Patents by Inventor Duane R. Deardorff

Duane R. Deardorff 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: 4748803
    Abstract: A discharge chute for use on a window turner having a pickup mechanism for elevating a windrow of crop material off the ground and a cross conveyor for receiving the elevated windrow and conveying the windrow laterally of the direction of travel as disclosed wherein the discharge chute is provided with an adjustable discharge edge for the floor member of the discharge chute over which the windrow must pass before being deposited on the ground. The floor member of the discharge chute is provided with an edge plate member positionally movable with respect to the floor base member, the edge plate member being fixed into a selected position relative to the floor base member by clamping bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 7, 1988
    Assignee: New Holland Inc.
    Inventors: Hugh J. MacMaster, Duane R. Deardorff, Barry L. Getz
  • Patent number: 4213571
    Abstract: In a grinder-mixer apparatus there is provided an improved dust collection system which draws off air and suspended finely ground crop particle materials from the front side of the hammermill, transfers it to a cyclone separator where the particulate matter is separated out and fed back into the top of the hammermill for further grinding and ultimate delivery to the mixing tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Assignee: Sperry Corporation
    Inventors: Duane R. Deardorff, William W. Mann