Patents by Inventor JESSE R. NEELY

JESSE R. NEELY 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: 11161444
    Abstract: A floor mat assembly for use on a floor comprises a floor mat, a first adhesive layer, a heating element, a second adhesive layer, and an insulative foam support layer. The floor mat comprises a topside for interaction with a person. The heating element is bonded to an underside of the floor mat with the first adhesive layer to heat the floor mat. The foam support layer is bonded to an underside of the heating element with the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Steven M. Wardlow, Chad A. Dow, Andrew M. Pietsch
  • Patent number: 10973170
    Abstract: A cutter assembly includes a knife guard holder to be removably connected to a cutter bar, a knife guard and an interface between the knife guard holder and the knife guard. The knife guard may have a knife channel to slidably guide a cutter knife. The interface extends between the knife guard holder and the knife guard to locate and releasably retain the knife guard with respect to the knife guard holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Lucas Laudenbach, Gregory S. McCunn
  • Publication number: 20210070207
    Abstract: A floor mat assembly for use on a floor comprises a floor mat, a first adhesive layer, a heating element, a second adhesive layer, and an insulative foam support layer. The floor mat comprises a topside for interaction with a person. The heating element is bonded to an underside of the floor mat with the first adhesive layer to heat the floor mat. The foam support layer is bonded to an underside of the heating element with the second adhesive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: JESSE R. NEELY, STEVEN M. WARDLOW, CHAD A. DOW, ANDREW M. PIETSCH
  • Patent number: 10660272
    Abstract: A draper platform includes a drive roller and an idler roller spaced from the drive roller. A belt is operatively coupled to each of the drive roller and the idler roller. The draper platform also includes a belt tensioning system, including a tension adjustment rod. A worm gear is operatively coupled to the tension adjustment rod. A sector gear is in meshed engagement with the worm gear. A push rod is operatively coupled to each of the sector gear and the idler roller such that rotation of the sector gear causes translation of the idler roller so as to adjust tension of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael W. Mossman, Jesse R. Neely
  • Patent number: 10575462
    Abstract: A sickle bar drive mount may include an arm and a sickle bar drive eye. The arm is mountable to a horizontally extending sickle bar. The sickle bar drive eye is to receive a sickle bar drive bearing of a sickle bar drive. The arm may extend along a first horizontal axis parallel to the sickle bar. The sickle bar drive eye is pivotally coupled to the arm for pivotal movement about a second horizontal axis perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Lucas Laudenbach
  • Publication number: 20190380273
    Abstract: A draper platform includes a drive roller and an idler roller spaced from the drive roller. A belt is operatively coupled to each of the drive roller and the idler roller. The draper platform also includes a belt tensioning system, including a tension adjustment rod. A worm gear is operatively coupled to the tension adjustment rod. A sector gear is in meshed engagement with the worm gear. A push rod is operatively coupled to each of the sector gear and the idler roller such that rotation of the sector gear causes translation of the idler roller so as to adjust tension of the belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Michael W. Mossman, Jesse R. Neely
  • Publication number: 20180103580
    Abstract: A sickle bar drive mount may include an arm and a sickle bar drive eye. The arm is mountable to a horizontally extending sickle bar. The sickle bar drive eye is to receive a sickle bar drive bearing of a sickle bar drive. The arm may extend along a first horizontal axis parallel to the sickle bar. The sickle bar drive eye is pivotally coupled to the arm for pivotal movement about a second horizontal axis perpendicular to the first axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Lucas Laudenbach
  • Publication number: 20180103581
    Abstract: A cutter assembly may include a knife guard holder to be removably connected to a cutter bar, a knife guard an interface between the knife guard holder and the knife guard. The knife guard may have a knife channel to slidably guide a cutter knife. The interface extends between the knife guard holder and the knife guard to locate and releasably retain the knife guard with respect to the knife guard holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2016
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Lucas Laudenbach
  • Patent number: 9907230
    Abstract: A reel (108) for an agricultural harvesting head (104) has thrust bearings at the ends of its bat supports (128) that counteract sagging of the reel under the force of gravity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Herringshaw, Joshua Pierson, Jesse R Neely, Terry L Demay, Krishna S Potluri
  • Patent number: 9622413
