Patents by Inventor Lee W. Randall

Lee W. Randall 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: 9516817
    Abstract: A grain-moving arrangement is disclosed for agricultural combines. An elevator is configured to move grain in a first direction along an elevator path, within an elevator housing, and to receive grain from a first auger at a first location on the elevator path. A grain-moving device is configured to receive power from the elevator in order to move grain received from a second auger in a second direction along a device path, within a device housing, to an outlet of the device housing. Grain moved along the device path to the outlet of the device housing passes through the outlet of the device housing to a second location on the elevator path that is upstream of the first location on the elevator path, with respect to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Douglas G. Temple, Lee W. Randall
  • Publication number: 20160278293
    Abstract: A grain-moving arrangement is disclosed for agricultural combines. An elevator is configured to move grain in a first direction along an elevator path, within an elevator housing, and to receive grain from a first auger at a first location on the elevator path. A grain-moving device is configured to receive power from the elevator in order to move grain received from a second auger in a second direction along a device path, within a device housing, to an outlet of the device housing. Grain moved along the device path to the outlet of the device housing passes through the outlet of the device housing to a second location on the elevator path that is upstream of the first location on the elevator path, with respect to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: DOUGLAS G. TEMPLE, LEE W. RANDALL
  • Publication number: 20140250864
    Abstract: A system for preventing the cleaning of the diesel particulate filter (116) comprises an electronic control unit (200) coupled to a proximity sensor (122), the electronic control unit (200) being configured to monitor the proximity sensor (122) and to determine that there is a predetermined distance between the proximity sensor and an adjacent structure (124) before the electronic control unit (200) will regenerate the diesel particulate filter (116). A method for preventing the cleaning of the diesel particulate filter (116) comprises the steps of electronically monitoring a proximity sensor to determine a distance from the proximity sensor to an adjacent structure, electronically comparing the distance to a threshold distance, and electronically preventing the cleaning of the diesel particulate filter (116) when the distances less than the threshold distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: BRADLEY D. HEINECKE, BRIAN J. MAAS, LEE W. RANDALL, MATTHEW G. BRANCH, GREG R. LONG, ANDRZEJ KOZICKI, CHRISTOPHER PEDERSON
  • Patent number: 6370853
    Abstract: A drive system for a corn harvesting header assembly on a combine. A power take-off shaft on the front end of the combine feeder assembly is drivingly connected to the header assembly line shaft by a coupler shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2002
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Lee W. Randall, John L. Vande Wiele