Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Wersal

Nicholas J. Wersal 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).

  • Publication number: 20190264405
    Abstract: A housing for a snowthrower including an auger housing and an impeller housing. The auger housing may include a front portion and a rear portion protruding from a rear wall of the front portion. The impeller housing may be coupled to the auger housing at a rear-facing opening of the rear portion. At least a portion of the rear portion and the impeller housing form a bypass passage adapted to return snow that bypasses a discharge outlet. The snowthrower may also include an auger that includes a helical flyte adapted to collect snow. The helical flyte may include a first helical portion and a second helical portion, wherein the first helical portion is overlapping and coupled to the second helical portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal, Nathan J. Friberg
  • Publication number: 20180051430
    Abstract: A snowthrower having a rotor housing with first and second sidewalls and a rotor extending between the sidewalls. As the rotor wears, it may be repositionable, relative to a ground surface and to the rotor housing to maintain snowthrower performance. In some embodiments, end portions of the rotor may connect to the sidewalls via an adjustable coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Nathan J. Friberg, Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal, Philip G. Stalpes
  • Patent number: 9863107
    Abstract: A self-propelled snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan J. Friberg, Philip G. Stalpes, Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal
  • Publication number: 20170081817
    Abstract: A self-propelled snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan J. Friberg, Philip G. Stalpes, Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal
  • Patent number: 9556572
    Abstract: A self-propelled, single-stage snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal, Philip G. Stalpes, Nathan J. Friberg
  • Patent number: 9546462
    Abstract: A self-propelled snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Nathan J. Friberg, Philip G. Stalpes, Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal
  • Publication number: 20160138234
    Abstract: A self-propelled, single-stage snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal, Philip G. Stalpes, Nathan J. Friberg
  • Publication number: 20160138235
    Abstract: A self-propelled snowthrower wherein, in one embodiment, drive members on each side of the snowthrower provide variable speed propulsion. A transmission that delivers power to the drive members may be adapted to de-clutch one of the two drive wheels when the ground speed of that wheel exceeds the driving speed of the transmission. In other embodiments, the snowthrower includes a rotor having a snow ejection surface forming a negative rake angle. Yet other embodiments include a chute rotation control mechanism that permits manual discharge chute rotation via one-handed input.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan J. Friberg, Philip G. Stalpes, Derek S. Duchscherer, Nicholas J. Wersal
  • Patent number: D786940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Philip C. Dretzka, David J. Martin, Nathan J. Friberg, Nicholas J. Wersal, Derek S. Duchscherer
  • Patent number: D921053
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ryan J. Volovsek, Philip C. Dretzka, Nicholas J. Wersal, Christina O. Howell, Brian M. Clemens
  • Patent number: D1020743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: Philip C. Dretzka, Nicholas J. Wersal, Aaron Y. Curtis, Daniel Aaron Phipps, Chris A. Wadzinski, Ryan J. Volovsek