Patents by Inventor Kevin A. Spatchek

Kevin A. Spatchek 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).

  • Publication number: 20250113772
    Abstract: A cutting blade mounted to a lawn mower to cut vegetation under the lawn mower. The cutting blade configured to rotate relative to the mower deck in a rotational direction. The cutting blade including a first blade portion having a leading edge defining a primary cutting edge and a blade lift positioned behind the primary cutting edge along the rotational direction, and a second blade portion having a finishing cutting edge that is spaced from the blade lift along the rotational direction such that the blade lift is positioned between the primary cutting edge and the finishing cutting edge along the rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Inventors: Kevin A. SPATCHEK, Paul J. FERRIER
  • Publication number: 20240188500
    Abstract: A footrest for an outdoor power equipment having a frame that supports a seat. The footrest includes a first footrest portion supported relative to the frame and defines a first support surface. The footrest also includes a second footrest portion defining a second support surface. The second footrest portion is movably coupled to the first footrest portion. The footrest also includes an adjustment mechanism positioned between the first and second footrest portions to adjust a position of the second footrest portion between a first position where the second footrest portion is closest to the seat, a second position where the second footrest portion is farthest from the seat, and infinitely between the first and second positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2024
    Publication date: June 13, 2024
    Inventors: Chris T. Forrest, Kevin A. Spatchek, Courtney Wenzel, Brent P. Berglund
  • Patent number: 11917944
    Abstract: An outdoor power equipment includes a frame, a cutting deck supported by the frame, a first ground-engaging element coupled to a first portion of the frame, a second ground-engaging element coupled to a second portion of the frame, a suspension system having a first end coupled to the frame and a second end opposite the first end, and an operator platform movable with the suspension system with respect to the frame. The operator platform includes a seat coupled to the second end of the suspension system and a footrest pivotably coupled to the second end of the suspension system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Ariens Company
    Inventors: Chris T. Forrest, Kevin A. Spatchek, Courtney Wenzel, Brent P. Berglund
  • Publication number: 20230014119
    Abstract: An outdoor power equipment includes a frame, a cutting deck supported by the frame, a first ground-engaging element coupled to a first portion of the frame, a second ground-engaging element coupled to a second portion of the frame, a suspension system having a first end coupled to the frame and a second end opposite the first end, and an operator platform movable with the suspension system with respect to the frame. The operator platform includes a seat coupled to the second end of the suspension system and a footrest pivotably coupled to the second end of the suspension system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventors: Chris T. Forrest, Kevin A. Spatchek, Courtney Wenzel, Brent P. Berglund
  • Patent number: 10791672
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes a discharge baffle assembly coupled to a cutting deck pan adjacent an opening. The discharge baffle assembly includes a discharge chute extending outwardly from the cutting deck pan. The discharge baffle assembly also includes a baffle plate movable within a gap between the discharge chute and the cutting deck pan. The baffle plate is movable between a first position, in which the baffle plate substantially covers the opening of the cutting deck pan, and a second position, in which the baffle plate is spaced apart from the opening of the cutting deck pan. The discharge baffle assembly further includes an actuator coupled to the baffle plate. The actuator is operable to move the baffle plate relative to the opening of the cutting deck pan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Ariens Company
    Inventors: Brent P. Berglund, Kevin A. Spatchek, Daniel J. Gindt
  • Publication number: 20190082592
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes a discharge baffle assembly coupled to a cutting deck pan adjacent an opening. The discharge baffle assembly includes a discharge chute extending outwardly from the cutting deck pan. The discharge baffle assembly also includes a baffle plate movable within a gap between the discharge chute and the cutting deck pan. The baffle plate is movable between a first position, in which the baffle plate substantially covers the opening of the cutting deck pan, and a second position, in which the baffle plate is spaced apart from the opening of the cutting deck pan. The discharge baffle assembly further includes an actuator coupled to the baffle plate. The actuator is operable to move the baffle plate relative to the opening of the cutting deck pan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: Brent P. Berglund, Kevin A. Spatchek