Patents by Inventor Aaron J. Whalen

Aaron J. Whalen 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).

  • Method of cleaning an air inlet screen of a work vehicle
    Patent number: 11565210
    Abstract: A method of removing debris from a screen cover has a first mode of operation which includes: activating first and second fans to move first and second portions of air through screen cover and into a plenum, and moving the first and second portions of air from the plenum into a heat exchanger. A second mode of operation includes: deactivating the first fan for a first time period, activating the second fan for the first time period to move a third portion of air into the plenum, moving a first part of the third portion of air from the plenum into the heat exchanger during the first time period, and moving a second part of the third portion of air from the plenum through the screen cover during the first time period such that the second part of the third portion of air removes debris from the screen cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Thomas L. Kennedy, Steven R. Sass, Sean P. West, Aaron J. Whalen
  • METHOD OF CLEANING AN AIR INLET SCREEN OF A WORK VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190126184
    Abstract: A method of removing debris from a screen cover has a first mode of operation which includes: activating first and second fans to move first and second portions of air through screen cover and into a plenum, and moving the first and second portions of air from the plenum into a heat exchanger. A second mode of operation includes: deactivating the first fan for a first time period, activating the second fan for the first time period to move a third portion of air into the plenum, moving a first part of the third portion of air from the plenum into the heat exchanger during the first time period, and moving a second part of the third portion of air from the plenum through the screen cover during the first time period such that the second part of the third portion of air removes debris from the screen cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas L. Kennedy, Steven R. Sass, Sean P. West, Aaron J. Whalen