Patents by Inventor Rodney S. Horn

Rodney S. Horn 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: 7775169
    Abstract: An access assembly leading to first and second storage tanks of a planting implement is provided. The access assembly includes a central ramp located between and fixed in relation to the first and second storage tanks, and an extended ramp having a forward end opposite a rearward end aligned in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the direction of travel of the implement. The forward end of the ramp is pivotally connected about a first horizontal axis at a rearward end of the central ramp. The access assembly further includes a ladder pivotally independently coupled about a second horizontal axis at the rearward end of the extended ramp. The ladder and the extended ramp pivot together about the first horizontal axis at the forward end of the extended ramp between a lowered, operative position and a raised, inoperative position above the central ramp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2010
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Rodney S. Horn, Sajid Nanlawala
  • Patent number: 7578247
    Abstract: An access assembly for an agricultural planter which includes a platform configured for connection to the agricultural planter, a railing which extends from the platform, and a gate pivotably connected to the railing and which extends from the platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2009
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Rodney S. Horn
  • Publication number: 20090000534
    Abstract: An access assembly for an agricultural planter which includes a platform configured for connection to the agricultural planter, a railing which extends from the platform, and a gate pivotably connected to the railing and which extends from the platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Inventor: Rodney S. Horn
  • Patent number: 7469915
    Abstract: An access assembly to approach a first storage tank and an adjacent second storage tank of a planting implement is provided. The first and second storage tanks are mounted on a wheeled frame assembly for movement in a direction of travel. The access assembly includes a ramp having a first end opposite a second end aligned in a fore-and-aft direction relative to the direction of travel of the implement. The first end of the ramp is pivotally attached about a first horizontal axis relative to the wheeled frame assembly. The access assembly further includes a ladder pivotally coupled about a second horizontal axis at the second end of the ramp. The ladder and the ramp pivot together about the first horizontal axis at the first end of the ramp between a raised and a lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: CNH America, LLC
    Inventors: Rodney S. Horn, Sajid Nanlawala
  • Patent number: 7182029
    Abstract: An inductor assembly includes an inlet configured to receive a forced air stream in a path to engage a flow of product so as to generate a combined stream of forced air and product for conveyance to a remote receiver or planting unit for application in an agricultural field. A series of inductor segments each defines a first and a second conduit to communicate the combined stream of forced air and product from the inductor housing to the remote receiver for application in a field. Each first and second conduit includes a bypass opening located to receive a bypass portion of the forced air stream in a manner that enhances the flow of the combined stream of forced air and product to the remote receiver. A vane is located to enhance guidance of the forced air stream in a path toward the mass of product received in the inductor housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Chad M. Johnson, Rodney S. Horn