Patents by Inventor Juan Quintanilla

Juan Quintanilla 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).

  • Patent number: 11365788
    Abstract: A mower drive belt tensioner arm includes an elongate body having a tension pulley to provide tension to a mower drive belt. One of a pair of rear draft towers on the mower deck supports the elongate body above the surface of the mower deck. A coil spring urges an end of the elongate body in a direction between the pair of draft towers. A pivotable belt keeper may be mounted to the tensioner arm without tools, and extends over the perimeter of the tension pulley.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Juan Quintanilla Salas, Kyle Ressler, Cesar Alfredo Ramirez Trevino
  • Publication number: 20210131530
    Abstract: A mower drive belt tensioner arm includes an elongate body having a tension pulley to provide tension to a mower drive belt. One of a pair of rear draft towers on the mower deck supports the elongate body above the surface of the mower deck. A coil spring urges an end of the elongate body in a direction between the pair of draft towers. A pivotable belt keeper may be mounted to the tensioner arm without tools, and extends over the perimeter of the tension pulley.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: JUAN QUINTANILLA SALAS, Kyle Ressler, Cesar Alfredo Ramirez Trevino
  • Patent number: 10420274
    Abstract: A rotational joint is provided for an agricultural machine having hinged frame sections, each frame section carrying one or more plumbing lines for moving a carrier fluid. The rotational joint includes first and second joint parts. Each joint part has a coupler defining a flow passage leading to an interface opening. The joints parts are coupled to allow for relative rotation about a rotation axis passing through the interface openings. In at least one angular orientation of the joint parts, the flow passages of the couplers are in fluid communication.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Tyler G. Groves, Juan Quintanilla, Elia Mayela Nieblas, Myrna Yadira Said
  • Patent number: 10383280
    Abstract: A mower deck discharge chute includes a flexible member attached with a hinge to a multi-blade mower deck, and a drive belt tunnel through the flexible member that an attachment drive belt passes through when the flexible member is pivoted up to a generally vertical position. The attachment drive belt may be on a single plane to engage a drive sheave on the multi-blade mower deck, a driven sheave on the belt driven attachment, and an idler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Deer & Company
    Inventors: Meghan M. Krause, Ryan J. Glover, Kyle T. Ressler, Juan Quintanilla, Bruno Jacobo, Trevor Huss
  • Publication number: 20190075728
    Abstract: A mower deck discharge chute includes a flexible member attached with a hinge to a multi-blade mower deck, and a drive belt tunnel through the flexible member that an attachment drive belt passes through when the flexible member is pivoted up to a generally vertical position. The attachment drive belt may be on a single plane to engage a drive sheave on the multi-blade mower deck, a driven sheave on the belt driven attachment, and an idler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Meghan M. Krause, Ryan J. Glover, Kyle T. Ressler, Juan Quintanilla, Bruno Jacobo, Trevor Huss
  • Publication number: 20170086354
    Abstract: A rotational joint is provided for an agricultural machine having hinged frame sections, each frame section carrying one or more plumbing lines for moving a carrier fluid. The rotational joint includes first and second joint parts. Each joint part has a coupler defining a flow passage leading to an interface opening. The joints parts are coupled to allow for relative rotation about a rotation axis passing through the interface openings. In at least one angular orientation of the joint parts, the flow passages of the couplers are in fluid communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Tyler G. Groves, Juan Quintanilla, Mayela Elia Nieblas, Myrna Yadira Said
  • Patent number: D882441
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventor: Juan Quintanilla