Patents by Inventor Simon Goveia
Simon Goveia 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).
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Publication number: 20230013553Abstract: An air-boom spreader has a hopper for containing particulate material, a metering device having a plurality of sluices, a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart on a boom in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the spreader, and a plurality of air lines connecting the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets for conveying the particulate material in an air stream from the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets. The spreader has more than twice as many outlets as sluices, and the plurality of outlets has an innermost outlet, an outermost outlet and at least three other outlets between the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet whereby each of the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet are supplied with half as much of the particulate material as each of the at least three other outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: January 19, 2023Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Chad Derek PASMA, Simon GOVEIA, Christopher Michael POPPE, Troy Michael STRAATMAN, Adam Peter LEHMAN
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Patent number: 11503758Abstract: An air-boom spreader has a hopper for containing particulate material, a metering device having a plurality of sluices, a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart on a boom in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the spreader, and a plurality of air lines connecting the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets for conveying the particulate material in an air stream from the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets. The spreader has more than twice as many outlets as sluices, and the plurality of outlets has an innermost outlet, an outermost outlet and at least three other outlets between the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet whereby each of the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet are supplied with half as much of the particulate material as each of the at least three other outlets.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Jesse Abram Dyck, Chad Derek Pasma, Simon Goveia, Christopher Michael Poppe, Troy Michael Straatman, Adam Peter Lehman
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Publication number: 20220210965Abstract: An air-boom spreader has a hopper for containing particulate material, a metering device having a plurality of sluices, a plurality of outlets transversely spaced-apart on a boom in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the spreader, and a plurality of air lines connecting the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets for conveying the particulate material in an air stream from the plurality of sluices to the plurality of outlets. The spreader has more than twice as many outlets as sluices, and the plurality of outlets has an innermost outlet, an outermost outlet and at least three other outlets between the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet whereby each of the innermost outlet and the outermost outlet are supplied with half as much of the particulate material as each of the at least three other outlets.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2020Publication date: July 7, 2022Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Jesse Abram DYCK, Chad Derek PASMA, Simon GOVEIA, Christopher Michael POPPE, Troy Michael STRAATMAN, Adam Peter LEHMAN
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Patent number: 11219203Abstract: A product distribution system for sectional control in an air boom spreader has a solid product metering assembly having: a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor for conveying the product from the container to the air system, the first and second endless conveyors substantially parallel to each other, the first conveyor driven independently of the second conveyor; and, a first shaft, a second shaft and a third shaft, the first shaft parallel to, separated from and driven independently of the second shaft, the second shaft parallel to and separated from the third shaft, the first shaft driving the first conveyor, the second shaft driving the third shaft to drive the second conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2020Date of Patent: January 11, 2022Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Bradley William Baker, Simon Goveia, Jesse Abram Dyck, Chad Derek Pasma, Adam Peter Lehman, Christopher Michael Poppe, Troy Michael Straatman
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Publication number: 20210386052Abstract: A product distribution system for sectional control in an air boom spreader has a solid product metering assembly having: a first endless conveyor and a second endless conveyor for conveying the product from the container to the air system, the first and second endless conveyors substantially parallel to each other, the first conveyor driven independently of the second conveyor; and, a first shaft, a second shaft and a third shaft, the first shaft parallel to, separated from and driven independently of the second shaft, the second shaft parallel to and separated from the third shaft, the first shaft driving the first conveyor, the second shaft driving the third shaft to drive the second conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: December 16, 2021Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. GRAY, John Mark AVERINK, Bradley William BAKER, Simon GOVEIA, Jesse Abram DYCK, Chad Derek PASMA, Adam Peter LEHMAN, Christopher Michael POPPE, Troy Michael STRAATMAN
