Patents by Inventor Richard Charles Preston

Richard Charles Preston 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: 6035727
    Abstract: A remotely controllable grain sampling device mounted on the vertical outer wall of a grain storage bin and extending into the interior of the bin so as to extract a sample of grain to be tested, for example, for moisture content, protein content or disease. The sampler is an inclined tube having an opening and closing device on the inner end of the tube that is operated by movement of an internal push rod that may be caused to move by the pull of a rope or cable from a convenient location. The grain sample is collected at a site convenient to the operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2000
    Inventor: Richard Charles Preston