Patents by Inventor Lee Shuknecht

Lee Shuknecht 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).

  • Sickle-bar cutter assembly for a forced-air harvesting machine
    Patent number: 5431000
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for preventing build-up of sheared material on a sickle-bar cutter assembly for use in removing unwanted tops from root or bulb crops, and an agricultural harvester embodying such an assembly. Stationary components of the assembly, including the knife guard mount bar and optionally an improved knife guard bar, are provided with a plurality of open passageways therethrough to permit process air to flow through the assembly to purge regions above the assembly in which sheared material would otherwise accumulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Assignee: Lee Shuknecht & Sons
    Inventor: Lee Shuknecht