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Patent number: 11140804Abstract: An angle adjustable coulter wheel assembly includes a rotatable shank having a longitudinal axis defined by an upper portion of the shank. The longitudinal axis is oriented neither vertically or horizontally with respect to the ground when the assembly is mounted on a tillage apparatus. A coulter wheel rotatably mounted on the shank proximate a lower portion of the shank. An actuator rotates the upper portion of the shank about the longitudinal axis to cause the face of the coulter wheel to rotate about three orthogonal axes thereby changing orientation of the face of the coulter wheel with respect to the ground when the assembly is on the tillage apparatus. The coulter wheel assembly permits adjusting the angle of the coulter wheel in at least two planes permitting greater control over how much soil the coulter wheel disturbs during tilling.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2019Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Jake A. Rozendaal, Frens Hoeve, Simon Goveia
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Patent number: 10405473Abstract: A tillage apparatus for selective primary tillage and seed bed preparation makes use of a selectively moveable primary tillage shank to provide seasonal, in-field and/or on-the-fly flexibility of tillage operation. The tillage apparatus has a cultivator frame, at least one secondary tillage tool mounted on the frame and a primary tillage shank mounted on the frame, the primary tillage shank selectively moveable between a lowered soil engaging position and a raised disengaged position. In a method of tilling or preparing a seed bed, the tillage apparatus is dragged around a field with the at least one secondary tillage tool engaged with the field when secondary tillage of the field is desired, and the selectively moveable primary tillage shank lowered to be engaged with the field when the field is in need of primary tillage or raised to be disengaged from the field when primary tillage is not desired.Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Simon Goveia, John Mark Averink
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Publication number: 20190159395Abstract: An angle adjustable coulter wheel assembly includes a rotatable shank having a longitudinal axis defined by an upper portion of the shank. The longitudinal axis is oriented neither vertically or horizontally with respect to the ground when the assembly is mounted on a tillage apparatus. A coulter wheel rotatably mounted on the shank proximate a lower portion of the shank. An actuator rotates the upper portion of the shank about the longitudinal axis to cause the face of the coulter wheel to rotate about three orthogonal axes thereby changing orientation of the face of the coulter wheel with respect to the ground when the assembly is on the tillage apparatus. The coulter wheel assembly permits adjusting the angle of the coulter wheel in at least two planes permitting greater control over how much soil the coulter wheel disturbs during tilling.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Jake A. Rozendaal, Frens Hoeve, Simon Goveia
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Patent number: 10238022Abstract: An angle adjustable coulter wheel assembly includes a rotatable shank having a longitudinal axis defined by an upper portion of the shank. The longitudinal axis is oriented neither vertically or horizontally with respect to the ground when the assembly is mounted on a tillage apparatus. A coulter wheel rotatably mounted on the shank proximate a lower portion of the shank. An actuator rotates the upper portion of the shank about the longitudinal axis to cause the face of the coulter wheel to rotate about three orthogonal axes thereby changing orientation of the face of the coulter wheel with respect to the ground when the assembly is on the tillage apparatus. The coulter wheel assembly permits adjusting the angle of the coulter wheel in at least two planes permitting greater control over how much soil the coulter wheel disturbs during tilling.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Jake A. Rozendaal, Frenz Hoeve, Simon Goveia
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Publication number: 20170339818Abstract: A tillage apparatus for selective primary tillage and seed bed preparation makes use of a selectively moveable primary tillage shank to provide seasonal, in-field and/or on-the-fly flexibility of tillage operation. The tillage apparatus has a cultivator frame, at least one secondary tillage tool mounted on the frame and a primary tillage shank mounted on the frame, the primary tillage shank selectively moveable between a lowered soil engaging position and a raised disengaged position. In a method of tilling or preparing a seed bed, the tillage apparatus is dragged around a field with the at least one secondary tillage tool engaged with the field when secondary tillage of the field is desired, and the selectively moveable primary tillage shank lowered to be engaged with the field when the field is in need of primary tillage or raised to be disengaged from the field when primary tillage is not desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2017Publication date: November 30, 2017Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Simon Goveia, John Mark Averink
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Patent number: 9763373Abstract: A tillage apparatus for selective primary tillage and seed bed preparation makes use of a selectively moveable primary tillage shank to provide seasonal, in-field and/or on-the-fly flexibility of tillage operation. The tillage apparatus has a cultivator frame, at least one secondary tillage tool mounted on the frame and a primary tillage shank mounted on the frame, the primary tillage shank selectively moveable between a lowered soil engaging position and a raised disengaged position. In a method of tilling or preparing a seed bed, the tillage apparatus is dragged around a field with the at least one secondary tillage tool engaged with the field when secondary tillage of the field is desired, and the selectively moveable primary tillage shank lowered to be engaged with the field when the field is in need of primary tillage or raised to be disengaged from the field when primary tillage is not desired.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2013Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Simon Goveia, John Mark Averink
