Patents by Inventor John E. Benzel

John E. Benzel 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: 4932340
    Abstract: Soil-treating materials are placed in the soil in a desired relation to the seed by placement apparatus that preferably follows the seed-depositing mechanism on a planter and deposits the material a selected distance to one side and below the deposited seed. The apparatus includes a disc assembly including a generally vertical disc and an upright mounting shaft together with a feed tube affixed to the mounting shaft. A mounting bracket that mounts to the planter frame slidably receives the mounting shaft and provide for vertical and angular adjustment of the disc assembly and its ready removal from or attachment to the planter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 12, 1990
    Inventor: John E. Benzel