Patents by Inventor Joshua Ryan Pierson

Joshua Ryan Pierson 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).

  • Tongue-in-groove belt hold down for a draper platform
    Patent number: 8322520
    Abstract: A conveyor belt hold down for a draper platform comprises a planar portion having a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, wherein one of the left and the right edges defines a first slot or groove structure, and the other of the left and the right edges defines a first tongue structure, wherein the first tongue structure is configured to be engaged in a second slot or groove structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first tongue structure, and wherein the first slot or groove structure is configured to receive a second tongue structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first slot or groove structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Chad A Dow, Benjamin M. Lovett, Ryan S. Herlyn, Todd N. Signer, Corwin M. Puryk, Joshua Ryan Pierson
  • Tongue-In-Groove Belt Hold Down For A Draper Platform
    Publication number: 20120043185
    Abstract: A conveyor belt hold down for a draper platform comprises a planar portion having a front edge, a rear edge, a left edge, and a right edge, wherein one of the left and the right edges defines a first slot or groove structure, and the other of the left and the right edges defines a first tongue structure, wherein the first tongue structure is configured to be engaged in a second slot or groove structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first tongue structure, and wherein the first slot or groove structure is configured to receive a second tongue structure of a similar hold down disposed immediately adjacent to the first slot or groove structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Inventors: Chad A. Dow, Benjamin M. Lovett, Ryan S. Herlyn, Todd N. Signer, Corwin M. Puryk, Joshua Ryan Pierson