Patents by Inventor John Ruppel
John Ruppel 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).
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Publication number: 20250098571Abstract: A cutting head body for an agricultural machine, such as a mower or a trimmer, is configured to receive a cutting line for cutting weeds, grass, or other materials. The cutting head body includes an inlet area having a cavity with a node location configured to receive a node of a cutting line, and an outlet area having a cavity configured to open to an exterior of the cutting head body. The cutting head body may include a first passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area and a second passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area. The cutting head body is rotatable about a rotational axis to move the cutting line. In some embodiments, the cutting head body is fixed to a rotatable shaft. In some embodiments, the cutting head body rotates about a fixed shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: March 27, 2025Inventors: Robert John Ruppel, Scott Andrew Waldal, Matthew Michael Oestreich
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Publication number: 20250063967Abstract: A driveline assembly for equipment, such as a tiller, includes a pair of counter-rotating bevel gears supported on a wheel shaft and rotatable relative to the wheel shaft. The driveline assembly includes a first slider gear movable between a first position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a first bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears, and a second position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a second bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears. When the first slider gear is engaged with the first bevel gear, the first bevel gear becomes operatively connected to a rotatable tine shaft to rotate tines in a first direction. When the first slider gear is engaged with the second bevel gear, the second bevel gear becomes operatively connected to the rotatable tine shaft to rotate the tines in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2024Publication date: February 27, 2025Inventors: Robert John RUPPEL, Matthew Michael OESTREICH, Noah William MARACH
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Patent number: 12102022Abstract: A driveline assembly for equipment, such as a tiller, includes a pair of counter-rotating bevel gears supported on a wheel shaft and rotatable relative to the wheel shaft. The driveline assembly includes a first slider gear movable between a first position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a first bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears, and a second position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a second bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears. When the first slider gear is engaged with the first bevel gear, the first bevel gear becomes operatively connected to a rotatable tine shaft to rotate tines in a first direction. When the first slider gear is engaged with the second bevel gear, the second bevel gear becomes operatively connected to the rotatable tine shaft to rotate the tines in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 1, 2024Assignee: ARDISAM, INC.Inventors: Robert John Ruppel, Matthew Michael Oestreich, Noah William Marach
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Patent number: 11968924Abstract: A cutting head body for an agricultural machine, such as a mower or a trimmer, is configured to receive a cutting line for cutting weeds, grass, or other materials. The cutting head body includes an inlet area having a cavity with a node location configured to receive a node of a cutting line, and an outlet area having a cavity configured to open to an exterior of the cutting head body. The cutting head body may include a first passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area and a second passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area. The cutting head body is rotatable about a rotational axis to move the cutting line. In some embodiments, the cutting head body is fixed to a rotatable shaft. In some embodiments, the cutting head body rotates about a fixed shaft.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: ARDISAM, INC.Inventors: Robert John Ruppel, Scott Andrew Waldal, Matthew Michael Oestreich
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Publication number: 20210321561Abstract: A cutting head body for an agricultural machine, such as a mower or a trimmer, is configured to receive a cutting line for cutting weeds, grass, or other materials. The cutting head body includes an inlet area having a cavity with a node location configured to receive a node of a cutting line, and an outlet area having a cavity configured to open to an exterior of the cutting head body. The cutting head body may include a first passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area and a second passageway connecting the inlet area to the outlet area. The cutting head body is rotatable about a rotational axis to move the cutting line. In some embodiments, the cutting head body is fixed to a rotatable shaft. In some embodiments, the cutting head body rotates about a fixed shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Robert John Ruppel, Scott Andrew Waldal, Matthew Michael Oestreich
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Publication number: 20210185873Abstract: A driveline assembly for equipment, such as a tiller, includes a pair of counter-rotating bevel gears supported on a wheel shaft and rotatable relative to the wheel shaft. The driveline assembly includes a first slider gear movable between a first position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a first bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears, and a second position in which the first slider gear is engaged with a second bevel gear of the pair of bevel gears. When the first slider gear is engaged with the first bevel gear, the first bevel gear becomes operatively connected to a rotatable tine shaft to rotate tines in a first direction. When the first slider gear is engaged with the second bevel gear, the second bevel gear becomes operatively connected to the rotatable tine shaft to rotate the tines in a second direction opposite the first direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2019Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Robert John RUPPEL, Matthew Michael OESTREICH, Noah William MARACH
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Publication number: 20180124990Abstract: A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: May 10, 2018Inventors: Mark G. Ruppel, Randy Lee Schamberger, David P. Flesch, Robert John Ruppel
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Patent number: 9730371Abstract: A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Ardisam, Inc.Inventors: Mark G. Ruppel, Randy Lee Schamberger, David P. Flesch, Robert John Ruppel
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Publication number: 20160081256Abstract: A rotary tiller comprises a frame, a cylindrical drum rotatable relative to the frame, a plurality of tines extending from the cylindrical drum, a motor at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum, wherein the motor is configured to rotate a motor output member, and a transmission at least partially disposed within the cylindrical drum and configured to engage the motor output member. The transmission is operable to drive rotational movement of the cylindrical drum.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Mark G. Ruppel, Randy Lee Schamberger, David P. Flesch, Robert John Ruppel
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Publication number: 20070024356Abstract: In the present technique for power management of a power amplifier, an amplifier bank from a plurality of amplifier banks in a power amplifier that has been switched off for a longest period of time is assessed (826) to provide a lowest amplifier bank. With this lowest amplifier bank, an up-threshold that is associated to the lowest amplifier bank is assessed (828), followed by another assessment (820) of a current power output of the power amplifier. It is next determined (830) whether the current power output corresponds at least in a predetermined way to the up-threshold, and if so, the lowest amplifier bank is accordingly switched on (832).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Leroy Plymale, Joseph Clark, Henry Nguyen, John Ruppel, Thomas Sears, Ronald Porco, Armando Jimenez
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Publication number: 20070024357Abstract: In the present technique for power management of a power amplifier, it is first determined (314) whether a counter value corresponds at least in a predetermined way to a counter threshold, and if so, a current status of at least one amplifier bank from a plurality of amplifier banks in a power amplifier is switched (316).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2005Publication date: February 1, 2007Inventors: Leroy Plymale, Joseph Clark, Henry Nguyen, John Ruppel, Thomas Sears, Ronald Porco, Armando Jimenez
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Patent number: 5383202Abstract: A method is provided of attenuating a signal value within erroneous frames of a logarithmically coded digital signal. The method includes the steps of detecting an erroneous frame of the logarithmically coded digital signal and adding an attenuation value to a frame exponent of the erroneous frame.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 1992Date of Patent: January 17, 1995Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Gregory A. Edgar, Jeff Klingberg, John Ruppel