Patents by Inventor Kenneth R. Clifton

Kenneth R. Clifton 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).

  • Row cleaning attachment
    Patent number: 5394946
    Abstract: A row cleaning attachment for seeding equipment comprising a coulter mounted between and behind two press wheels having a uniform circumference. The press wheels are independently spring biased downwardly into contact with the ground for holding and pulling the crop residue away from the planting line of the planting unit. The coulter has a larger diameter than the press wheels and is located so that the cutting edge of the coulter cuts the residue material as it is being tensioned between the press wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: March 7, 1995
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Clifton, David J. Rylander