Patents by Inventor Darrin S. Hiebert

Darrin S. Hiebert 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).

  • Belt drive for lawn mowers
    Patent number: 7856799
    Abstract: A lawn mower drive arrangement delivers power to a mower deck of a lawn mower vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a prime mover and a drive sheave, at least one mower deck sheave for powering at least one cutting blade and an endless engaging the drive sheave and at least one mower deck sheave. The drive sheave is oriented such that its axis of rotation is generally transverse. Guide pulleys engage the tension side and the slack side of the endless belt between the drive sheave and at least one mower deck sheave. The guide pulleys are positioned such that the endless belt twists by an acute angle substantially less than 60 degrees between the drive sheave and the guide pulleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Inventors: Brian R. Funk, Darrin S. Hiebert
  • Belt drive for lawn mowers
    Patent number: 7665284
    Abstract: A lawn mower drive arrangement delivers power to a mower deck of a lawn mower vehicle. The drive arrangement includes a prime mover and a drive sheave, at least one mower deck sheave for powering at least one cutting blade and an endless engaging the drive sheave and at least one mower deck sheave. The drive sheave is oriented such that its axis of rotation is generally transverse. Guide pulleys engage the tension side and the slack side of the endless belt between the drive sheave and at least one mower deck sheave. The guide pulleys are positioned such that the endless belt twists by an acute angle substantially less than 60 degrees between the drive sheave and the guide pulleys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Excel Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian R. Funk, Darrin S. Hiebert