Patents by Inventor Brandon Kitchel

Brandon Kitchel 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).

  • Corn stalk rollers
    Patent number: 8171707
    Abstract: Corn stalk rollers, comprising a plurality of roller assemblies pivotally mounted to and spanning the corn head of a corn harvest combine; an apparatus to bias the plurality of roller assemblies into contact with the ground while the corn harvest combine is harvesting corn; and chevron-patterned protrusions on each of the plurality of roller assemblies for providing ground traction and for aiding in crushing harvested corn stalks to ground level corn-field-wide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Kitchel Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Brandon Kitchel
  • Corn stalk rollers
    Publication number: 20110179758
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention are corn stalk rollers, comprising a plurality of roller assemblies pivotally mounted to the corn head of a corn harvest combine; an apparatus to bias the plurality of roller assemblies into contact with the ground while the corn harvest combine is harvesting corn; and chevron-patterned protrusions on each of the plurality of roller assemblies for providing ground traction and for aiding in crushing harvested corn stalks to ground level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: Brandon Kitchel