Patents by Inventor Clint WEINBERG

Clint WEINBERG 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: 20200016602
    Abstract: A reducing element system includes a reducing element having a main body defining a fastener opening, a leading face defined by the main body, and a trailing face defined by the main body. The trailing face includes a pair of mating features equally spaced from the fastener opening and having a generally arcuate cross-section perpendicular to a fastener axis. The system further includes a reducing element mount having a main body defining a fastener opening, a leading face defined by the main body, and a reducing element mount mating feature defined by the leading face. The mount mating feature has a generally arcuate cross-section perpendicular to the fastener axis. The reducing element mount mating feature of the reducing element mount is configured to mate with at least one of the mating features of the reducing element when the reducing element mount is mated with the reducing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Clint Weinberg, Stephen Daining
  • Publication number: 20190126283
    Abstract: A material reducing apparatus includes a rotary reducing component that has a central rotational axis. The material reducing apparatus includes a reducing element mount attached to the rotary reducing component and a reversible reducing element mounted to the reducing element mount. The reducing element includes a leading front side that has a first cutting edge and an opposite second cutting edge being radially inwardly positioned closer to the central rotational axis from the first cutting edge. The reducing element has a chip curl angle between about 79 degrees and 102 degrees. The reducing element has a radial height extending away from the rotary reducing component. The material reducing apparatus includes at least one chip evacuation arrangement that includes three depth control structures. The depth control structures that are axially adjacent the reducing element have radial heights less than or equal to 25% of the radial height of the reducing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Clint Weinberg, Stephen Daining
  • Publication number: 20180168115
    Abstract: One stump cutter cutting wheel disclosed herein includes a wheel structure having left and right sides and being rotatable about a central axis extending between the left and right sides. The left and right sides define receptacles having depths measured in an orientation extending along the axis. Cutter assemblies are mounted to the wheel structure and include cutters mounted to cutter holders. The cutter holders include base portions that fit within the receptacles, and the base portions each define at least one fastener opening. The base portions further define base thicknesses measured in the orientation extending along the axis. The receptacle depths are at least 0.25 times as large as the base thicknesses such that no more than 75 percent of the base thicknesses extend laterally outside the receptacles. Fasteners secure the cutter holders to the wheel structure and extend through the fastener openings defined by the base portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: CLINT WEINBERG, LOUIS C. HARTKE
  • Patent number: 9894848
    Abstract: One stump cutter cutting wheel disclosed herein includes a wheel structure having left and right sides and being rotatable about a central axis extending between the left and right sides. The left and right sides define receptacles having depths measured in an orientation extending along the axis. Cutter assemblies are mounted to the wheel structure and include cutters mounted to cutter holders. The cutter holders include base portions that fit within the receptacles, and the base portions each define at least one fastener opening. The base portions further define base thicknesses measured in the orientation extending along the axis. The receptacle depths are at least 0.25 times as large as the base thicknesses such that no more than 75 percent of the base thicknesses extend laterally outside the receptacles. Fasteners secure the cutter holders to the wheel structure and extend through the fastener openings defined by the base portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Clint Weinberg, Louis C. Hartke
  • Patent number: 9751089
    Abstract: Apparatus for mulching organic matter such as brush and trees are disclosed. The apparatus have cutting teeth that include cladding for increasing the wear-resistance of the teeth. Cutting heads and vehicles that incorporate such teeth are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: VERMEER MANUFACUTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris Pfoltner, Clint Weinberg, John Maher, Steve Van Zee
  • Publication number: 20150375233
    Abstract: A material reducing apparatus may be provided. The material reducing apparatus may include a rotor structure for driving rotation of the rotary reducing component. The rotary reducing component includes a first set of reducing component elements and a second set of reducing component elements, each with distinct characteristics. The first set of reducing elements can be carried by the rotor structure within first mounting locations such that the first set of reducing elements is balanced as a set relative to the axis of rotation. The rotary reducing component further includes a second set of reducing elements carried by the rotor structure within second mounting locations such that the second set of reducing elements is balanced as a set relative to the axis of rotation. In certain examples, multiple sets of reducing elements may coexist within the rotary reducing component, each with distinct characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Daining, David Muff, Clint Weinberg, Kun He
  • Publication number: 20150014458
    Abstract: Apparatus for mulching organic matter such as brush and trees are disclosed. The apparatus have cutting teeth that include cladding for increasing the wear-resistance of the teeth. Cutting heads and vehicles that incorporate such teeth are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: VERMEER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
    Inventors: Chris Pfoltner, Clint Weinberg, John Maher, Steve Van Zee
  • Publication number: 20140217220
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing for a balanced rotor having cutting teeth attached thereto. The longitudinal length of the rotor is conceptually divided in half by a plane disposed perpendicular to the axis of rotation. The cutting teeth are arranged in a plurality of helices about the rotor so each half of the rotor is statically balanced. The cutting teeth are further arranged so the centers of mass of the two halves are equidistant from the dividing plane. A gap may exist between the ends of the rotor and the nearest tooth encountered in each helix. The gaps for different helices may be different, however, the gaps at each end of each helix are the same length. The above result in a rigidly balanced rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Clint Weinberg
  • Publication number: 20140196818
    Abstract: One stump cutter cutting wheel disclosed herein includes a wheel structure having left and right sides and being rotatable about a central axis extending between the left and right sides. The left and right sides define receptacles having depths measured in an orientation extending along the axis. Cutter assemblies are mounted to the wheel structure and include cutters mounted to cutter holders. The cutter holders include base portions that fit within the receptacles, and the base portions each define at least one fastener opening. The base portions further define base thicknesses measured in the orientation extending along the axis. The receptacle depths are at least 0.25 times as large as the base thicknesses such that no more than 75 percent of the base thicknesses extend laterally outside the receptacles. Fasteners secure the cutter holders to the wheel structure and extend through the fastener openings defined by the base portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Inventors: Clint WEINBERG, Louis C. HARTKE
  • Patent number: D719988
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2014
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Randy R. Runquist, Clint Weinberg, Keith Leon Roozeboom
  • Patent number: D1009945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Daining, Clint Weinberg