Patents by Inventor Michael Bennett Downey

Michael Bennett Downey 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).

  • Combine head frame
    Patent number: 8061114
    Abstract: A combine head frame includes a laterally-extending upper beam adjacent to the top of the combine head and a laterally-extending lower beam adjacent to the bottom of the combine head. A left lateral beam has first and second ends, wherein the first end is coupled to a left central portion of the upper beam and the second end is coupled to a left end portion of the lower beam. A right lateral beam has third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to a right central portion of the upper beam and the fourth end is coupled to a right end portion of the lower beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Mossman, Michael Bennett Downey, Eric Hans Stone
  • Torque limiter for a harvester row unit
    Publication number: 20080015034
    Abstract: A torque limiter for a row unit of a harvester has a shell that is threaded on to a limiter base to compress the limiter's spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventor: Michael Bennett Downey
  • Combine head frame
    Publication number: 20070186532
    Abstract: A combine head frame includes a laterally-extending upper beam adjacent to the top of the combine head and a laterally-extending lower beam adjacent to the bottom of the combine head. A left lateral beam has first and second ends, wherein the first end is coupled to a left central portion of the upper beam and the second end is coupled to a left end portion of the lower beam. A right lateral beam has third and fourth ends, wherein the third end is coupled to a right central portion of the upper beam and the fourth end is coupled to a right end portion of the lower beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Mossman, Michael Bennett Downey, Eric Hans Stone