Patents by Inventor Michael Smette

Michael Smette 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).

  • Recessed disc opener and mounting assembly method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7143704
    Abstract: A disc opener assembly and method, the assembly mounted to a tool support member connected to a work vehicle for opening a seed trench in the ground upon which the vehicle moves, the opener assembly including a disc member and at least some type of fastening member where the disc member includes a substantially flat circumferential portion, an intermediate portion and a recessed portion that forms a recess wherein, when the fastening member is used to secure the disc member to the support member, no part of the fastening member extends from the recess and the portion of the fastening member within the recess is accessible adjacent the intermediate member to facilitate fastening and unfastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Jake N. Gust, Michael Smette