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting head comprises a frame, crop dividers located at each end of the frame, and a reel supported on the frame between the crop dividers wherein a disk at at least one end of the reel has a wiper mounted upon it that wipes against the surface of a crop divider as the reel and disc rotate during harvesting, and in this manner helps clear the crop divider of crop plants that might otherwise become hair pinned on the crop divider. Wipers can be provided on discs at both ends of the reel to thereby keep both crop dividers clear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jesse R. Neely, Benjamin J. Schlesser, Corwin M. Puryk
  • Publication number: 20170071130
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting head comprises a frame, crop dividers located at each end of the frame, and a reel supported on the frame between the crop dividers wherein a disk at at least one end of the reel has a wiper mounted upon it that wipes against the surface of a crop divider as the reel and disc rotate during harvesting, and in this manner helps clear the crop divider of crop plants that might otherwise become hair pinned on the crop divider. Wipers can be provided on discs at both ends of the reel to thereby keep both crop dividers clear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Inventors: JESSE R. NEELY, BENJAMIN J. SCHLESSER, CORWIN M. PURYK
  • Patent number: 9338941
    Abstract: A crop ramp (112) for an agricultural harvesting head (100) has a forward portion (212) that is generally planar and has a leading edge (200) that is configured to be fixed the rear of a reciprocating knife (110) and ahead of a leading edge (202) of a conveyor belt of the conveyor (104, 106); and a rear portion (214) that is generally planar and that is fixed to and extends rearward from the forward portion (212), wherein the rear portion (214) is configured to extend over the leading edge (202) of an endless belt of the conveyor (104, 106), where the rear portion (214) has a lower surface (216) that is generally planar and is parallel to an upper surface of the endless belt of the conveyor (104, 106) and has a trailing edge (204), where at least one recess (218) extends into the lower surface (216), where a first end of the recess is upstream of the second end of the recess (218) and wherein the first end of the recess is farther from the trailing edge (204) than the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Herringshaw, Joshua Pierson, Anthony M Hasenour, Jesse R Neely, Ladarius D Agee
  • Patent number: 9338943
    Abstract: A finger (118) for mounting on a of an agricultural harvesting head has a front flange (212), a rear flange (214), a web (216) connecting the front flange (212) to the rear flange (214), and struts (218) that are formed integral with the web (216) and with the rear flange (214) and that extend in a transverse direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Herringshaw, Joshua Pierson, Jesse R Neely
  • Publication number: 20150096279
    Abstract: A finger (100) for a bat (116) of a reel of an agricultural harvesting head, wherein the finger (100) includes an alignment pin (122) that is configured to be received in a mating aperture (124) of the bat (116), the finger comprising an upper clamp portion (104) with an alignment pin (122), and wherein the alignment pin (122) comprises a material having greater wear resistance or greater tensile strength than the upper clamp portion (104).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2013
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: BRIAN HERRINGSHAW, JESSE R. NEELY, TERRY L. DEMAY, JOSHUA PIERSON
  • Publication number: 20150007544
    Abstract: A crop ramp (112) for an agricultural harvesting head (100) has a forward portion (212) that is generally planar and has a leading edge (200) that is configured to be fixed the rear of a reciprocating knife (110) and ahead of a leading edge (202) of a conveyor belt of the conveyor (104, 106); and a rear portion (214) that is generally planar and that is fixed to and extends rearward from the forward portion (212), wherein the rear portion (214) is configured to extend over the leading edge (202) of an endless belt of the conveyor (104, 106), where the rear portion (214) has a lower surface (216) that is generally planar and is parallel to an upper surface of the endless belt of the conveyor (104, 106) and has a trailing edge (204), where at least one recess (218) extends into the lower surface (216), where a first end of the recess is upstream of the second end of the recess (218) and wherein the first end of the recess is farther from the trailing edge (204) than the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: BRIAN HERRINGSHAW, JOSHUA PIERSON, ANTHONY M. HASENOUR, JESSE R. NEELY, LADARIUS D. AGEE
  • Publication number: 20140325952
    Abstract: A reel (108) for an agricultural harvesting head (104) has thrust bearings at the ends of its bat supports (128) that counteract sagging of the reel under the force of gravity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2013
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Inventors: BRIAN HERRINGSHAW, JOSHUA PIERSON, JESSE R. NEELY, Terry L. Demay, Krishna S. Potluri
  • Publication number: 20140318097
    Abstract: A finger (118) for mounting on a of an agricultural harvesting head has a front flange (212), a rear flange (214), a web (216) connecting the front flange (212) to the rear flange (214), and struts (218) that are formed integral with the web (216) and with the rear flange (214) and that extend in a transverse direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: BRIAN HERRINGSHAW, JOSHUA PIERSON, JESSE R. NEELY