Patents by Inventor Don K. Henry

Don K. Henry 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).

  • Multi-tank air cart tender with individual tank conveyors
    Patent number: 10406961
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of tanks supported on the frame and housing particulate, an unloading system, a lifting mechanism, and a positioning system. The unloading system includes a plurality of individual carriers, each of which corresponds to one or more of the tanks. Each of the carriers defines a discharge opening for dispensing particulate unloaded from one or more of the tanks. The carriers are mounted to the frame such that the carriers are supported independently of the tanks. The lifting mechanism includes a shiftable positioning rail that at least partially supports each of the carriers, with generally vertical shifting of the positioning rail simultaneously raising or lowering each of the discharge openings. The positioning system includes a plurality of positioning devices, with shifting of each of the positioning devices resulting in fore-and-aft shifting of the corresponding one or more of the discharge openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Morris Industries LTD.
    Inventors: Lawrence S. Grodecki, Vincent A. Colistro, Terrance A. Friggstad, Don K. Henry, John A. Lesanko, Clint W. Sheppard
  • MULTI-TANK AIR CART TENDER WITH INDIVIDUAL TANK CONVEYORS
    Publication number: 20160362036
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, a plurality of tanks supported on the frame and housing particulate, an unloading system, a lifting mechanism, and a positioning system. The unloading system includes a plurality of individual carriers, each of which corresponds to one or more of the tanks. Each of the carriers defines a discharge opening for dispensing particulate unloaded from one or more of the tanks. The carriers are mounted to the frame such that the carriers are supported independently of the tanks. The lifting mechanism includes a shiftable positioning rail that at least partially supports each of the carriers, with generally vertical shifting of the positioning rail simultaneously raising or lowering each of the discharge openings. The positioning system includes a plurality of positioning devices, with shifting of each of the positioning devices resulting in fore-and-aft shifting of the corresponding one or more of the discharge openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Morris Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Lawrence S. Grodecki, Vincent A. Colistro, Terrance A. Friggstad, Don K. Henry, John A. Lesanko, Clint W. Sheppard