Patents by Inventor Steven M. Hove

Steven M. Hove 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: 5263572
    Abstract: A dry good material feeding apparatus is shown which includes a feed hopper having an auger housing portion with oppositely disposed openings. A bearing block is positioned in one opening carrying a removable drive shaft which is releasably connected to an auger extending through the other opening. A bearing assembly mounted to a housing carries a driven shaft removably interconnected to the drive shaft, and the bearing assembly and bearing block both have peripheral flanges which are connected by a removable clamp. The bearing block has an inner peripheral wall surrounding the drive shaft, and a V-ring seal is mounted on the drive shaft for rotation therewith, having a flexible lip engaging the peripheral wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1993
    Assignee: Tecnetics Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Steven M. Hove