Patents by Inventor Sidney M. Stephens

Sidney M. Stephens 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: 3976030
    Abstract: A portable pressure spray liquid chemical seed treatment consisting of three basic sections: a hopper feeding seed to be treated through a gate assembly which is adjustable to define a variable width curtain of seed into a lower chamber. Seed which is controlled by the gate assembly to fall by gravity in a curtain of variable width is sprayed from horizontally disposed nozzles and thereby coated with chemical spray. The seed so coated is then immediately available for planting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1975
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1976
    Inventors: Philip W. Ragsdale, Sidney M. Stephens