Patents by Inventor Kenneth E. Stocker

Kenneth E. Stocker 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).

  • Process and apparatus for applying pesticides to granular materials
    Patent number: 3968771
    Abstract: A process for applying a pesticidal composition to granular vegetative products such as grains and seeds, which comprises:1. loading and compacting a granular material into a first chamber by conveying it upwardly against the force of gravity;2. conveying and tumbling the compacted granular material from the first chamber into a second chamber of greater capacity than the first chamber to permit mixing and tumbling of the granular material;3. spraying the tumbling granular material with a pesticidal composition in the second chamber; and4. discharging the sprayed granular material from the second chamber.Apparatus suitable for carrying out the process of the invention are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1974
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1976
    Assignee: Chevron Research Company
    Inventors: David D. Walgenbach, Kenneth E. Stocker