Patents by Inventor Leland E. Erickson

Leland E. Erickson 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: 4435946
    Abstract: A multi-row crop harvesting attachment for use in combination with a combine consisting of two or more drive sections having a guide edge on each of its two sides, platform sections positioned between each pair of drive sections, each platform section having a guide edge on each of its two sides, each platform section's guide edge in transverse opposition to the adjacent drive section guide edge, and two divider sections positioned outside of each of the outer most drive sections, each divider section having a single guide edge, each divider section's guide edge in transverse opposition to the adjacent drive section guide edge. A longitudinally rearward and narrow flightway for crop stalks is formed by the opposed guide edges. The drive sections further consist of two augers, each positioned over a flightway adjacent to the drive section for guiding crop stalks longitudinally rearward along the flightways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1984
    Inventor: Leland E. Erickson
  • Patent number: 4429516
    Abstract: A multi-row crop harvesting attachment for use in combination with a combine consisting of two or more drive sections having a guide edge on each of its two sides, platform sections positioned between each pair of drive sections, each platform section having a guide edge on each of its two sides, each platform section's guide edge in transverse opposition to the adjacent drive section guide edge, and two divider sections positioned outside of each of the outer most drive sections, each divider section having a single guide edge, each divider section's guide edge in transverse opposition to the adjacent drive section guide edge. A longitudinally rearward and narrow flightway for crop stalks is formed by the opposed guide edges. The drive sections further consists of two augers, each positioned over a flightway adjacent to the drive section for guiding crop stalks longitudinally rearward along the flightways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1984
    Inventor: Leland E. Erickson