Patents by Inventor Brian Patrick Jost

Brian Patrick Jost 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: 8469636
    Abstract: A commodity splitter for granular agricultural material includes a chamber having a central section located between an input port and multiple output ports. The central chamber section includes upper and lower planar walls joined by parallel, vertical side walls. First individual upright diverting fins are joined to and extend towards the bottom wall from the upper wall and have respective lower longitudinally extending edges spaced above upper longitudinal edges of second individual upright diverting fins joined to and extend toward the upper wall from the lower wall. The first and second upright fins, respectively, together with the top and bottom walls and opposite side walls form upper and lower vertically spaced material directing channels for directing material from the input port to the outlet ports. The space between the upper and lower channels defines a blockage preventing and pressure-equalizing open area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Jost, Paul R. Riewerts, Robert T. Casper
  • Publication number: 20110311322
    Abstract: A commodity splitter (80) for granular agricultural material includes a chamber (84) with an input port (92) and multiple output ports (94, 96, 98), the chamber (84) having first and second walls (110,112) and upright diverting fins (114, 116) connected to and extending from the first horizontal wall (110) towards the second wall (112). The fins (114, 116) terminate in longitudinal edges (114e, 116e) offset from the second wall (112) to form material directing channels (94c, 96c, 98c) of similar cross-sections for directing an amount of the entrained material to each of the multiple outputs (94, 96, 98). The surfaces of the fins (114, 116) mechanically divert material not fully entrained in the air flow and break clumps. A blockage preventing and pressure-equalizing open area (129) is defined within the chamber (84) to allow passage of material clumps and to equalize pressure in the material directing channels (94c, 96c, 98c) for uniform commodity flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Jost, Paul R. Riewerts, Robert T. Casper