Patents by Inventor Norman Edward Ronning

Norman Edward Ronning 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).

  • Vacuum collector assembly for lawn tractors
    Patent number: 9215844
    Abstract: A vacuum collector assembly comprises a mountable hitch having support posts connected to one another by horizontal supports and a hinge mechanism for connecting to a trailing carriage. The trailing carriage includes a lift assembly and an engine support frame for mounting thereon an engine operating conjunctively with an impeller assembly for developing negative pressure within a blower housing that is connected in between a receptacle hood and a lawn cutting deck. The engine support frame generally extends outwardly from a pair of vertical columns each having ends connected to support runners for situating atop thereof a pair of receptacles holders suited for receiving receptacle bins utilized in storing collected debris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2015
    Inventors: Norman Edward Ronning, Paul Nels Ronning
  • Vacuum collector assembly for lawn tractors
    Publication number: 20130160415
    Abstract: A vacuum collector assembly comprises a mountable hitch having support posts connected to one another by horizontal supports and a hinge mechanism for connecting to a trailing carriage. The trailing carriage includes a lift assembly and an engine support frame for mounting thereon an engine operating conjunctively with an impeller assembly for developing negative pressure within a blower housing that is connected in between a receptacle hood and a lawn cutting deck. The engine support frame generally extends outwardly from a pair of vertical columns each having ends connected to support runners for situating atop thereof a pair of receptacles holders suited for receiving receptacle bins utilized in storing collected debris.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventors: Norman Edward Ronning, Paul Nels Ronning