Patents by Inventor Aaron Scott Ritter

Aaron Scott Ritter has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8616945
    Abstract: A corn MOG separator for an agricultural combine having a chopper for chopping MOG, the corn MOG separator being located after the chopper in the MOG flow stream and having a separating chamber for receiving the MOG and separating the lighter from the heavier components, the chamber having a mechanical decelerator for mechanically decelerating the corn MOG.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Ritter, Daniel Stephen Hoffman
  • Patent number: 7993188
    Abstract: A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a chopper which chops and impels the chopped residue rearwardly through a discharge duct. A transition duct receives the crop exiting from the chopper and contains upright deflector vanes mounted for pivoting and being automatically moved among desired positions, by a power actuator so as to direct desired proportions of the crop residue between a blower for receiving and accelerating the crop through a discharge chute for collection in a receptacle of a towed trailer, and a pair of spreader disks located at opposite sides of the blower for receiving and dispersing the crop residue on the ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Aaron Scott Ritter
  • Publication number: 20110070931
    Abstract: A corn MOG separator for an agricultural combine having a chopper for chopping MOG, the corn MOG separator being located after the chopper in the MOG flow stream and having a separating chamber for receiving the MOG and separating the lighter from the heavier components, the chamber having a mechanical decelerator for mechanically decelerating the corn MOG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Aaron Scott Ritter, Daniel Stephen Hoffman
  • Publication number: 20100311481
    Abstract: A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a chopper which chops and impels the chopped residue rearwardly through a discharge duct. A transition duct receives the crop exiting from the chopper and contains upright deflector vanes mounted for pivoting and being automatically moved among desired positions by a power actuator so as to direct desired proportions of the crop residue between a blower for receiving and accelerating the chopped through a discharge chute for collection in a receptacle of a towed trailer, and a pair of spreader disks located at opposite sides of the blower for receiving and dispersing the crop residue on the ground.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventor: Aaron Scott Ritter