Patents by Inventor Dennis W Timm

Dennis W Timm 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: 8359819
    Abstract: The present invention relates to lake weed harvester, and in particular to a machine that removes lake weed and deposits it via a transport assembly onto a hopper, and then removes the lake weed via the same transport assembly from the hopper. In one embodiment, the harvester comprises a boat supporting a deck, a hopper, a control station and a transport assembly operable from the control station. The transport assembly can have a conveyor and a roller that combine to pull weeds at their roots. The transport assembly can pivot between a first position wherein weeds are harvested and deposited via an inclined plane into a hopper, and a second position wherein the weeds are removed from the hopper and transported to a disposal point also via an inclined plane. The transport assembly can selectively oriented under operation of actuators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2013
    Inventor: Dennis W Timm