Jaime Garcia

59080213, Jun 1, 1999

Dec 23, 1997

8/996643

Jaime Garcia - Pasadena TX

F02M 3100

123549

A compact preheater for heating air before it is fed to the intake of an internal combustion engine that is adaptable to fit within existing space in an engine compartment, including a versatile mounting system. The preheater includes heating coils and a blower adapted to be powered by an engine battery, with a timer to automatically de-power the heater after a predetermined time. The preheater can be used as an add on part without any alteration or change in existing engine parts.

61197874, Sep 19, 2000

Dec 24, 1998

9/220410

Jaime Garcia - Houston TX

A01B 3306

172 25

An auger planting tool for boring holes in yards and the like, wherein plants and the like may be conveniently implanted into the soil, is attached to a rotating drive device such as a drill or a Weed-Eater type cutting and drill. By triggering the rotating drive device, the auger tool is driven to the intended depth beneath the soil. A detent ring controls the penetration of the auger tool into the soil. An auger spiral flange simultaneously provides a cutting and screwing action attributable to the spiral configuration thereof. The auger spiral flange is fixedly attached to a shaft, and includes plurality of cutting blades and a plurality of contiguous spiral surfaces. These cutting blades forcibly dig into and through the soil bed. An alignment and guide member promotes keeping this downward driving action in a substantially vertical orientation. A churning action caused by the rotating spiral configuration agitates the soil that has been separated from the ground and enables the spiral surface to communicate the loosened soil toward the surface by emulating an upwards conveying action.