Patents by Inventor Andrew R. Chollett

Andrew R. Chollett 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).

  • Publication number: 20190193227
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of types of mower units, the apparatus including a grinding wheel having a grinding wheel axis, and an enclosure including a table having a plurality of integral mounting channels. Each mounting channel is at a predetermined fixed position relative to the grinding wheel axis and each corresponds to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, each mounting channel to receive a pivot element of one of the corresponding mower unit types such that when the pivot element is seated in the mounting channel a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Applicant: Foley United, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
  • Patent number: 10220482
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of type of mower units, the apparatus including an enclosure including a plurality of predetermined fixed positions, each predetermined fixed position corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower units, a grinding wheel, and a bracket to receive and releasably secure to a predetermined location on any one of the plurality of types of mower units, the bracket moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the type of mower unit releasably secured thereto such that a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Foley-Belsaw
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
  • Publication number: 20180036855
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of type of mower units, the apparatus including an enclosure including a plurality of predetermined fixed positions, each predetermined fixed position corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower units, a grinding wheel, and a bracket to receive and releasably secure to a predetermined location on any one of the plurality of types of mower units, the bracket moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the type of mower unit releasably secured thereto such that a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
  • Patent number: 9776297
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus including at least one bracket moveable in a horizontal plane along a positioning axis to any one of a number of predetermined positions and configured to releasably secure to a pivot mechanism of a plurality of types of mower units, the pivot mechanism having a pivot axis, each type of mower unit including a cutting reel positioned at a known location relative to the pivot axis, and each of the predetermined positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of types of mower units, wherein the at least one bracket is moved to the predetermined position corresponding to the type of mower unit secured thereto such that the cutting reel is positioned at a desired grinding position along the positioning axis when the pivot axis is secured to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Foley-Belsaw
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
  • Publication number: 20160229020
    Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus including at least one bracket moveable in a horizontal plane along a positioning axis to any one of a number of predetermined positions and configured to releasably secure to a pivot mechanism of a plurality of types of mower units, the pivot mechanism having a pivot axis, each type of mower unit including a cutting reel positioned at a known location relative to the pivot axis, and each of the predetermined positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of types of mower units, wherein the at least one bracket is moved to the predetermined position corresponding to the type of mower unit secured thereto such that the cutting reel is positioned at a desired grinding position along the positioning axis when the pivot axis is secured to the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett