Patents by Inventor Patrick Eugene Pinkston

Patrick Eugene Pinkston 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).

  • Publication number: 20100101469
    Abstract: Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatviely, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Inventors: Donald Keith Landphair, Christopher Allen Myers, Patrick Eugene Pinkston, Richard Hugo Clark, Chris Warren Foster, Chad Erik Braden, Robert Wallace Martin
  • Patent number: 7647875
    Abstract: Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatively, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Donald Keith Landphair, Christopher Allen Myers, Patrick Eugene Pinkston, Richard Hugo Clark, Chris Warren Foster, Chad Erik Braden, Robert Wallace Martin
  • Publication number: 20080282951
    Abstract: Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatively, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventors: Donald Keith Landphair, Christopher Allen Myers, Patrick Eugene Pinkston, Richard Hugo Clark, Chris Warren Foster, Chad Erik Braden, Robert Wallace Martin
  • Patent number: 7418908
    Abstract: Left and right main hoppers offset laterally from each other on opposite sides of the centerline of a seeding machine provide an operator access area between the hoppers. A third hopper located forwardly of and between the two main hoppers has a capacity less than that of each of the main hoppers for refuge or male seed. The hoppers are sized to maximize productivity. In one embodiment, first and second hoppers communicate with downstream conduit structure, and valve structure selects one or the other of the first and second hoppers for delivery of the material. The valve structure can be operated remotely and can be map based. Alternatviely, selectively blockable nozzle structure is located in the first and second hoppers. Easily changeable connector structure facilitates row pattern selection and hose routing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Donald Keith Landphair, Christopher Allen Myers, Patrick Eugene Pinkston, Richard Hugo Clark, Chris Warren Foster, Chad Erik Braden, Robert Wallace Martin