Patents by Inventor Lynn Bishop

Lynn Bishop 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).

  • Hay fluffer with removable tines
    Patent number: 10986783
    Abstract: The presented invention is a hay fluffer which includes a frame that is configured to be pulled by a vehicle and a drive assembly supported by the frame. The drive assembly consists of wheels whose rotation, using a system of chains and gears, powers the turn of a rotation shaft. The rotation shaft has, attached, a sequence of cogs with each cog containing three recesses equally spaced and a tine set fitted into each of the three recesses in each cog. Tine sets may be removed and replaced by removing a single reversible fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Lynn Bishop
  • Hay Fluffer With Removable Tines
    Publication number: 20190343050
    Abstract: The presented invention is a hay fluffer which includes a frame that is configured to be pulled by a vehicle and a drive assembly supported by the frame. The drive assembly consists of wheels whose rotation, using a system of chains and gears, powers the turn of a rotation shaft. The rotation shaft has, attached, a sequence of cogs with each cog containing three recesses equally spaced and a tine set fitted into each of the three recesses in each cog. Tine sets may be removed and replaced by removing a single reversible fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: Lynn Bishop
  • Park brake actuating mechanism for a power transmission
    Patent number: 5685406
    Abstract: Power transmissions of the automatic shifting type have a park gear secured with the transmission output shaft such that the operator can select the park position to maintain the vehicle immobile. A park pawl is pivotally mounted within the transmission housing to selectively engage the park gear. Selective engagement and disengagement of the park gear by the park pawl is controlled by the vehicle operator through manipulation of the linearly movable actuator which is connected to an operator controlled detent plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: General Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Bruce Edward Crum, Michael Rust Toole, Thomas Lynn Bishop, Rayman Eton Bazilio