Patents by Inventor Raymond John Bauer

Raymond John Bauer 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).

  • Patent number: 9192092
    Abstract: A reciprocating metering device is disclosed. The metering device provides a mechanism for discharging a metered amount of material, such as rice seeds, into a reservoir formed by plunging the metering device into soil. The metering device operates in a reciprocating motion wherein, in a first position, the spear extends from the device to form the reservoir and the seeds are retained within the device and in a second position, the spear is retracted into the device and the seeds are able to be discharged out of the device and into the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Drexel University
    Inventors: James Tangorra, Alexander Moseson, Marie LaPosta, Raymond John Bauer, Kathryn VenVertloh, Kathleen Shacklett, Phuong N. Diep-Lam
  • Publication number: 20140144930
    Abstract: A reciprocating metering device is disclosed. The metering device provides a mechanism for discharging a metered amount of material, such as rice seeds, into a reservoir formed by plunging the metering device into soil. The metering device operates in a reciprocating motion wherein, in a first position, the spear extends from the device to form the reservoir and the seeds are retained within the device and in a second position, the spear is retracted into the device and the seeds are able to be discharged out of the device and into the reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Inventors: James Tangorra, Alexander Moseson, Marie LaPosta, Raymond John Bauer, Kathryn VenVertloh, Kathleen Shacklett, Phuong N. Diep-Lam