Patents by Inventor Brian Joseph Maas

Brian Joseph Maas 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: 8230959
    Abstract: A working vehicle has a body, an internal combustion engine in an engine compartment in the vehicle body; and an air scoop having an inlet positioned near a top of the vehicle body and facing in an upward direction, the air scoop pivotable between a first closed, transport position, and a second open, operating position for directing air into the engine compartment when the air scoop is in the open, operating position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark Michael Chaney, Brian Joseph Maas
  • Publication number: 20100012413
    Abstract: A working vehicle, such as an agricultural combine (10), includes a vehicle body (12) and an internal combustion engine carried by the vehicle body. An air scoop (40) has an inlet (42) positioned near a top of the vehicle body (12) and facing in an upward direction, is movable between an open position for operation of the vehicle, and a closed position for transport of the vehicle. When the air scoop is in the closed position, the vehicle profile is narrower that when the air scoop is in the open position, providing for each of transport of the vehicle, especially when moving the vehicle through confined spaces, or narrow roadways or rail beds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2005
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: Mark Michael Chaney, Brian Joseph Maas
  • Patent number: 7507270
    Abstract: A working vehicle, such as an agricultural combine, includes a vehicle body and an internal combustion engine carried by the vehicle body. The internal combustion engine includes a heat exchanger. An air scoop has an inlet positioned near a top of the vehicle body and facing in an upward direction, and an outlet positioned in association with the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Maas, Alan David Sheidler, Robert Vincent Shannon, Jr., Yong Ho Park, Mark Michael Chaney, Gary Stone Keys, II
  • Patent number: D526336
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Maas, Bengt Ake Nestell, Ronald John Moron
  • Patent number: D527393
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Joseph Maas, Bengt Ake Nestell, Ronald John Moron