Patents by Inventor Mike Janne

Mike Janne 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: 11015694
    Abstract: An arrangement including a bushing having a bushing hub, a bushing flange, a housing containing a uni-directional bearing, an axle extending outward from the uni-directional bearing, and a stationary torque arm attached to the axle of the bushing. The bushing hub is inserted into a recessed hub section of a sprocket, and securely connected to the sprocket. The arrangement may also include a driven device attached to the bushing hub, and an endless drive belt and motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ContiTech Antriebssysteme GmbH
    Inventors: Frank Feuerborn, Mike Janne
  • Publication number: 20200056692
    Abstract: An arrangement including a bushing having a bushing hub, a bushing flange, a housing containing a uni-directional bearing, an axle extending outward from the uni-directional bearing, and a stationary torque arm attached to the axle of the bushing. The bushing hub is inserted into a recessed hub section of a sprocket, and securely connected to the sprocket. The arrangement may also include a driven device attached to the bushing hub, and an endless drive belt and motor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: ContiTech USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank Feuerborn, Mike Janne
  • Publication number: 20190141894
    Abstract: A crop gathering belt includes a gathering belt carcass and a plurality of attachable lugs for connecting to the gathering belt carcass on a first side of the gathering belt carcass, and a system for securely attaching the lugs of the plurality of lugs, to the gathering belt carcass. The gathering belt carcass further includes a plurality of drive lugs disposed on a side opposite the first side of the gathering belt carcass. The crop gathering belt may be useful as a corn gathering belt. In some cases, the gathering belt carcass and the plurality of attachable lugs are formed of like rubber materials, while in some other cases, the gathering belt carcass and the plurality of attachable lugs are formed of dissimilar rubber materials. In yet other cases, the gathering belt carcass is formed of a rubber material, and the plurality of attachable lugs formed of a polyurethane material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Frank Feuerborn, Mike Janne