Patents by Inventor Joseph Eugene Story

Joseph Eugene Story 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).

  • Independently powered knotter and needle drive arrangement for a large rectangular baler
    Patent number: 6725766
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for controlling the tying function of a large rectangular baler includes a knotter drive shaft having a drive member mounted on it for free rotation. A one-way clutch is connected between the drive member and the drive shaft for rotating the drive shaft only when the drive member is rotated in a first direction. The drive member has an elongate flexible element associated therewith and is driven in the first direction by retraction of an extensible and retractable hydraulic motor having its rod end coupled to one end of the flexible element, the other end of the flexible element being coupled to a spring that stores energy only when the hydraulic motor is retracted. At the end of the tying function, the hydraulic motor is extended to its beginning position, the loaded spring then taking up the slack in the flexible element and the one-way clutch then free-wheeling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Murrey, Paul David Parker, David Vincent Rotole, Eric Ryan Lang, Darin Ledru Roth, Joseph Eugene Story
  • Independently powered knotter and needle drive arrangement for a large rectangular baler
    Publication number: 20030121423
    Abstract: A drive arrangement for controlling the tying function of a large rectangular baler includes a knotter drive shaft having a drive member mounted on it for free rotation. A one-way clutch is connected between the drive member and the drive shaft for rotating the drive shaft only when the drive member is rotated in a first direction. The drive member has an elongate flexible element associated therewith and is driven in the first direction by retraction of an extensible and retractable hydraulic motor having its rod end coupled to one end of the flexible element, the other end of the flexible element being coupled to a spring that stores energy only when the hydraulic motor is retracted. At the end of the tying function, the hydraulic motor is extended to its beginning position, the loaded spring then taking up the slack in the flexible element and the one-way clutch then free-wheeling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Deere & Company, a Delaware corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Murrey, Paul David Parker, David Vincent Rotole, Eric Ryan Lang, Darin Ledru Roth, Joseph Eugene Story