Patents by Inventor John T. Hinkle

John T. Hinkle 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).

  • Publication number: 20240188498
    Abstract: A harvester reel for an agricultural harvester. The harvester reel includes a central rotatable shaft, and a plurality of reel tine bars extending widthwise across the reel and connected to the central rotatable shaft for rotation therewith. Each of the plurality of reel tine bars includes a biasing member for biasing the reel tine bar to rotate about its central longitudinal axis, and a plurality of tines. A cam assembly guides rotation of the plurality of reel tine bars. The cam assembly includes a primary cam for guiding rotation of the tine bars during rotation of the central rotatable shaft, and a moveable or stationary secondary cam. The moveable secondary cam pivots the tine bars about their longitudinal axes away from a cutterbar. Alternatively, a moveable diverter cooperates with the stationary secondary cam to pivot the reel tine bars about their longitudinal axes away from the cutterbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Cory Douglas Hunt, II, Joel T. Cook, Bart M.A. Missotten, Bart Lenaerts, Herbert M. Farley, Nathaniel Smith, Yvan C.C. Vandergucht, John L. Hinkle
  • Patent number: 10028553
    Abstract: A latch set and concomitant methods including an elongated receiving portion including an upper portion with a receiving slot at an angle from horizontal and at least one receiving hole on either side of the slot, and a lower portion with one or more attachment holes, and a strap engaging portion including a strap receiving slot, a channel going from an edge of the strap engaging portion to the strap receiving slot, and a portion engaging the elongated receiving portion via one or more inward-facing tabs on either side of a central connecting portion and configured to engage the one or more attachment holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventor: John T. Hinkle