Patents by Inventor Stephen Ramp

Stephen Ramp 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).

  • Systems, methods, and apparatus for placement of starter fertilizer
    Patent number: 12426530
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an apparatus for distributing starter fertilizer during the planting process. In an embodiment, a starter fertilizer system is configured to apply fertilizer to a planted seed during a planting process. The starter fertilizer system includes a rudder blade, a fertilizer reservoir and a conduit. The rudder blade is configured to the dig a furrow that is offset from the planted seed. The conduit is coupled with the fertilizer reservoir and the rudder blade such that fertilizer is able to traverse from the reservoir to the rudder blade. The rudder blade is offset from each row unit such that fertilizer is expelled at a desired fertilizer location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2025
    Assignee: 360 YIELD CENTER, LLC
    Inventors: Talon Sauder, Justin Koch, Timothy Sauder, Stephen Ramp, Andrew Dornbier, Jesse D. Kaiser, Gregg A. Sauder
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR PLACEMENT OF STARTER FERTILIZER
    Publication number: 20230189696
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and an apparatus for distributing starter fertilizer during the planting process. In an embodiment, a starter fertilizer system is configured to apply fertilizer to a planted seed during a planting process. The starter fertilizer system includes a rudder blade, a fertilizer reservoir and a conduit. The rudder blade is configured to the dig a furrow that is offset from the planted seed. The conduit is coupled with the fertilizer reservoir and the rudder blade such that fertilizer is able to traverse from the reservoir to the rudder blade. The rudder blade is offset from each row unit such that fertilizer is expelled at a desired fertilizer location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Talon Sauder, Justin Koch, Timothy Sauder, Stephen Ramp, Andrew Dornbier, Jesse D. Kaiser, Gregg A. Sauder