Patents by Inventor Jerome S. Rogness

Jerome S. Rogness 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).

  • Apparatus and method for cutting twine wound about a bale
    Publication number: 20020005097
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for severing twine from a bale supported by one or more grapple arms and bucket of a tractor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a slide bar mounted to at least one grapple arm, the tines, or the bucket. The slide bar has a first end and a second end, and a blade riding on the slide bar, the blade oriented on the slide bar so that the blade contacts portion of the twine as the blade moves along the slide bar. A motor coupled to the blade for controllably moves the blade along the slide bar. The motor can be a reversible dc motor controllable by a switch, or a hydraulic motor. The twine about the bale can be cut without the need for the farmer to leave the driver's compartment of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Jerome S. Rogness, Kevin G. Overland, Jeffrey D. Holte
  • Apparatus and method for cutting twine wound about a bale
    Patent number: 6263774
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for severing twine from a bale supported by one or more grapple arms and bucket of a tractor is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a slide bar mounted to at least one grapple arm, the tines, or the bucket. The slide bar has a first end and a second end, and a blade riding on the slide bar, the blade oriented on the slide bar so that the blade contacts portion of the twine as the blade moves along the slide bar. A motor coupled to the blade for controllably moves the blade along the slide bar. The motor can be a reversible dc motor controllable by a switch, or a hydraulic motor. The twine about the bale can be cut without the need for the farmer to leave the driver's compartment of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventors: Jerome S. Rogness, Kevin G. Overland, Jeffrey D. Holte