Patents by Inventor Joey A. Mock

Joey A. Mock 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).

  • Clutch for belt drive system
    Patent number: 11378172
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for tensioning systems of a drive belt are disclosed. Particularly, tensioning systems for a drive belt of a rotary screen of a harvester combine are disclosed. The tensioning system provides for avoiding over-tensioning the drive belt when the drive belt is disengaged from a drive shaft. The tensioning system may also provide for maintaining continuous operation of the drive shaft as the drive belt is moved between engagement and disengagement with the drive shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jacqueline Norman Gray, Javier Reyna Gándara, Joey A. Mock, Nicholas M. Barden
  • Magnetic couplers for shaft assembly
    Patent number: 11376946
    Abstract: A rotary screen door assembly for a work vehicle includes a door configured to couple to an enclosure of the work vehicle for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a screen rotatably supported on the door and configured to filter air passing through an air inlet defined in the door. The rotary screen door assembly also includes a first shaft segment rotatably supported on the door and coupled to the screen, the first shaft segment having a first magnetic coupler configured to engage a corresponding second magnetic coupler of the work vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Joey A. Mock, Drew D. Brennan
  • CLUTCH FOR BELT DRIVE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210317905
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, and methods for tensioning systems of a drive belt are disclosed. Particularly, tensioning systems for a drive belt of a rotary screen of a harvester combine are disclosed. The tensioning system provides for avoiding over-tensioning the drive belt when the drive belt is disengaged from a drive shaft. The tensioning system may also provide for maintaining continuous operation of the drive shaft as the drive belt is moved between engagement and disengagement with the drive shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2020
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: JACQUELINE NORMAN GRAY, JAVIER REYNA Gándara, JOEY A. MOCK, NICHOLAS M. BARDEN
  • MAGNETIC COUPLERS FOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210260988
    Abstract: A rotary screen door assembly for a work vehicle includes a door configured to couple to an enclosure of the work vehicle for movement between a closed position and an open position, and a screen rotatably supported on the door and configured to filter air passing through an air inlet defined in the door. The rotary screen door assembly also includes a first shaft segment rotatably supported on the door and coupled to the screen, the first shaft segment having a first magnetic coupler configured to engage a corresponding second magnetic coupler of the work vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Joey A. Mock, Drew D. Brennan