Patents by Inventor Jack Richard Seyller

Jack Richard Seyller 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).

  • Remote adjustment mechanism for a combine harvester cleaning element
    Patent number: 6632136
    Abstract: A remote adjustment mechanism for the louvered cleaning elements of a combine harvester has a linearly movable output member directly fastened to the adjusting bar of each element. The actuator is driven by an electric motor. Calibration and feedback of the louver opening is provided by a pair of non-contact sensors sealed in the actuator housing. A first sensor sends a signal to a microprocessor controller when the output member is in a home position corresponding to a known louver opening. The second sensor sends a signal to the microprocessor that is responsive to movement of the output member. By tracking the movement of the output member from the home position, the current position of the output member is known from which the louver opening is determined based on the louver geometry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Mark David Anderson, Jon Leo Burns, Martin Kenneth Bush, Heather Irene Chervenka, Jeff Arthur Nelson, Jack Richard Seyller, Duane Herbert Ziegler
  • Remote adjustment mechanism for a combine harvester cleaning element
    Publication number: 20020183103
    Abstract: A remote adjustment mechanism for the louvered cleaning elements of a combine harvester has a linearly movable output member directly fastened to the adjusting bar of each element. The actuator is driven by an electric motor. Calibration and feedback of the louver opening is provided by a pair of non-contact sensors sealed in the actuator housing. A first sensor sends a signal to a microprocessor controller when the output member is in a home position corresponding to a known louver opening. The second sensor sends a signal to the microprocessor that is responsive to movement of the output member. By tracking the movement of the output member from the home position, the current position of the output member is known from which the louver opening is determined based on the louver geometry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Mark David Anderson, Jon Leo Burns, Martin Kenneth Bush, Heather Irene Chervenka, Jeff Arthur Nelson, Jack Richard Seyller, Duane Herbert Ziegler