Of The Bucket Type Patents (Class 198/550.7)
  • Patent number: 9795086
    Abstract: Two-sided cleaning arrangements for an endless belt for an agricultural header are disclosed. An endless belt with a two-sided cleaning arrangement may include a crop carrying surface and first and second cleaning features disposed in first and second edge regions, respectively, of the endless belt. The first and second cleaning features may extend above or be recessed below the crop-carrying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Anthony M. Hasenour
  • Patent number: 7080730
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus including a conveying member defining a loop that may be used for transferring a product into a container. The conveying member can be a belt, a chain, or plurality of hinged plates. The invention also includes first and second supporting members individually disposed at opposite sides of the loop and spaced a first distance apart from one another. The first and second supporting members support rotating movement of the conveying member. The invention also includes a moving device operable to translate the first and second supporting members concurrently along a path having at least one bend. The lengths of the portions of the conveying member disposed on opposite sides of the bend can be adjusted by the moving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kellogg Company
    Inventors: David C. Ours, Randall Cary, Gary Stolhanske, Stanley Davis