Patents by Inventor Tommy Lynn Sawyer

Tommy Lynn Sawyer 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).

  • Planter for rhizomes and the like
    Patent number: 9743577
    Abstract: An apparatus for planting rhizomes includes a chassis having wheels to move in a primary direction over an area in which rhizomes are to be planted, the primary direction defining a forward and aft sense, a hopper on the chassis holds rhizomes to be planted, the hopper having a live bottom mounted to move rhizomes in the forward direction, a kickback bar at a forward side of the hopper lifts rhizomes at a forward face of the hopper, a leveling roller above the live bottom levels the height of rhizomes transported by the live bottom forward of the hopper, a barrel feed at a forward end of the live bottom to pull rhizomes from the live bottom, a accumulator below the barrel feed, a drop zone below the accumulator, and a chute with inner flaps from the drop zone oriented to deposit rhizomes in a furrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: AGgrow Tech, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Edward Fulghum, Thomas Logan Fazio, Curtis Jon Spell, Tommy Lynn Sawyer, William Travis Hedrick
  • Planter for rhizomes and the like
    Patent number: 9392740
    Abstract: An apparatus for planting rhizomes includes a chassis having wheels to move in a primary direction over an area in which rhizomes are to be planted, the primary direction defining a forward and aft sense, a hopper on the chassis holds rhizomes to be planted, the hopper having a live bottom mounted to move rhizomes in the forward direction, a kickback bar at a forward side of the hopper lifts rhizomes at a forward face of the hopper, a leveling roller above the live bottom levels the height of rhizomes transported by the live bottom forward of the hopper, a barrel feed at a forward end of the live bottom to pull rhizomes from the live bottom, a accumulator below the barrel feed, a drop zone below the accumulator, and a chute with inner flaps from the drop zone oriented to deposit rhizomes in a furrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Repreve Rënewables, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Edward Fulghum, Thomas Logan Fazio, Curtis Jon Spell, Tommy Lynn Sawyer, William Travis Hedrick