Patents by Inventor KYLE R. YOUNGBLOOD

KYLE R. YOUNGBLOOD 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: 11785891
    Abstract: A cutter implement for cutting crop material includes a housing, a cutter, and a push-bar. The housing has a forward end for engaging the crop material when moving in a direction of operation. The housing at least partially defines a cutting region disposed at the forward end thereof. The cutter is coupled to the housing and is operable to cut the crop material in the cutting region. The push-bar is positioned forward of the cutter relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is operable to lean the crop material in a forward direction relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is adjustable in a vertical direction relative to a ground surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Kyle R. Youngblood
  • Patent number: 11771005
    Abstract: The cutter implement may include a housing, a cutter, and a curtain. The housing has a forward end for engaging the crop material when moving in a direction of operation. The housing at least partially defines a cutting region disposed at the forward end. The cutter is coupled to the housing and can cut the crop material in the cutting region. The curtain is coupled to the forward end of the housing and is positioned forward of the cutter relative to the direction of operation for engaging and leaning the crop material upstream of the cutter. The curtain includes a stiffness control feature operable to control a vertical stiffness of the curtain to provide a variable vertical stiffness that increases with an increase in a bend angle of the curtain rearward relative to the direction of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Kyle R. Youngblood
  • Publication number: 20220110261
    Abstract: The cutter implement may include a housing, a cutter, and a curtain. The housing has a forward end for engaging the crop material when moving in a direction of operation. The housing at least partially defines a cutting region disposed at the forward end. The cutter is coupled to the housing and can cut the crop material in the cutting region. The curtain is coupled to the forward end of the housing and is positioned forward of the cutter relative to the direction of operation for engaging and leaning the crop material upstream of the cutter. The curtain includes a stiffness control feature operable to control a vertical stiffness of the curtain to provide a variable vertical stiffness that increases with an increase in a bend angle of the curtain rearward relative to the direction of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Kyle R. Youngblood
  • Publication number: 20220110260
    Abstract: A cutter implement for cutting crop material includes a housing, a cutter, and a push-bar. The housing has a forward end for engaging the crop material when moving in a direction of operation. The housing at least partially defines a cutting region disposed at the forward end thereof. The cutter is coupled to the housing and is operable to cut the crop material in the cutting region. The push-bar is positioned forward of the cutter relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is operable to lean the crop material in a forward direction relative to the direction of operation. The push-bar is adjustable in a vertical direction relative to a ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Inventor: Kyle R. Youngblood
  • Patent number: 10999974
    Abstract: A scraper assembly for a baler includes a mounting plate attached to a face of a plunger. The mounting plate includes an annular countersunk region and a concentric mounting bore. A follower plate includes an annular aperture. A scraper plate is attached to the follower plate for scraping a wall of a compression chamber. A cam insert includes a first annular projection seated within the annular aperture of the follower plate, and a second annular projection seated within the annular countersunk region of the mounting plate. The cam insert further includes a through bore extending through the second annular projection. The second annular projection and the through bore are eccentric from a center of the annular aperture and the first annular projection. A threaded fastener extends through the through bore of the cam insert and into threaded engagement with the mounting bore in the mounting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Kyle R. Youngblood, Charles S. Sloan
  • Publication number: 20200383272
    Abstract: A scraper assembly for a baler includes a mounting plate attached to a face of a plunger. The mounting plate includes an annular countersunk region and a concentric mounting bore. A follower plate includes an annular aperture. A scraper plate is attached to the follower plate for scraping a wall of a compression chamber. A cam insert includes a first annular projection seated within the annular aperture of the follower plate, and a second annular projection seated within the annular countersunk region of the mounting plate. The cam insert further includes a through bore extending through the second annular projection. The second annular projection and the through bore are eccentric from a center of the annular aperture and the first annular projection. A threaded fastener extends through the through bore of the cam insert and into threaded engagement with the mounting bore in the mounting plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: KYLE R. YOUNGBLOOD, CHARLES S. SLOAN