Patents by Inventor Ronald F. Hodge

Ronald F. Hodge 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).

  • Grass seed planter having fluid injection soil opener
    Patent number: 4300461
    Abstract: A mobile grass seed planter having mounted thereon a frontal line of spaced water nozzles, and behind each nozzle, in a second or back row, is a row of outlets through which seed is directed under air pressure. In operation, as the planter is moved over the earth, a plurality of parallel narrow grooves are cut into the earth by the pressurized water, and the seed is then blown into the grooves. The liquid and airblown seeds are supplied to the planter via hoses from pressurized sources, typically mounted on a truck, tractor, or trailer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1981
    Inventors: Ronald F. Hodge, George D. Fears
  • High clearance vehicle wheel spacing adjustment
    Patent number: 3964565
    Abstract: A self-propelled high clearance machine for agricultural uses such as a sprayer having laterally adjustable drop axle wheel support means that may be positioned in a number of different settings to adapt the sprayer for universal use in the spraying of different crops that have been planted with variations in the width or spacing between their rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1974
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1976
    Assignee: John Blue Company Division of Subscription Television, Inc.
    Inventors: Wesley J. Cagle, Ronald F. Hodge