The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 06, 2005
Applicants:
Ted Stanley Kornecki, Auburn, AL (US);
Randy L. Raper, Auburn, AL (US);
Inventors:
Ted Stanley Kornecki, Auburn, AL (US);
Randy L. Raper, Auburn, AL (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, DC (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 49/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A cover crop termination system includes a smooth drum and a crimping arm assembly operatively connected to the drum through a cam mechanism including a cam follower. The crimping arm assembly includes a plurality of crimping assemblies having crimping bars which crimp the cover crop after it has been rolled in order to prevent resprouting of the crop.