Patents by Inventor Kenneth Parson

Kenneth Parson 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).

  • Center drive for sickle knife
    Patent number: 11259460
    Abstract: The cutter bar of a header including two sickle bars is driven by a center drive system including a rotary input drive member driven by a motor, first and second rotary members each driven by the drive member about a generally upstanding first rotational axis. Each of the rotary members has an eccentric drive system for driving a respective sickle bar. A flywheel is driven by the rotary input drive member for common rotation therewith and the first and second rotary members are driven by a common drive sprocket to rotate in the same direction about the first and second rotary axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MacDon Industries Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenneth Parson, Don MacGregor
  • Center Drive for Sickle Knife
    Publication number: 20200187413
    Abstract: The cutter bar of a header including two sickle bars is driven by a center drive system including a rotary input drive member driven by a motor, first and second rotary members each driven by the drive member about a generally upstanding first rotational axis. Each of the rotary members has an eccentric drive system for driving a respective sickle bar. A flywheel is driven by the rotary input drive member for common rotation therewith and the first and second rotary members are driven by a common drive sprocket to rotate in the same direction about the first and second rotary axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth Parson, Don MacGregor