Patents by Inventor Eric Hans Stone

Eric Hans Stone 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).

  • Combine head frame
    Patent number: 8061114
    Abstract: A combine head frame includes a laterally-extending upper beam adjacent to the top of the combine head and a laterally-extending lower beam adjacent to the bottom of the combine head. A left lateral beam has first and second ends, wherein the first end is coupled to a left central portion of the upper beam and the second end is coupled to a left end portion of the lower beam. A right lateral beam has third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to a right central portion of the upper beam and the fourth end is coupled to a right end portion of the lower beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Mossman, Michael Bennett Downey, Eric Hans Stone
  • Drive assembly and drive system for a combine head
    Patent number: 7694500
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a combine head includes a hub and a bearing received over a portion of the hub. The bearing defines a rotational axis of the hub. A plane passes radially through the bearing relative to the axis. A sprocket is coupled to the hub and is coaxial with the bearing. The sprocket has a plurality of teeth located around a perimeter of the sprocket, the plurality of teeth being located so that the plane passes radially through the plurality of teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Matthew David Arnold, Steven Timothy Rieck, Eric Hans Stone, Michael Bennet Downey, Troy Allen Kost, Joseph Albert Teijido
  • Drive assembly and drive system for a combine head
    Publication number: 20070197327
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a combine head includes a hub and a bearing received over a portion of the hub. The bearing defines a rotational axis of the hub. A plane passes radially through the bearing relative to the axis. A sprocket is coupled to the hub and is coaxial with the bearing. The sprocket has a plurality of teeth located around a perimeter of the sprocket, the plurality of teeth being located so that the plane passes radially through the plurality of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew David Arnold, Steven Timothy Rieck, Eric Hans Stone, Michael Bennet Downey, Troy Allen Kost, Joseph Albert Teijido
  • Combine head frame
    Publication number: 20070186532
    Abstract: A combine head frame includes a laterally-extending upper beam adjacent to the top of the combine head and a laterally-extending lower beam adjacent to the bottom of the combine head. A left lateral beam has first and second ends, wherein the first end is coupled to a left central portion of the upper beam and the second end is coupled to a left end portion of the lower beam. A right lateral beam has third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to a right central portion of the upper beam and the fourth end is coupled to a right end portion of the lower beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Mossman, Michael Bennett Downey, Eric Hans Stone