Patents by Inventor KURTIS M. FAFARD

KURTIS M. FAFARD 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).

  • Residue management tool for seeders
    Patent number: 10779459
    Abstract: A residue management tool mountable to a frame of a seeder for cutting or clearing residue on the ground is provided, comprising a pivotable arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the pivotable arm adapted to be directly or indirectly pivotally attached to the frame; a rotatable cutting or clearing device operably mounted to the distal end of the pivotable arm and operative to cut or clear the residue on the ground; a biasing device operative to exert a downward bias force on the pivotable arm to engage the rotatable cutting or clearing device with the ground; and a depth restraint operative to prevent the rotatable cutting or clearing device from over-penetrating the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ONE PASS IMPLEMENTS INC.
    Inventors: Patrick M. Beaujot, Brian F. Dean, Barry K. Melanson, Kurtis M. Fafard
  • RESIDUE MANAGEMENT TOOL FOR SEEDERS
    Publication number: 20180242512
    Abstract: A residue management tool mountable to a frame of a seeder for cutting or clearing residue on the ground is provided, comprising a pivotable arm having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the pivotable arm adapted to be directly or indirectly pivotally attached to the frame; a rotatable cutting or clearing device operably mounted to the distal end of the pivotable arm and operative to cut or clear the residue on the ground; a biasing device operative to exert a downward bias force on the pivotable arm to engage the rotatable cutting or clearing device with the ground; and a depth restraint operative to prevent the rotatable cutting or clearing device from over-penetrating the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventors: PATRICK M. BEAUJOT, BRIAN F. DEAN, BARRY K. MELANSON, KURTIS M. FAFARD