Patents by Inventor Rick A. Weihl

Rick A. Weihl 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: 11589522
    Abstract: A stand-on debris blower comprising including a main frame, a pair of front wheels, and a pair of rear wheels. The stand-on debris blower also includes an operator standing platform coupled to the main frame, a control pedestal positioned forward of and above the operator standing platform, and a power source, wherein the power source has a vertically-oriented shaft. A blower assembly is also provided, wherein the blower assembly includes a horizontally-oriented impeller configured to rotate about a vertical axis, the horizontally-oriented impeller being coupled to the vertically-oriented shaft of the power source. Additionally, the blower assembly may include a V-shaped deflector assembly configurable to block air flow to at least a first, a second, or both a first and second discharge chute in the blower assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Briggs & Stratton, LLC
    Inventor: Rick A. Weihl
  • Publication number: 20200084978
    Abstract: A stand-on debris blower comprising including a main frame, a pair of front wheels, and a pair of rear wheels. The stand-on debris blower also includes an operator standing platform coupled to the main frame, a control pedestal positioned forward of and above the operator standing platform, and a power source, wherein the power source has a vertically-oriented shaft. A blower assembly is also provided, wherein the blower assembly includes a horizontally-oriented impeller configured to rotate about a vertical axis, the horizontally-oriented impeller being coupled to the vertically-oriented shaft of the power source. Additionally, the blower assembly may include a V-shaped deflector assembly configurable to block air flow to at least a first, a second, or both a first and second discharge chute in the blower assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Rick A. Weihl
  • Publication number: 20110278088
    Abstract: A self-powered ride-on apparatus includes a frame with two front fixed-axis wheels and a single rear steerable wheel, a functional component such as a blower on the front, a motor for powering the blower and for motivating the apparatus, a platform on the frame to support a riding operator, and a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism includes a control head pivoted to the frame by a support and includes a handle for operating the motor speed. By pivoting the control head from side to side, an operator standing on the frame and positioned immediately adjacent the support can steer the equipment by moving the control head laterally to steer the apparatus into the corner while simultaneously leaning into the corner for balance and also while continuing to control operation of the one functional component via the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Rick A. Weihl, Chris Robbins
  • Patent number: 7841044
    Abstract: A riding debris mover for moving debris on a surface from a first location to a second location comprises a frame coupled to a riding platform adapted to support a user, and a plurality of wheels coupled to the frame comprising at least two opposing traction wheels for driving the riding blower. A power source is coupled to the frame and is operatively coupled with at least the two traction wheels, whereby the traction wheels are rotated independently and the riding blower is propelled. A blower assembly has an air inlet opening and an air outlet opening, the blower assembly being supported by the frame and operatively coupled with the power source, whereby the blower assembly generates a stream of air from the air outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Inventors: Rick A. Weihl, Chris Robbins