Patents by Inventor Gregory Craig Eckart

Gregory Craig Eckart 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).

  • Grain mass flow sensor for an agricultural combine
    Patent number: 5686671
    Abstract: A mass flow sensor for a combine is positioned in the transition housing between the paddle elevator of the clean grain elevator and the loading auger of the clean grain tank. The mass flow sensor comprises an impact plate having an arm which is axially aligned with the predominant grain flow from the paddle elevator. The arm is coupled to a force measuring assembly having a potentiometer for generating an electric signal that is proportional to impact force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Frederick William Nelson, Wayne Farrior Smith, Kent Robert Hawk, Terence Daniel Pickett, James Joseph Phelan, Gregory Craig Eckart