Patent ID: 6789353
Filing Date: 2004-09-14
Classification: A01B,A01G

Abstract:
A top soil heat treatment apparatus for pasteurizing a top soil in order to substantially reduce weed growing to improve potential crop yield, comprising:a mobile housing with a top and a bottom; a soil input distributor including two generally rectangular openings defined in the top of the housing and separated by a generally triangular surface; a soil heater including a hollow tubular pipe configured to contact and transfer heat energy to the top soil between about 175Â° F. and about 250Â° F. by thermal contact between the soil and the tube in order to pasteurize the top soil; and a first soil mover positioned below the soil heater and proximate an opening at the bottom of the housing and configured to drive the top soil out of the opening at the bottom of the housing, whereby the top soil heat treatment apparatus is configured to pasteurize the top soil regardless of sunlight conditions.