Patents by Inventor Ivan Ray Brand

Ivan Ray Brand 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).

  • FALLING OBJECT PROTECTION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120181087
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a falling object protection system for use with a machine for forming underground bores and/or for installing product within underground bores. The falling object protection system includes a base forming a platform on which an operator can stand. The base includes an inner portion adapted to be positioned adjacent to the machine and an outer portion adapted to be positioned away from the machine. The falling object protection system also includes an outer barrier that extends upwardly from the outer portion of the base, and a top barrier that extends inwardly from the outer barrier and extends over the platform of the base. The falling object protection system further includes an upper frame that extends upwardly from an inner end portion of the top barrier. The upper frame includes a falling object deflection member spaced above the inner end portion of the top barrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2010
    Publication date: July 19, 2012
    Inventors: Janice Marquardt, Matthew Arlen Mills, Matthew Stephen Vos, Ivan Ray Brand, Jeffrey James Utter
  • Method for decreasing the likelihood of an object being thrown from a tub grinder
    Patent number: 6412715
    Abstract: A tub grinder includes a tub mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A grinding member is positioned within a floor of the tub grinder. A deflection plate partially covers the floor to define a narrow trajectory area for debris being ejected from the tub. A deflection cover is secured to the frame covering the tub opening only over the deflection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ivan Ray Brand, Jeff Alan Fleenor, Thomas Dean Ogle, Fred H Lucas
  • Tub grinder
    Patent number: 5950942
    Abstract: A tub grinder includes a tub mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A grinding member is positioned within a floor of the tub grinder. A deflection plate partially covers the floor to define a narrow trajectory area for debris being ejected from the tub. A deflection cover is secured to the frame covering the tub opening only over the deflection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Co.
    Inventors: Ivan Ray Brand, Jeff Alan Fleenor, Thomas Dean Ogle, Fred H Lucas
  • Tub grinder
    Patent number: 5803380
    Abstract: A tub grinder includes a tub mounted for rotation about a vertical axis. A grinding member is positioned within a floor of the tub grinder. A deflection plate partially covers the floor to define a narrow trajectory area for debris being ejected from the tub. A deflection cover is secured to the frame covering the tub opening only over the deflection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Ivan Ray Brand, Jeff Alan Fleenor, Thomas Dean Ogle