Patents by Inventor Darwin Lloyd Zacharias

Darwin Lloyd Zacharias 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).

  • Flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system
    Patent number: 10595457
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control rod configured to couple to a first gate of a seed meter and a second gate control rod configured to couple to a second gate of the seed meter. The flow control assembly also includes a locking assembly configured to block translation of the first gate control rod at least while the second gate control rod is in a positioned that corresponds to an open position of the second gate and to block translation of the second gate control rod at least while the first gate control rod is in a position that corresponds to an open position of the first gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent
  • Flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system
    Patent number: 10058022
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position. The flow control assembly also includes a handle configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate. In addition, the flow control assembly includes a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the first position, and to enable the handle to be released from the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Graham Douglas Stuart
  • FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL METERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180153095
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control rod configured to couple to a first gate of a seed meter and a second gate control rod configured to couple to a second gate of the seed meter. The flow control assembly also includes a locking assembly configured to block translation of the first gate control rod at least while the second gate control rod is in a positioned that corresponds to an open position of the second gate and to block translation of the second gate control rod at least while the first gate control rod is in a position that corresponds to an open position of the first gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent
  • Flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system
    Patent number: 9901024
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control rod configured to couple to a first gate of a seed meter and a second gate control rod configured to couple to a second gate of the seed meter. The flow control assembly also includes a locking assembly configured to block translation of the first gate control rod at least while the second gate control rod is in a positioned that corresponds to an open position of the second gate and to block translation of the second gate control rod at least while the first gate control rod is in a position that corresponds to an open position of the first gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent
  • FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL METERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180020609
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position. The flow control assembly also includes a handle configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate. In addition, the flow control assembly includes a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the first position, and to enable the handle to be released from the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Graham Douglas Stuart
  • Flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system
    Patent number: 9769976
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position. The flow control assembly also includes a handle configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate. In addition, the flow control assembly includes a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the first position, and to enable the handle to be released from the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Graham Douglas Stuart
  • FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL METERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160120101
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control shaft configured to drive a first gate of a seed meter to transition between an open position and a closed position. The flow control assembly also includes a handle configured to drive the first gate control shaft to rotate via rotation of the handle between a first position that corresponds to the open position of the first gate and a second position that corresponds to the closed position of the first gate. In addition, the flow control assembly includes a locking assembly configured to secure the handle to the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the first position, and to enable the handle to be released from the first gate control shaft at least while the handle is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Graham Douglas Stuart
  • FLOW CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL METERING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160120106
    Abstract: A flow control assembly for an agricultural metering system includes a first gate control rod configured to couple to a first gate of a seed meter and a second gate control rod configured to couple to a second gate of the seed meter. The flow control assembly also includes a locking assembly configured to block translation of the first gate control rod at least while the second gate control rod is in a positioned that corresponds to an open position of the second gate and to block translation of the second gate control rod at least while the first gate control rod is in a position that corresponds to an open position of the first gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Inventors: Darwin Lloyd Zacharias, Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent