Patents
US 9382689 B2: Stump destruction apparatus
- Granted
- 2016-07-05
- Filed
- 2012-08-01 application 13564425
- Type
- Utility · 9 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides an apparatus comprising a frame supporting a motor and a gearbox, and a bit assembly, the bit assembly comprising a shaft, having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is attached to the gearbox via a gearbox output flange, a main bit assembly further comprising an upper cutting blade and a lower cutting blade attached to the shaft, wherein the lower cutting blade is located closer to the second end of the shaft than the upper cutting blade, an adjustable depth cutting guide attached to a bottom portion of the upper cutting blade, and a lateral cutting blade attached at the far end of the upper cutting blade and a guide bit assembly wherein the apparatus is attachable to a self-propelled vehicle.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160705.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neway Development, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Beatrice, AL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard T. Chapman | Beatrice, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John B. Newton | Beatrice, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ronald D. Evers, Jr. | Beatrice, AL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G23/067 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B02C | Crushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general; milling grain | B02C18/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F3/96 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CHAPMAN, RICHARD T. signed 2011-09-05 EVERS, RONALD D., JR. signed 2011-09-05 NEWTON, JOHN B. signed 2011-09-05 | STUMPCAT, INC. BEATRICE, AL | 29102/795 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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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