Patents by Inventor Richard A. Stocks

Richard A. Stocks 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: 5632519
    Abstract: A hang-up including a sleeve that has a top end with an opening, a bottom end that is sealed, and a slot spaced from the bottom end. Included is a holder that has a pair of sides with a gap. The holder is fixedly attached to the sleeve adjacent the top end, and capable of allowing a hanger to be inserted. A lift rod is positioned within the sleeve and has a lever that is positioned through the slot. The lever moves the lift rod and has a top edge that extends beyond the opening. Lastly, a push tip is fixedly attached to the top edge of the lift rod and lifts a tile of a tile ceiling, when the sleeve is raised. The push tip allows the hanger to be positioned between a metal track of the tile ceiling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventor: Richard A. Stock
  • Patent number: 4264023
    Abstract: Mechanism for dispensing seed or fertilizer for agricultural row crop implements such as seed drills and precision planters. A resilient rotatable roller cooperates with a flat vertical glass dispensing plate to dispense seed or fertilizer from a hopper through a nip between the plate and the roller. A slightly raised narrow slow rate band on the roller cooperates sealingly with a pair of removable confinement flanges so that small seeds such as kale can be confined to the slow rate band and dispensed much more slowly than if the whole width of the roller were used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1981
    Assignee: Hestair Farm Equipment Limited
    Inventors: Richard A. Stocks, David Twell
  • Patent number: 4259912
    Abstract: A mechanism for dispensing seed or fertilizer, etc., for agricultural row crop implements such as seed drills and precision planters, comprises a resilient rotatable roller which cooperates with a flat vertical glass dispensing plate to dispense seed or fertilizer from a hopper through a nip between the plate and the roller. The roller is of unfoamed polyurethane formed with a honeycomb of axially extending recesses defining a relatively thin outer deflection band of the roller. The recesses give the roller the uniform and high degree of flexibility needed to accommodate a wide range of seed sizes while retaining the durability, consistency of physical characteristics and suitability for precision moulding, of unfoamed polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1979
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1981
    Assignee: Hestair Farm Equipment Limited
    Inventors: Richard A. Stocks, David Twell
  • Patent number: 4254897
    Abstract: A device for discharging particulate material, such as agricultural seed at a uniform rate comprises a hopper having a rectangular slot in the base, a driven roller having a compressible surface which contacts one side of the slot and a transparent glass metering plate attached to the hopper and which bears against the roller to provide a nip therebetween and to control the rate of flow of the material from the hopper while allowing visual examination of the flow of particulate materials between the roller and metering plate. The device may be conveniently attached to an agricultural drilling machine and the roller driven by a mechanism associated with the ground wheels of the machine. Collecting cups are provided for directing the seed from beneath the roller into the seed drills. Seed is discharged into the drills at a constant rate and no adjustment is necessary for use with seeds of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1981
    Assignee: Hestair Bettinson Limited
    Inventor: Richard A. Stocks