Patents by Inventor James Monroe Hershbarger

James Monroe Hershbarger 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).

  • Cover for a diesel particulate filter
    Patent number: 8206476
    Abstract: A cover (120) for a diesel particulate filter (106) includes a hollow chamber (128) with an open bottom (140) sized to receive the body of the diesel particulate filter (106), and a plenum (156) attached to the hollow chamber (128) to receive a supply of air, and to distribute that air to an air vent (152) formed in the top surface (150) of the hollow chamber (128) to direct the air across the top surface of the diesel particulate filter (106).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James Patrick O'Neil Batzold, Frank Herman Bosslet, Timothy Franklin Christensen, James Monroe Hershbarger, Aaron Matthew Timmerman
  • Cover For A Diesel Particulate Filter
    Publication number: 20110239980
    Abstract: A cover (120) for a diesel particulate filter (106) comprises a hollow chamber (128) with an open bottom (140) sized to receive the body of the diesel particulate filter (106), and a plenum (156) attached to the hollow chamber (128) to receive a supply of air, and to distribute that air to an air vent (152) formed in the top surface (150) of the hollow chamber (128) to direct the air across the top surface of the diesel particulate filter (106).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Inventors: James Patrick O'Neil Batzold, Frank Herman Bosslet, Timothy Franklin Christensen, James Monroe Hershbarger, Aaron Matthew Timmerman
  • Air filter arrangement for an agricultural combine having with stationary and rotary filters
    Patent number: 7875093
    Abstract: An air filter arrangement for an agricultural combine located on a panel at a side wall of the agricultural combine. The air filter arrangement includes a rotary filter mounted for rotation at a first aperture, a scoop enclosing the rotary filter and blocking substantially all air flow to the rotary filter except at a scoop inlet disposed along an upper edge of the scoop above the rotary filter, and at least one stationary filter disposed to filter air passing through a second aperture in the panel, the stationary filter being located between an upper portion of the rotary filter and the scoop inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: James Monroe Hershbarger, Paul I. Craig, Todd E. Van Hal, Nathan R. Vandike, Nathan Ogden, Garrick W. Herbst