Patents by Inventor Roy C. Compton

Roy C. Compton 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).

  • Stack cap covering system
    Patent number: 4998398
    Abstract: A stack cap for protecting stacked field crops such as hay from moisture comprising: roof structure for covering an upper portion of a stack; roof mounting structure for supporting the roof structure on a stack in spaced apart relationship therefrom whereby ventilation of the upper portion of the stack is permitted; securing means for securing the roof structure to a stack; stack mounting apparatus for raising the roof structure onto a stack; and alternate support structure for selectively supporting an end portion of the roof structure above a removed portion of a covered stack. Methods for mounting the stack cap on a stack and interconnection of a plurality of stack caps are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1991
    Inventor: Roy C. Compton
  • Stack cap covering system
    Patent number: 4939874
    Abstract: A stack cap for protecting stacked field crops such as hay from moisture comprising: roof structure for covering an upper portion of a stack; roof mounting structure for supporting the roof structure on a stack in spaced apart relationship therefrom whereby ventilation of the upper portion of the stack is permitted; securing means for securing the roof structure to a stack; stack mounting apparatus for raising the roof structure onto a stack; and alternate support structure for selectively supporting an end portion of the roof structure above a removed portion of a covered stack. Methods for mounting the stack cap on a stack and interconnection of a plurality of stack caps are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 10, 1990
    Inventor: Roy C. Compton