Patents by Inventor Franklin R. Pohlman, Jr.

Franklin R. Pohlman, Jr. 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).

  • Passive distribution deflector for grass clippings collection system
    Patent number: 6148595
    Abstract: A passive distribution deflector for use in a grass collection system on a riding mower or the like. The deflector has a lower body portion having substantially closed side walls and an open bottom portion, and an open top portion having a cross-sectional area less than the open bottom portion. A top discharge member is formed on a deflector surface and has a plurality of curved regions, connected to the lower body portion. The curved regions each having longitudinal axis pointing in a direction different from the longitudinal axis of the lower portion, and the curved regions of the top discharge member are separated from one another by at least one ridge portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: Ransomes America Corporation
    Inventors: Brian A. Rabe, Franklin R. Pohlman, Jr.