Patents by Inventor DALTON McDOWELL

DALTON McDOWELL 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: 12102032
    Abstract: A row unit for an agricultural implement has a mounting device with a rail portion for sliding engagement with a seed delivery device to facilitate quick and easy installation and removal of the seed delivery device without the use of tools. A seed meter is mounted to the underside of a cover such that as the cover is opened the seed meter moves with the cover away from the seed delivery device to provide convenient access to both the seed meter and the seed delivery device. A cam and pawl arrangement selectively retains the cover in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dean Martin, David A. Stauffer, Chris McElvain, Gary Newell, Dalton McDowell
  • Publication number: 20240196784
    Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dan Killpack, Dalton McDowell, Matthew Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 11937533
    Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dan Killpack, Dalton McDowell, Matthew Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20230345860
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a number of row units. The row units include one or more seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed to the ground such that preferred spacing of subsequent seed is attained. A seed meter provides seeds one at time to a seed carrier, such as a brush wheel. The brush wheel may move the seeds one at a time to a seed conveyor by directly moving seeds along a curved portion of a seed disc in the seed meter. The seed conveyor may be a flighted belt, and the velocity of the seeds when transferred from the seed carrier may match the velocity of the flighted belt. The seed conveyor conveys the seeds to a position near the bottom of a furrow, and ejects the seeds with little or no horizontal velocity relative to the bottom of the furrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dustan Hahn, Philip Willis, Dean Martin, Dalton McDowell, Gary Newell
  • Patent number: 11730079
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a number of row units. The row units include one or more seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed to the ground such that preferred spacing of subsequent seed is attained. A seed meter provides seeds one at time to a seed carrier, such as a brush wheel. The brush wheel may move the seeds one at a time to a seed conveyor by directly moving seeds along a curved portion of a seed disc in the seed meter. The seed conveyor may be a flighted belt, and the velocity of the seeds when transferred from the seed carrier may match the velocity of the flighted belt. The seed conveyor conveys the seeds to a position near the bottom of a furrow, and ejects the seeds with little or no horizontal velocity relative to the bottom of the furrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dustan Hahn, Philip Willis, Dean Martin, Dalton McDowell, Gary Newell
  • Publication number: 20230022522
    Abstract: An agricultural implement, such as an agricultural seed planter, includes a number of ground engaging row units. The row units receive seed and/or other particulates and deposit the seed or particulates to the ground. The row unit can include row cleaners to aid in allowing a coulter or disk to create a furrow in a field. The seed is metered via a seed metering system and deposited in the furrow. A closing system closes the furrow after the seed has been deposited. To aid in access and mounting of the seed meter, it can be connected without connection to side components of a frame. In addition, the row cleaner and closing system can include mounting systems that allow better results and easier access to the same and other portions of the row units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dean Martin, Dalton McDowell
  • Publication number: 20220087095
    Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dan Killpack, Dalton McDowell, Matthew Wilhelmi
  • Patent number: 11212957
    Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dan Killpack, Dalton McDowell, Matthew Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20210212252
    Abstract: A row unit for an agricultural implement has a mounting device with a rail portion for sliding engagement with a seed delivery device to facilitate quick and easy installation and removal of the seed delivery device without the use of tools. A seed meter is mounted to the underside of a cover such that as the cover is opened the seed meter moves with the cover away from the seed delivery device to provide convenient access to both the seed meter and the seed delivery device. A cam and pawl arrangement selectively retains the cover in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dean Martin, David A. Stauffer, Chris McElvain, Gary Newell, Dalton McDowell
  • Publication number: 20210037699
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a number of row units. The row units include one or more seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed to the ground such that preferred spacing of subsequent seed is attained. A seed meter provides seeds one at time to a seed carrier, such as a brush wheel. The brush wheel may move the seeds one at a time to a seed conveyor by directly moving seeds along a curved portion of a seed disc in the seed meter. The seed conveyor may be a flighted belt, and the velocity of the seeds when transferred from the seed carrier may match the velocity of the flighted belt. The seed conveyor conveys the seeds to a position near the bottom of a furrow, and ejects the seeds with little or no horizontal velocity relative to the bottom of the furrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 11, 2021
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dustan Hahn, Philip Willis, Dean Martin, Dalton McDowell, Gary Newell
  • Patent number: 10842072
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a number of row units. The row units include one or more seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed to the ground such that preferred spacing of subsequent seed is attained. A seed meter provides seeds one at time to a seed carrier, such as a brush wheel. The brush wheel may move the seeds one at a time to a seed conveyor by directly moving seeds along a curved portion of a seed disc in the seed meter. The seed conveyor may be a flighted belt, and the velocity of the seeds when transferred from the seed carrier may match the velocity of the flighted belt. The seed conveyor conveys the seeds to a position near the bottom of a furrow, and ejects the seeds with little or no horizontal velocity relative to the bottom of the furrow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Kinze Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Wilhelmi, Dustan Hahn, Philip Willis, Dean Martin, Dalton McDowell, Gary Newell
  • Publication number: 20200146205
    Abstract: A planter includes a seed a delivery system for delivering seed from one or more hoppers to one or more row units of the planter. The seed delivery system includes a number of seed entrainers. The seed entrainers receive seed from the one or more hoppers. The seed is combined with a fluid, such as air, which moves the seed through the seed entrainer and towards one or more row units of the planter. The entrainer includes one or more outlets, with the outlets corresponding to different row units, and the outlets can be varied based upon the need of seed delivery for the planter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Blackwell, Dan Killpack, Dalton McDowell, Matthew Wilhelmi
  • Publication number: 20190098828
    Abstract: An agricultural planting implement includes a number of row units. The row units include one or more seed meters for receiving, singulating, and dispensing seed to the ground such that preferred spacing of subsequent seed is attained. A seed meter provides seeds one at time to a seed carrier, such as a brush wheel. The brush wheel may move the seeds one at a time to a seed conveyor by directly moving seeds along a curved portion of a seed disc in the seed meter. The seed conveyor may be a flighted belt, and the velocity of the seeds when transferred from the seed carrier may match the velocity of the flighted belt. The seed conveyor conveys the seeds to a position near the bottom of a furrow, and ejects the seeds with little or no horizontal velocity relative to the bottom of the furrow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: MATTHEW WILHELMI, DUSTAN HAHN, PHILIP WILLIS, DEAN MARTIN, DALTON McDOWELL, GARY NEWELL