Patents by Inventor Jerry Samuelson

Jerry Samuelson 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).

  • SEED METER ASSEMBLY AND METERING MEMBER FOR SMALL GRAINS
    Publication number: 20220232756
    Abstract: A seed meter assembly includes a motor, a seed reservoir, and a metering member having a seed side facing the seed reservoir and a non-seed side. The motor is configured to drive the metering member in a rotational direction moving from upstream towards downstream. The metering member includes a plurality of apertures for picking up seeds from the seed reservoir under the influence of a pressure differential. A cell diverges from an aperture of the plurality of apertures towards the seed side to define a surface recessed therefrom. The cell is configured to receive one of the seeds and is elongated between a first end defining a furthest extent of the cell in an upstream direction and a second end defining a furthest extent of the cell in a downstream direction. The aperture of the plurality of apertures is disposed closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Elijah B. Garner, Beth A. Wolfs, Jerry Samuelson
  • Seed meter assembly and metering member for small grains
    Patent number: 11297761
    Abstract: A seed meter assembly includes a motor, a seed reservoir, and a metering member having a seed side facing the seed reservoir and a non-seed side. The motor is configured to drive the metering member in a rotational direction moving from upstream towards downstream. The metering member includes a plurality of apertures for picking up seeds from the seed reservoir under the influence of a pressure differential. A cell diverges from an aperture of the plurality of apertures towards the seed side to define a surface recessed therefrom. The cell is configured to receive one of the seeds and is elongated between a first end defining a furthest extent of the cell in an upstream direction and a second end defining a furthest extent of the cell in a downstream direction. The aperture of the plurality of apertures is disposed closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Elijah B. Garner, Beth A. Wolfs, Jerry Samuelson
  • SEED METER ASSEMBLY AND METERING MEMBER FOR SMALL GRAINS
    Publication number: 20200352087
    Abstract: A seed meter assembly includes a motor, a seed reservoir, and a metering member having a seed side facing the seed reservoir and a non-seed side. The motor is configured to drive the metering member in a rotational direction moving from upstream towards downstream. The metering member includes a plurality of apertures for picking up seeds from the seed reservoir under the influence of a pressure differential. A cell diverges from an aperture of the plurality of apertures towards the seed side to define a surface recessed therefrom. The cell is configured to receive one of the seeds and is elongated between a first end defining a furthest extent of the cell in an upstream direction and a second end defining a furthest extent of the cell in a downstream direction. The aperture of the plurality of apertures is disposed closer to the second end than to the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Elijah B. Garner, Beth A. Wolfs, Jerry Samuelson
  • Seed boot and liner assembly
    Patent number: 9877425
    Abstract: A seed boot assembly for a seeding machine includes a seed boot, a boot liner and a seed tube adapter. The seed boot has a seed passage extending from an inlet to an outlet. The boot liner extends within the seed passage between the inlet and the outlet. A seed tube adapter is coupled to the seed boot and/or the boot liner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Elijah B. Garner, Jerry Samuelson
  • SEED BOOT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20170094895
    Abstract: A seed boot assembly for a seeding machine includes a seed boot, a boot liner and a seed tube adapter. The seed boot has a seed passage extending from an inlet to an outlet. The boot liner extends within the seed passage between the inlet and the outlet. A seed tube adapter is coupled to the seed boot and/or the boot liner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 6, 2017
    Inventors: Elijah B. Garner, Jerry Samuelson