Patents by Inventor Rodney L. SCHMIDT

Rodney L. SCHMIDT 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).

  • Sealing disc having soil build-up reducing feature
    Patent number: 8833483
    Abstract: A berm building disc is designed to reduce the amount of soil that builds up on the inner surface of the disc as the disc pushes soil for berm formation. The disc has a disc body having an outer radial edge, and defining an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. Features are formed on the inner concave surface to reduce the surface area or soil adhesion properties of the inner concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Dean A. Knobloch, Rodney L. Schmidt
  • Strip-till no build-up berm builder blade for strip-till farm implement
    Patent number: 8794345
    Abstract: A berm building disc is designed to reduce the amount of soil that builds up on the inner surface of the disc as the disc pushes soil for berm formation. The disc has a disc body having an outer radial edge, and defining an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. Features are formed on the inner concave surface to reduce the surface area or soil adhesion properties of the inner concave surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Dean A. Knobloch, Rodney L. Schmidt
  • Sealing Disc Having Soil Build-Up Reducing Feature
    Publication number: 20130037286
    Abstract: A berm building disc is designed to reduce the amount of soil that builds up on the inner surface of the disc as the disc pushes soil for berm formation. The disc has a disc body having an outer radial edge, and defining an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. Features are formed on the inner concave surface to reduce the surface area or soil adhesion properties of the inner concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Dean A. Knobloch, Rodney L. Schmidt
  • Strip-Till No Build-Up Berm Builder Blade For Strip-Till Farm Implement
    Publication number: 20130037285
    Abstract: A berm building disc is designed to reduce the amount of soil that builds up on the inner surface of the disc as the disc pushes soil for berm formation. The disc has a disc body having an outer radial edge, and defining an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. Features are formed on the inner concave surface to reduce the surface area or soil adhesion properties of the inner concave surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Dean A. KNOBLOCH, Rodney L. SCHMIDT