Patents by Inventor Steven C. Hood

Steven C. Hood 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: 7997849
    Abstract: A grain bag unloader is described for unloading grain from a grain bag wherein the unloader is moved rearwardly and operated by a tractor. The grain bag unloader includes a wheeled frame having a grain hopper at the rearward end thereof with a transversely extending unloading auger which is adapted to be inserted into the lower end of a field grain bag and which conveys grain from the grain bag into the grain hopper. The grain bag unloader also includes a discharge auger which extends upwardly and laterally from the grain hopper. The grain bag unloader also includes a grain bag winder tube. The grain unloader includes a first clutch which is able to disengage the operation of the unloading auger while permitting the discharge auger to continue to operate. The grain bag unloader also includes a second clutch which is designed to disengage the bag winder tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Inventors: Terry B. Twiestmeyer, Steven C. Hood, William C. Schafer
  • Publication number: 20090263223
    Abstract: A grain bag unloader is described for unloading grain from a grain bag wherein the unloader is moved rearwardly and operated by a tractor having a hitch, a hydraulic system and a PTO. The grain bag unloader includes a wheeled frame having a grain hopper at the rearward end thereof with a transversely extending unloading auger which is adapted to be inserted into the lower end of a field grain bag and which conveys grain from the grain bag into the grain hopper. The grain bag unloader also includes a discharge auger which extends upwardly and laterally from the grain hopper. The grain bag unloader also includes a grain bag winder tube. The grain unloader of this invention includes a first clutch which is able to disengage the operation of the unloading auger while permitting the discharge auger to continue to operate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 22, 2009
    Inventors: Terry B. Twiestmeyer, Steven C. Hood