Patents by Inventor Steven J. Ditzler

Steven J. Ditzler 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).

  • Excavating machine with conveyor assembly
    Patent number: 5943797
    Abstract: An excavating machine is provided having an improved conveyor assembly, the excavating machine having a power unit, a supporting frame assembly operably attached to the power unit, an earth cutting device operably attached to the supporting frame assembly, and a conveyor assembly operably attached to the supporting frame assembly for expelling from the excavating machine the spoil created by the earth cutting device. The conveyor assembly has an interior portion bounded by a first end roller and a second end roller, an endless conveyor belt about the first end roller and the second end roller, a first side assembly and a second side assembly, all to prevent the spoil from entering the interior portion of the conveyor assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: Samson Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Lamar Yoder, Steven J. Ditzler