Patents by Inventor Melvin Orville Lux

Melvin Orville Lux 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).

  • Pivotably adjustable fill indicator
    Patent number: 6272818
    Abstract: A fill indicator for a clippings collection container of a mower having a lever pivotable in response to grass clippings piling up on top of the lever. The lever and the electrical switch that the lever engages are pivotable about an axis as a unit to adjust the sensitivity of the fill indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2001
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Daniel Angelo Sebben, Melvin Orville Lux, Timothy Paul Zellmer, Matthew Paul Gueller
  • Clippings dispersal mechanism
    Patent number: 6038843
    Abstract: A mechanism for improving the dispersal of clippings in a container that receives clippings from a chute extending upwardly from a mower deck. A V-shaped deflector is provided and is struck by a portion of the clippings stream exiting the chute such that clippings are directed to the side portions of the container and a portion of the clippings stream passes beneath the deflector and accumulates against a back wall of the container in the central portion of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Daniel Angelo Sebben, Melvin Orville Lux, Timothy Paul Zellmer, Matthew Paul Gueller, Brian David Seegert