Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Carter

Kenneth J. Carter 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: 10694678
    Abstract: A combine harvester fan housing assembly may include a fan enclosure formed as a single unitary body out of a polymeric material. The fan enclosure may include a spiral duct spiraling about an axis, a first axial inlet opening sized to axially receive a fan therethrough and a second axial inlet opening and a discharge duct extending from the spiral duct. The combine harvester fan housing assembly may further include an inlet ring releasably mounted to the fan enclosure about the first axial opening, the inlet ring projecting into the first axial opening by an extent so as to extend radially inward of blade ends of the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Matthew T. Wold, Kenneth J. Carter
  • Publication number: 20190327899
    Abstract: A combine harvester fan housing assembly may include a fan enclosure formed as a single unitary body out of a polymeric material. The fan enclosure may include a spiral duct spiraling about an axis, a first axial inlet opening sized to axially receive a fan therethrough and a second axial inlet opening and a discharge duct extending from the spiral duct. The combine harvester fan housing assembly may further include an inlet ring releasably mounted to the fan enclosure about the first axial opening, the Inlet ring projecting into the first axial opening by an extent so as to extend radially inward of blade ends of the fan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2018
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Matthew T. Wold, Kenneth J. Carter
  • Patent number: 10427519
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a tank having an outer surface, and panels of insulative material. The panels positioned over substantially the entire outer surface of the tank and extend adjacent to one another to form seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Scott N. Clark, Kenneth J. Carter, Steven T. Rieck