Patents by Inventor Peter T. Swanson

Peter T. Swanson 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: 20230240179
    Abstract: Apparatuses and agricultural implements are directed to maintaining engagement of float arms of an agricultural implement with a ground surface, maintaining a consistent load distribution to the ground, and maintaining a height of a cutterbar of the agricultural implement at a selected distance of the ground. An agricultural implement may include a frame configured to couple to an agricultural vehicle, a float arm pivotably coupled to the frame, a cutterbar coupled to float arm, and a biasing component disposed between the float arm and the frame that biases the float arm away from the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: JOSHUA R. PIERSON, MICHAEL L. VANDEVEN, PETER T. SWANSON, ALEX A. BRIMEYER, DANIEL S. HOFFMAN
  • Patent number: 10433486
    Abstract: A combine draper header and method of floating a wing of the same from a center section of the draper header. The wing is movably supported with respect to the center section to enable movement of the wing between a first position and a second position. The wing is supported with respect to the center section with a resilient float element. Increasing amounts of energy are stored in the resilient float element through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position. The resilient float element is re-oriented with a float linkage to reduce the mechanical advantage of the resilient float element for supporting the wing through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position, thus buffering the wing from a force increase from the resilient float element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael L. Vandeven, Joshua R. Pierson, Alex Brimeyer, Peter T. Swanson
  • Publication number: 20190110402
    Abstract: A combine draper header and method of floating a wing of the same from a center section of the draper header. The wing is movably supported with respect to the center section to enable movement of the wing between a first position and a second position. The wing is supported with respect to the center section with a resilient float element. Increasing amounts of energy are stored in the resilient float element through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position. The resilient float element is re-oriented with a float linkage to reduce the mechanical advantage of the resilient float element for supporting the wing through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position, thus buffering the wing from a force increase from the resilient float element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Michael L. Vandeven, Joshua R. Pierson, Alex Brimeyer, Peter T. Swanson