Patents by Inventor Jacob B. Martin

Jacob B. Martin 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).

  • Patent number: 9964154
    Abstract: A direct drive system is provided for supporting and driving a rotor. The drive system includes a support body and a drive hub assembly, which are modularized respectively and assembled together to produce the drive system. The support body has a body wall extending between opposite ends. One of the ends has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The drive hub assembly is mounted onto the exterior surface of the end of the support body. The motor mounts so as to be position primarily in an interior of the support body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stephen Daining, Jacob B. Martin, Jim O'Halloran, Christopher A. Pfoltner
  • Publication number: 20150250087
    Abstract: A direct drive system is provided for supporting and driving a rotor. The drive system includes a support body and a drive hub assembly, which are modularized respectively and assembled together to produce the drive system. The support body has a body wall extending between opposite ends. One of the ends has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The drive hub assembly is mounted onto the exterior surface of the end of the support body. The motor mounts so as to be position primarily in an interior of the support body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: Stephen Daining, Jacob B. Martin, Jim O'Halloran, Christopher A. Pfoltner