Patents by Inventor Lee Edward Zumdome

Lee Edward Zumdome 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).

  • Quick closing trench opener/closer for an agricultural seeding machine
    Patent number: 8267021
    Abstract: A trench opener/closer is provided for an agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction. The trench opener/closer includes a disc opener assembly, a gauge wheel assembly, a closing assembly, a boot member, and a seed delivery member. The disc opener assembly has a first axis of rotation. The gauge wheel assembly has a second axis of rotation disposed rearward of the first axis of rotation in the planting direction. The closing assembly has a third axis of rotation disposed rearward of the second axis of rotation in the planting direction. The boot member extends between the disc opener assembly and the closing assembly. The seed delivery member is disposed rearward of the disc opener assembly in the planting direction. The seed delivery member is disposed adjacent to both a trailing edge of the boot member and the closing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nathan Albert Mariman, Elijah Beckham Garner, Lee Edward Zumdome
  • QUICK CLOSING TRENCH OPENER/CLOSER FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SEEDING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20120067259
    Abstract: A trench opener/closer is provided for an agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction. The trench opener/closer includes a disc opener assembly, a gauge wheel assembly, a closing assembly, a boot member, and a seed delivery member. The disc opener assembly has a first axis of rotation. The gauge wheel assembly has a second axis of rotation disposed rearward of the first axis of rotation in the planting direction. The closing assembly has a third axis of rotation disposed rearward of the second axis of rotation in the planting direction. The boot member extends between the disc opener assembly and the closing assembly. The seed delivery member is disposed rearward of the disc opener assembly in the planting direction. The seed delivery member is disposed adjacent to both a trailing edge of the boot member and the closing assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan Albert Mariman, Elijah Beckham Garner, Lee Edward Zumdome