Patents
US 11986852 B2: Dry product spreader
- Granted
- 2024-05-21
- Filed
- 2022-05-03 application 17735456
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
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Abstract
A dry product spreader is provided that includes a bin that includes a bin discharge opening. The dry product spreader further includes a conveyor located at the bottom of the bin. The conveyor is capable of discharging dry product material from the bin through the bin discharge opening. The dry product spreader further includes a spinner assembly for spreading the dry product material and positioned to receive the dry product material from the bin discharge opening. The dry product spreader further includes a material conveyance system to displace dry product material received through the bin discharge opening before the dry product material reaches the spinner assembly. The dry product spreader further includes a distribution manifold configured to receive dry product material displaced by the material conveyance system. The distribution manifold is configured to return dry product material displaced by the material conveyance system to be spread by the spinner assembly.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240521.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 81 patents | US company or organization | Kalida, OH | UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Paul Nelson | Hampton, IA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Stanley Ray Duncalf | Waverly, IA | 2 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael D. Van Mill | Shell Rock, IA | 61 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01C | Planting; sowing; fertilising | A01C15/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B05C | Apparatus for applying fluent materials to surfaces, in general | B05C19/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-25 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | NELSON, AUGUST PAUL signed 2022-05-04 DUNCALF, STANLEY RAY signed 2022-05-12 VAN MILL, MICHAEL D. signed 2022-05-12 | UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. KALIDA, OH | 60010/752 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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