Patents by Inventor Shawn Butler

Shawn Butler 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).

  • Flex roller-crimper for improved management and termination of cover crops and other plant material
    Patent number: 10440874
    Abstract: An agricultural device that can include a frame; and a plurality of roller-crimping devices supported by the frame arranged in at least one row oriented in a direction that is transverse to a direction of travel of the agricultural device. Each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices having an exterior surface configured to at least partially crush stems of residual plant matter, and being individually movably mounted to the frame such that each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices will move at least vertically with respect to the frame when subjected to a temporary increase in resistance caused by an encounter with a non-uniform region in the field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventor: Shawn Butler
  • FLEX ROLLER-CRIMPER FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND TERMINATION OF COVER CROPS AND OTHER PLANT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20170208730
    Abstract: Herein is described an agricultural device that can include a frame; and a plurality of roller-crimping devices supported by the frame arranged in at least one row oriented in a direction that is transverse to a direction of travel of the agricultural device. Each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices having an exterior surface configured to at least partially crush stems of residual plant matter, and being individually movably mounted to the frame such that each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices will move at least vertically with respect to the frame when subjected to a temporary increase in resistance caused by an encounter with a non-uniform region in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Applicant: University of Tennessee Research Foundation
    Inventor: Shawn Butler
  • FLEX ROLLER-CRIMPER FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT AND TERMINATION OF COVER CROPS AND OTHER PLANT MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20150216105
    Abstract: Herein is described an agricultural device that can include a frame; and a plurality of roller-crimping devices supported by the frame arranged in at least one row oriented in a direction that is transverse to a direction of travel of the agricultural device. Each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices having an exterior surface configured to at least partially crush stems of residual plant matter, and being individually movably mounted to the frame such that each of the plurality of roller-crimping devices will move at least vertically with respect to the frame when subjected to a temporary increase in resistance caused by an encounter with a non-uniform region in the field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Shawn Butler