Patents by Inventor Ethan C. S. Bent

Ethan C. S. Bent 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: 9801333
    Abstract: An air cart has a drop chute for conveying an agricultural product such as seed, from a metering device to a venturi portion of a product conveyance tube. The drop chute has a contoured downstream sidewall resulting in changes in drop chute width which introduce vortices providing an enhanced product flow. The downstream sidewall has an inward sloping region reducing the drop chute width beginning closely adjacent the metering device and continuing down about one-third the way from the metering device to the conveyance tube, and an abrupt corner causing an increase in drop chute width near the product conveyance tube followed by a curved region creating a gradual further increase in width terminating adjacent to the product delivery tube. A large low speed vortex is created near the inward sloping region and a small strong vortex is created adjacent the curved region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin J. Roberge, Ryan C. Roberge, Stewart J. Millie, Ethan C. S. Bent
  • Publication number: 20170258004
    Abstract: An air cart has a drop chute for conveying an agricultural product such as seed, from a metering device to a venturi portion of a product conveyance tube. The drop chute has a contoured downstream sidewall resulting in changes in drop chute width which introduce vortices providing an enhanced product flow. The downstream sidewall has an inward sloping region reducing the drop chute width beginning closely adjacent the metering device and continuing down about one-third the way from the metering device to the conveyance tube, and an abrupt corner causing an increase in drop chute width near the product conveyance tube followed by a curved region creating a gradual further increase in width terminating adjacent to the product delivery tube. A large low speed vortex is created near the inward sloping region and a small strong vortex is created adjacent the curved region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin J. Roberge, Ryan C. Roberge, Stewart J. Millie, Ethan C.S. Bent
  • Patent number: 9686903
    Abstract: An air cart has a drop chute for conveying an agricultural product such as seed, from a metering device to a venturi portion of a product conveyance tube. The drop chute has a contoured downstream sidewall resulting in changes in drop chute width which introduce vortices providing an enhanced product flow. The downstream sidewall has an inward sloping region reducing the drop chute width beginning closely adjacent the metering device and continuing down about one-third the way from the metering device to the conveyance tube, and an abrupt corner causing an increase in drop chute width near the product conveyance tube followed by a curved region creating a gradual further increase in width terminating adjacent to the product delivery tube. A large low speed vortex is created near the inward sloping region and a small strong vortex is created adjacent the curved region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Martin J. Roberge, Ryan C. Roberge, Stewart J. Millie, Ethan C. S. Bent
  • Publication number: 20150359165
    Abstract: An air cart has a drop chute for conveying an agricultural product such as seed, from a metering device to a venturi portion of a product conveyance tube. The drop chute has a contoured downstream sidewall resulting in changes in drop chute width which introduce vortices providing an enhanced product flow. The downstream sidewall has an inward sloping region reducing the drop chute width beginning closely adjacent the metering device and continuing down about one-third the way from the metering device to the conveyance tube, and an abrupt corner causing an increase in drop chute width near the product conveyance tube followed by a curved region creating a gradual further increase in width terminating adjacent to the product delivery tube. A large low speed vortex is created near the inward sloping region and a small strong vortex is created adjacent the curved region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL CANADA, LTD
    Inventors: Martin J. Roberge, Ryan C. Roberge, Stewart J. Millie, Ethan C.S. Bent
  • Patent number: 8974170
    Abstract: A position adjustment assembly for an agricultural product conveyor, which delivers a product to a storage system, such as an air cart, includes an inner arm having a first end rotatably coupled to the air cart and a second end. An outer arm has a first end and a second end. The second end of the inner arm is rotatably coupled to the outer arm proximate to the first end of the outer arm. An intermediate link has a lateral positioning assembly to vary the length of the intermediate link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Nicholas G. A. Ryder, Trevor L. Kowalchuk, Ethan C. S. Bent