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Publication number: 20160324064Abstract: An angle adjustable coulter wheel assembly includes a rotatable shank having a longitudinal axis defined by an upper portion of the shank. The longitudinal axis is oriented neither vertically or horizontally with respect to the ground when the assembly is mounted on a tillage apparatus. A coulter wheel rotatably mounted on the shank proximate a lower portion of the shank. An actuator rotates the upper portion of the shank about the longitudinal axis to cause the face of the coulter wheel to rotate about three orthogonal axes thereby changing orientation of the face of the coulter wheel with respect to the ground when the assembly is on the tillage apparatus. The coulter wheel assembly permits adjusting the angle of the coulter wheel in at least two planes permitting greater control over how much soil the coulter wheel disturbs during tilling.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 9, 2015Publication date: November 10, 2016Applicant: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, John Mark Averink, Jake A. Rozendaal, Frenz Hoeve, Simon Goveia
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Patent number: 9313937Abstract: A tillage apparatus includes a wheeled frame configured with a plurality of concave blades arranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows. The rows are longitudinally spaced apart by a progressively increasing distance. The blades of each column are transversely tilted alternately to the left and right. The blades of each column are transversely offset from one another to create a swath of tilled ground along the width of the column. In operation, soil is thrown left and right between successive blades of a column to till the soil across the width of the column and leave a substantially level soil surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2015Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Jacobus A. Rozendaal, John Mark Averink, Simon Goveia
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Publication number: 20150319910Abstract: A tillage apparatus includes a wheeled frame configured with a plurality of concave blades arranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows. The rows are longitudinally spaced apart by a progressively increasing distance. The blades of each column are transversely tilted alternately to the left and right. The blades of each column are transversely offset from one another to create a swath of tilled ground along the width of the column. In operation, soil is thrown left and right between successive blades of a column to till the soil across the width of the column and leave a substantially level soil surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2015Publication date: November 12, 2015Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Jacobus A. Rozendaal, John Mark Averink, Simon Goveia
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Patent number: 9179587Abstract: A tillage apparatus includes a wheeled frame configured with a plurality of concave blades arranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows. The rows are longitudinally spaced apart by a progressively increasing distance. The blades of each column are transversely tilted alternately to the left and right. The blades of each column are transversely offset from one another to create a swath of tilled ground along the width of the column. In operation, soil is thrown left and right between successive blades of a column to till the soil across the width of the column and leave a substantially level soil surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: Salford Group Inc.Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Jacobus A. Rozendaal, John Mark Averink, Simon Goveia
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Publication number: 20140374128Abstract: A tillage apparatus for selective primary tillage and seed bed preparation makes use of a selectively moveable primary tillage shank to provide seasonal, in-field and/or on-the-fly flexibility of tillage operation. The tillage apparatus has a cultivator frame, at least one secondary tillage tool mounted on the frame and a primary tillage shank mounted on the frame, the primary tillage shank selectively moveable between a lowered soil engaging position and a raised disengaged position. In a method of tilling or preparing a seed bed, the tillage apparatus is dragged around a field with the at least one secondary tillage tool engaged with the field when secondary tillage of the field is desired, and the selectively moveable primary tillage shank lowered to be engaged with the field when the field is in need of primary tillage or raised to be disengaged from the field when primary tillage is not desired.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2013Publication date: December 25, 2014Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Simon Goveia, John Mark Averink
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Publication number: 20140262363Abstract: A tillage apparatus includes a wheeled frame configured with a plurality of concave blades arranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending columns and transversely extending rows. The rows are longitudinally spaced apart by a progressively increasing distance. The blades of each column are transversely tilted alternately to the left and right. The blades of each column are transversely offset from one another to create a swath of tilled ground along the width of the column. In operation, soil is thrown left and right between successive blades of a column to till the soil across the width of the column and leave a substantially level soil surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Inventors: Geof J. Gray, Jacobus A. Rozendaal, John Mark Averink, Simon Goveia