Patents
US 9908222 B2: Seed firmer life extender
- Granted
- 2018-03-06
- Filed
- 2015-02-20 application 14627096
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention involves a manipulator tool for use with a seed firmer having an extender attachment capable of engagement with a groove of the seed firmer. The tool facilitates the engagement and removal of the extender attachment by rotation of a rod in a bracket, which may be manual or with a power tool. The manipulator tool may be used on seed firmers which have been removed from a planting machine or are still attached to a planting machine.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180306.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flo-Rite, Inc. 4 patents | US company or organization | Hicksville, OH | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey J. Peter | Hicksville, OH | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B25B | Tools or bench devices not otherwise provided for, for fastening, connecting, disengaging or holding | B25B27/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01C | Planting; sowing; fertilising | A01C5/068 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PETER, JEFFREY J signed 2017-02-21 | FLO-RITE, INC. HICKSVILLE, OH | 41539/194 | 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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