Patents by Inventor Kenneth Blume

Kenneth Blume 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: 8789782
    Abstract: A caked grain breaking device is provided for facilitating free flow of grain from a bin by utilizing gravity to break up caked grain prior to flowing through a bottom outlet in the bin. The device includes an elongated support and a plurality of struts. Each strut has an upper end coupled to the support. Each strut further extends downwardly and outwardly from the support. The struts are arranged to form a pair of coplanar arrays of spaced the struts extending from the support. Each of a plurality of braces is coupled to and extends across an associated one of the arrays whereby the support, the struts, and the braces form a frame. A plurality of blades is coupled to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventors: Colin W. Blume, Kenneth Blume