US3149588A
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Art of seed-planting
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-11
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Granted: 1964-09-22
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Expires: 1983-07-11
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Harold E Gatzke
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 12:11
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01C; A01C7/00; A01C7/004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S111/00; Y10S111/915; Y10S111/916; Y10S111/918
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
IN A CONTINUOUS PROGRESSIVE METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PLANTING SEEDS WHICH HAVE BEGUN TO GERMINATE, SUCH SEEDS BEING SOFT, TENDER, AND READILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE, THE STEPS OF: DEPOSITING THE SEEDS IN A PORTABLE, CONFINED BODY OF LIQUID; CONTINUOUSLY, NON-VIOLENTLY AGITATING SAID LIQUID TO MAINTAIN SAID SEEDS IN A STATE OF SUSPENSION IN AND SUBSTANTIALLY EVENLY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT SAID LIQUID AND IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER; FORMING AN ELONGATED BODY OF LIQUID ALONG SAID FURROW BY A QUIESCENT GRAVITY HYDRACULIC FLOW; AND THEREAFTER COVERING SAID FURROW WITH EARTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
88 words
IN A CONTINUOUS PROGRESSIVE METHOD OF AUTOMATICALLY PLANTING SEEDS WHICH HAVE BEGUN TO GERMINATE, SUCH SEEDS BEING SOFT, TENDER, AND READILY SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE, THE STEPS OF: DEPOSITING THE SEEDS IN A PORTABLE, CONFINED BODY OF LIQUID; CONTINUOUSLY, NON-VIOLENTLY AGITATING SAID LIQUID TO MAINTAIN SAID SEEDS IN A STATE OF SUSPENSION IN AND SUBSTANTIALLY EVENLY DISPERSED THROUGHOUT SAID LIQUID AND IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO EACH OTHER; FORMING AN ELONGATED BODY OF LIQUID ALONG SAID FURROW BY A QUIESCENT GRAVITY HYDRACULIC FLOW; AND THEREAFTER COVERING SAID FURROW WITH EARTH.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-22 | 1968-03-23 | 1968-09-22 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-22 | 1972-03-23 | 1972-09-22 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-22 | 1976-03-23 | 1976-09-22 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |