Patents by Inventor Elijan Garner

Elijan Garner 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).

  • Adjustable seed meter drive coupling
    Patent number: 8151718
    Abstract: A seed meter for a planting machine is provided with an adjustable drive coupling between the seed meter and the planting machine main drive. The drive coupling includes a drive member connected to the planter drive and a driven member coupled to the seed meter shaft. The drive member and driven member are drivingly engagable with one another and held into the engaged position by a biasing member. The drive member and driven member are selectively movable relative to one another to a disengaged position, enabling adjustment of the seed meter relative to the drive by rotation of the meter shaft. Once released, the coupling self-engages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nathan A. Mariman, Michael E. Friestad, Elijan Garner
  • ADJUSTABLE SEED METER DRIVE COUPLING
    Publication number: 20100294612
    Abstract: A seed meter for a planting machine is provided with an adjustable drive coupling between the seed meter and the planting machine main drive. The drive coupling includes a drive member connected to the planter drive and a driven member coupled to the seed meter shaft. The drive member and driven member are drivingly engagable with one another and held into the engaged position by a biasing member. The drive member and driven member are selectively movable relative to one another to a disengaged position, enabling adjustment of the seed meter relative to the drive by rotation of the meter shaft. Once released, the coupling self-engages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Nathan A Mariman, Michael E. Friestad, Elijan Garner