Patents by Inventor Steven C. Shillington

Steven C. Shillington 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).

  • Multi-rotor fan assembly for a cotton picker
    Patent number: 7181896
    Abstract: A multi-rotor blower fan assembly for a cotton picker utilizes a plurality of separate fan enclosures each containing a fan for supplying an individual air flow to a picker unit of the picker, the fans being mounted on a common shaft for rotation therewith, with a unitary removable or openable cover or hood covering access openings of the fan enclosures. One or more of the fan assemblies can be mounted on the picker, for instance, on an existing platform on the picker chassis just rearward of the operator cab, in end-to-end relation, and rotatably driven using a common drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: J. Bradley Lukac, Scott W. TenBrink, Steven C. Shillington
  • Multi-rotor fan assembly for a cotton picker
    Patent number: 7168228
    Abstract: A multi-rotor blower fan assembly for a cotton picker utilizes a plurality of separate fan enclosures each containing a fan for supplying an individual air flow to a picker unit of the picker, the fans being mounted on a common shaft for rotation therewith, with a unitary removable or openable cover or hood covering access openings of the fan enclosures. One or more of the fan assemblies can be mounted on the picker, for instance, on an existing platform on the picker chassis just rearward of the operator cab, in end-to-end relation, and rotatably driven using a common drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: J. Bradley Lukac, Scott W. TenBrink, Steven C. Shillington
  • Multi-rotor fan assembly for a cotton picker
    Publication number: 20040253916
    Abstract: A multi-rotor blower fan assembly for a cotton picker utilizes a plurality of separate fan enclosures each containing a fan for supplying an individual air flow to a picker unit of the picker, the fans being mounted on a common shaft for rotation therewith, with a unitary removable or openable cover or hood covering access openings of the fan enclosures. One or more of the fan assemblies can be mounted on the picker, for instance, on an existing platform on the picker chassis just rearward of the operator cab, in end-to-end relation, and rotatably driven using a common drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: J. Bradley Lukac, Scott W. TenBrink, Steven C. Shillington