Patents by Inventor Tavis Aholt

Tavis Aholt 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).

  • Agricultural sample grinder
    Patent number: 7909276
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an agricultural sample grinding system is provided. The system includes a grinder unit for grinding and uniformly mixing an agricultural sample. The system additionally includes a collection chamber connected to a transfer spout extending from a side of the grinder unit. The collection chamber is for collecting the ground and uniformly mixed agricultural sample dispensed from the grinder unit via the transfer spout. The system deposits the ground and uniformly mixed agricultural sample into the collection chamber such that the uniform mixture of the sample is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Deppermann, Angela Koestel, Tavis Aholt
  • AGRICULTURAL SAMPLE GRINDER
    Publication number: 20080203201
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an agricultural sample grinding system is provided. The system includes a grinder unit for grinding and uniformly mixing an agricultural sample. The system additionally includes a collection chamber connected to a transfer spout extending from a side of the grinder unit. The collection chamber is for collecting the ground and uniformly mixed agricultural sample dispensed from the grinder unit via the transfer spout. The system deposits the ground and uniformly mixed agricultural sample into the collection chamber such that the uniform mixture of the sample is maintained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2008
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Kevin L. Deppermann, Angela Koestel, Tavis Aholt
  • Seed crusher
    Patent number: 7229034
    Abstract: A seed crusher e.g. useful in methods for high throughput analysis of seeds, comprises a horizontal well plate with at least one well for receiving a tube; an open-topped tube for lining each well wherein each tube is oriented for receiving a vertical reciprocating pin; a horizontal die plate with a vertical pin located to reciprocate in each tube; a removable separator for use in each tube to separate a reciprocating pin from a seed at the bottom of said tube and a press for bringing together the die plate and well plate to allow a pin to enter each tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Monsanto Technology LLC
    Inventors: Rhonda J. Feazel, John D. Hemphill, Sharon E. Malmberg, Craig Mierkowski, Tavis Aholt, Donald Sutter, Noel Harris
  • Seed crusher
    Publication number: 20060196369
    Abstract: A seed crusher e.g. useful in methods for high throughput analysis of seeds, comprises a horizontal well plate with at least one well for receiving a tube; an open-topped tube for lining each well wherein each tube is oriented for receiving a vertical reciprocating pin; a horizontal die plate with a vertical pin located to reciprocate in each tube; a removable separator for use in each tube to separate a reciprocating pin from a seed at the bottom of said tube and a press for bringing together the die plate and well plate to allow a pin to enter each tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Rhonda Feazel, John Hemphill, Sharon Malmberg, Craig Mierkowski, Tavis Aholt, Donald Sutter, Noel Harris