Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Veenendall
Gregory A. Veenendall 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).
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Patent number: 11819974Abstract: One example provides a grinding positioning plate for a reel-type mower unit including a cutting reel having a rotational axis. The grinding positioning plate includes a main body including a pivot element having a pivot axis, and at least one pair of clamping assemblies, each clamping assembly to clamp to a corresponding mounting flange of the reel-type mower unit to mount the main body to reel-type mower unit such that the pivot axis is in parallel with the rotational axis and at a known horizontal distance from the rotational axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: Foley United LLCInventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Hauser
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Patent number: 11638975Abstract: A mower reel grinding system a plurality of mower unit types, including a grinding wheel shaft, the grinding wheel shaft at a fixed position in an x-y plane. A mounting plate includes a number of predetermined fixed mounting positions on the mounting plate, each predetermined fixed mounting positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, a mounting bracket to receive a mower unit, the mounting bracket selectively moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the mower unit type to be received thereby, and a pivot point about which the mounting plate rotates to adjust a position of the mounting bracket in the x-y plane relative to the grinding wheel shaft.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2019Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Foley United LLCInventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Thomford
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Publication number: 20200246932Abstract: One example provides a grinding positioning plate for a reel-type mower unit including a cutting reel having a rotational axis. The grinding positioning plate includes a main body including a pivot element having a pivot axis, and at least one pair of clamping assemblies, each clamping assembly to clamp to a corresponding mounting flange of the reel-type mower unit to mount the main body to reel-type mower unit such that the pivot axis is in parallel with the rotational axis and at a known horizontal distance from the rotational axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: August 6, 2020Applicant: Foley United LLCInventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Hauser
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Publication number: 20190240797Abstract: A mower reel grinding system a plurality of mower unit types, including a grinding wheel shaft, the grinding wheel shaft at a fixed position in an x-y plane. A mounting plate includes a number of predetermined fixed mounting positions on the mounting plate, each predetermined fixed mounting positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, a mounting bracket to receive a mower unit, the mounting bracket selectively moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the mower unit type to be received thereby, and a pivot point about which the mounting plate rotates to adjust a position of the mounting bracket in the x-y plane relative to the grinding wheel shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2019Publication date: August 8, 2019Applicant: Foley United, LLCInventors: Gregory Veenendall, Matthew Thomford
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Publication number: 20190193227Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of types of mower units, the apparatus including a grinding wheel having a grinding wheel axis, and an enclosure including a table having a plurality of integral mounting channels. Each mounting channel is at a predetermined fixed position relative to the grinding wheel axis and each corresponds to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower unit types, each mounting channel to receive a pivot element of one of the corresponding mower unit types such that when the pivot element is seated in the mounting channel a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2019Publication date: June 27, 2019Applicant: Foley United, LLCInventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
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Patent number: 10220482Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of type of mower units, the apparatus including an enclosure including a plurality of predetermined fixed positions, each predetermined fixed position corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower units, a grinding wheel, and a bracket to receive and releasably secure to a predetermined location on any one of the plurality of types of mower units, the bracket moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the type of mower unit releasably secured thereto such that a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel.Type: GrantFiled: October 3, 2017Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Foley-BelsawInventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
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Publication number: 20180036855Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus for a plurality of type of mower units, the apparatus including an enclosure including a plurality of predetermined fixed positions, each predetermined fixed position corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of mower units, a grinding wheel, and a bracket to receive and releasably secure to a predetermined location on any one of the plurality of types of mower units, the bracket moveable to the predetermined fixed position corresponding to the type of mower unit releasably secured thereto such that a cutting reel of the mower unit is positioned at a desired position relative to the grinding wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
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Patent number: 9776297Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus including at least one bracket moveable in a horizontal plane along a positioning axis to any one of a number of predetermined positions and configured to releasably secure to a pivot mechanism of a plurality of types of mower units, the pivot mechanism having a pivot axis, each type of mower unit including a cutting reel positioned at a known location relative to the pivot axis, and each of the predetermined positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of types of mower units, wherein the at least one bracket is moved to the predetermined position corresponding to the type of mower unit secured thereto such that the cutting reel is positioned at a desired grinding position along the positioning axis when the pivot axis is secured to the bracket.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Foley-BelsawInventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
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Publication number: 20160229020Abstract: A mower reel grinding apparatus including at least one bracket moveable in a horizontal plane along a positioning axis to any one of a number of predetermined positions and configured to releasably secure to a pivot mechanism of a plurality of types of mower units, the pivot mechanism having a pivot axis, each type of mower unit including a cutting reel positioned at a known location relative to the pivot axis, and each of the predetermined positions corresponding to at least one type of mower unit of the plurality of types of mower units, wherein the at least one bracket is moved to the predetermined position corresponding to the type of mower unit secured thereto such that the cutting reel is positioned at a desired grinding position along the positioning axis when the pivot axis is secured to the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2015Publication date: August 11, 2016Inventors: Gregory A. Veenendall, Andrew R. Chollett
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Patent number: 7329172Abstract: A device and method for sharpening a mower blade are provided, in which a mounting device for mounting a rotary blade having two opposite cutting edges to be sharpened, wherein the mounting device is capable of positioning the blade in a first fixed state and a second, axially pivoting state. One or more grinding head assemblies are each positioned on an opposite end of the blade, wherein the grinding head assemblies respectively grind the two opposite cutting edges to be sharpened. A control system controls movement of the two grinding head assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2007Date of Patent: February 12, 2008Assignee: Foley-Belsaw CompanyInventors: James H. Dieck, Gregory A. Veenendall
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Publication number: 20070184756Abstract: A device and method for sharpening a mower blade are provided, in which a mounting device for mounting a rotary blade having two opposite cutting edges to be sharpened, wherein the mounting device is capable of positioning the blade in a first fixed state and a second, axially pivoting state. One or more grinding head assemblies are each positioned on an opposite end of the blade, wherein the grinding head assemblies respectively grind the two opposite cutting edges to be sharpened. A control system controls movement of the two grinding head assemblies.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2007Publication date: August 9, 2007Inventors: James H. Dieck, Gregory A. Veenendall
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Patent number: 6699103Abstract: The present invention is a device for relief grinding a blade having a radially outer edge of an elongated length and first and second faces, with the first and second faces extending generally radially from a reel axis. The device includes a rotatable grinding shaft, a grinding wheel, a grinding wheel guide assembly, a guide finger, and a first non-sliding stabilizer.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2003Date of Patent: March 2, 2004Assignee: Foley-Belsaw CompanyInventors: James H. Dieck, Gregory A. Veenendall