, suspended from the top wall of the chamber and has a hopper at the top with an upwardly opening spiral chute extending downwardly therefrom to near the bottom of the chamber. The device includes a center post telescopically engaged by a guide member at the center of the bottom wall of the chamber and the device can be moved laterally in the chamber by disengaging the lower end of the post from the guide member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Inventors: John C. Kurtz, Thomas E. Kurtz, George D. Kurtz