Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Anderson

Kevin M. Anderson 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).

  • Author interactions using online social networks
    Patent number: 9183172
    Abstract: Communications from digital content consumers may be entered on reader devices as social media posts. Rather than specifying a particular recipient, a consumer may enter a reserved keyword, such as @author, as the recipient. Upon submission, this keyword is automatically replaced with the recipient identifier, such as with the user identifier of the actual author of the currently rendered content item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Emily Margaret Anderson, Kevin M. Anderson, Tom Killalea, Daniel Leng, Peter A. Larsen
  • Seed boot and seed positioner
    Patent number: 6178901
    Abstract: A furrow opener of an air seed planter is equipped with a seed boot and seed positioner for planting one or more rows of seeds in soil. The seed boot has walls providing a passage for directing seeds into a furrow. The seed positioner attached to the seed boot channels seeds in one or more rows of seeds and covers the seeds with a substantially uniform layer of soil. The forward ground speed of the air seed planter and the velocity of the seeds carried by the flowing air reduce seed bounce due to the reverse drop of the seed boot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Furrow opener
    Patent number: 5025736
    Abstract: A furrow opener and press wheel for an agricultural implement to place fertilizer and seed at different depths in soil has replaceable abrasive resistant plastic side plates and a press plate to avoid soil build up and plugging of fertilizer discharge openings. The lateral distance between the side plates is adjustable so that seeding width can be changed. A seed divider attached to the furrow opener separates the seed into lateral rows on opposite sides of a band of fertilizer placed in the soil below the press plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 1989
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1991
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Soil firming strap
    Patent number: D436115
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Combined seed boot and soil firming strap
    Patent number: D437328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2001
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Side plate for an earthworking seed planting and fertilizing tool
    Patent number: D313804
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Side plate for an earthworking seed planting and fertilizing tool
    Patent number: D322793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 31, 1991
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Press plate
    Patent number: D326459
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Side plate for an earthworking seed planting and fertilizing tool
    Patent number: D326460
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Seed boot
    Patent number: D435566
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2000
    Inventor: Kevin M. Anderson
  • Front mounted light for mower
    Patent number: D1017857
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Maxwell G. Anderson, Kevin M. Zwieg, Sijith Pm