Patents by Inventor JAMES M. HERSHBARGER

JAMES M. HERSHBARGER 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).

  • Publication number: 20220412936
    Abstract: In one example, a system for evaluating an agricultural material is provided. The system comprising: a housing having a passage in or through an interior of the housing with an inlet for receiving agricultural material and an outlet for outputting the agricultural material; a wall opening in a wall of the passage; and an imaging device having a window located within a border, the imaging device having a removable portion with at least one of a moisture absorbing material, a heat source, and an anti-fog agent within the removable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Bret M. Culpepper, James M. Hershbarger, James K. Pettit, Steven Coughlen
  • Patent number: 10611406
    Abstract: A rotary position sensor senses rotation of a first member, having a first torque coupling surface, about an axis relative to a second member by sensing movement of a torque receiving component of the rotary. The isolator may include a mount, a linkage and a torsion spring. The linkage is to be coupled to the torque receiving component of the rotary sensor. The linkage has a second torque coupling surface separable from the first torque coupling surface by a play gap, wherein during rotation of the first member, the first torque coupling surface is to contact the second torque coupling surface to transmit torque to the linkage. The torsion spring is captured between the mount and the linkage independent of the torque receiving component to resiliently bias the second torque coupling surface through the play gap and into engagement with the first torque coupling surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: James M. Hershbarger
  • Publication number: 20190367091
    Abstract: A rotary position sensor senses rotation of a first member, having a first torque coupling surface, about an axis relative to a second member by sensing movement of a torque receiving component of the rotary. The isolator may include a mount, a linkage and a torsion spring. The linkage is to be coupled to the torque receiving component of the rotary sensor. The linkage has a second torque coupling surface separable from the first torque coupling surface by a play gap, wherein during rotation of the first member, the first torque coupling surface is to contact the second torque coupling surface to transmit torque to the linkage. The torsion spring is captured between the mount and the linkage independent of the torque receiving component to resiliently bias the second torque coupling surface through the play gap and into engagement with the first torque coupling surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventor: James M. Hershbarger
  • Patent number: 8974564
    Abstract: A screen cleaning system cleans debris from a material catching screen surrounded by a frame. A hollow vacuum arm which moves over the screen. The arm has a slot in a side which is adjacent to the screen. The arm includes an inner arm pivotally coupled to a duct and an outer arm which movable with respect to the inner arm. The arm is moved by an actuator mechanism which includes a first pulley coupled to a drive shaft, a second pulley coupled to an end of the arm, a belt drivingly coupling the first pulley to the second pulley. The outer arm is slidably coupled to the inner arm and a spring is biased to urge the outer arm radially inwardly. A track is formed by the frame and a roller rides along the track and is rotatably coupled to an end of the outer arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2015
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James M. Hershbarger, Nathan R. Vandike
  • Patent number: 8801821
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment device has a body containing an after-treatment element and a shield that substantially encloses the outer surface of the after-treatment device. The shield is coupled to the exhaust gas outlet of the after-treatment device such that at least a portion of the exhaust gas exiting the after-treatment device is conducted into the space between the outer surface of the after-treatment device and the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James M. Hershbarger, James P. Batzold
  • Publication number: 20130047564
    Abstract: An exhaust gas after-treatment device has a body containing an after-treatment element and a shield that substantially encloses the outer surface of the after-treatment device. The shield is coupled to the exhaust gas outlet of the after-treatment device such that at least a portion of the exhaust gas exiting the after-treatment device is conducted into the space between the outer surface of the after-treatment device and the shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: James M. Hershbarger, James P. Batzold
  • Publication number: 20130014341
    Abstract: A screen cleaning system cleans debris from a material catching screen surrounded by a frame. A hollow vacuum arm which moves over the screen. The arm has a slot in a side which is adjacent to the screen. The arm includes an inner arm pivotally coupled to a duct and an outer arm which movable with respect to the inner arm. The arm is moved by an actuator mechanism which includes a first pulley coupled to a drive shaft, a second pulley coupled to an end of the arm, a belt drivingly coupling the first pulley to the second pulley. The outer arm is slidably coupled to the inner arm and a spring is biased to urge the outer arm radially inwardly. A track is formed by the frame and a roller rides along the track and is rotatably coupled to an end of the outer arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: JAMES M. HERSHBARGER, Nathan R. Vandike