Patents by Inventor Jason Earl Smith

Jason Earl Smith 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: 9408348
    Abstract: An adjustable row unit for a header of a combine harvester is disclosed. The row unit includes opposed and cooperating curved deck plates that reduce the distance from the upper surfaces of the deck plates to the stripping roll pinch points. The deck plates move in unison and the opening of the stalk receiving gap is variable and subject to coarse and fine adjustment. Coarse adjustment is achieved by moving the deck plates into a selected stalk receiving position and fine adjustment is performed by a yieldable biasing member when the deck plates are in the selected stalk receiving position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Jason Earl Smith, Michael Lee Berggren
  • Publication number: 20150208580
    Abstract: An adjustable row unit for a header of a combine harvester is disclosed. The row unit includes opposed and cooperating curved deck plates that reduce the distance from the upper surfaces of the deck plates to the stripping roll pinch points. The deck plates move in unison and the opening of the stalk receiving gap is variable and subject to coarse and fine adjustment. Coarse adjustment is achieved by moving the deck plates into a selected stalk receiving position and fine adjustment is performed by a yieldable biasing member when the deck plates are in the selected stalk receiving position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Jason Earl Smith, Michael Lee Berggren