Patents by Inventor Earl E. Shore

Earl E. Shore 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-blade mower deck with mulch/side discharge conversion
    Patent number: 9485911
    Abstract: A multi-blade mower deck with mulch/side discharge conversion includes a mulch gate mounted under the mower deck and connected to a vertical hinge under the mower deck. The mulch gate extends to the right and rearwardly around a portion of a perimeter of the right cutting chamber. A mulch gate lever on top of the mower deck is connected to the vertical hinge and pivots the mulch gate between the mulching position and a side discharge position. A baffle is removably attached under the mower deck and blocks a portion of a flow passage through the side skirt at the right of the right cutting chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher S. Thorman, Ryan A. Fergus, Earl E. Shore
  • MULTI-BLADE MOWER DECK WITH MULCH/SIDE DISCHARGE CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20140318099
    Abstract: A multi-blade mower deck with mulch/side discharge conversion includes a mulch gate mounted under the mower deck and connected to a vertical hinge under the mower deck. The mulch gate extends to the right and rearwardly around a portion of a perimeter of the right cutting chamber. A mulch gate lever on top of the mower deck is connected to the vertical hinge and pivots the mulch gate between the mulching position and a side discharge position. A baffle is removably attached under the mower deck and blocks a portion of a flow passage through the side skirt at the right of the right cutting chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Christopher S. Thorman, Ryan A. Fergus, Earl E. Shore