Patents by Inventor Leo A. Markert

Leo A. Markert 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).

  • Crop deflector
    Patent number: 4217746
    Abstract: A hay conditioner is provided with a crop deflecting baffle having an operative position for deflecting crops for deposit in a swath. Rearwardly converging deflector vanes are mounted on the baffle, preferably about halfway respectively between the transverse edges of the baffle and the center of the crop stream. Preferably, the angle of convergence of the vanes is less than that of the fixed side deflectors of the preferred windrowing apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1979
    Date of Patent: August 19, 1980
    Assignee: International Harvester Company
    Inventors: George B. Cicci, Leo A. Markert, George W. Ridge, Austin W. Lutz, Jr.