Patents by Inventor Samuel P. Janzen

Samuel P. Janzen 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: 4255920
    Abstract: A plurality of divider pans are secured to the front of the header just above the reciprocating knife thereof, to collect the heads as they are severed. The pans are adjustable angularly relative to the ground and are supported by bracing means underneath the pans. Pan tail portions are adjustably secured to the underside braces and extend underneath and to the rear of the header where they are secured to the header. A reel and shield are secured over the auger and brushes extend across the gaps between the adjacent pans to catch sunflower seeds which separate from the heads as they are deposited onto the pans. Dividers are secured one to each end of the header and to the conventional reel arms which are disconnected when this attachment is secured to the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1979
    Date of Patent: March 17, 1981
    Assignee: New J Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Samuel P. Janzen