Patents by Inventor CHRISTOPHER ANDREW WILLIAMS NORKUS

CHRISTOPHER ANDREW WILLIAMS NORKUS 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).

  • Metering gate for dual auger spreader
    Patent number: 11313092
    Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper, a pair of augers positioned in a dual auger arrangement and a metering gate assembly including a gate and a biasing force generator. The gate may have a general M-shape with an inner extension and may be positioned generally above the augers with the inner extension extending between the augers. The biasing force generator may be operable to apply a biasing force to the gate causing the gate to operate as a metering gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SWENSON SPREADER, LLC
    Inventors: Jason K. Grimes, Christopher Andrew Williams Norkus
  • METERING GATE FOR DUAL AUGER SPREADER
    Publication number: 20200173125
    Abstract: A spreader assembly may include a hopper, a pair of augers positioned in a dual auger arrangement and a metering gate assembly including a gate and a biasing force generator. The gate may have a general M-shape with an inner extension and may be positioned generally above the augers with the inner extension extending between the augers. The biasing force generator may be operable to apply a biasing force to the gate causing the gate to operate as a metering gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Jason K. Grimes, Christopher Andrew Williams Norkus
  • MATERIAL GUIDE SUPPORT FOR SPREADER
    Publication number: 20140224840
    Abstract: A granular spreader assembly may include a hopper, a granular material moving mechanism, a material guide that is positioned within the hopper and a vibrator. One end of the material guide may extend toward the vibrator and may be separated from the inner surface of the hopper by an empty space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: Meyer Products, LLC
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER ANDREW WILLIAMS NORKUS, JAMES SCHAEFER