Patents by Inventor Rolf Peiler

Rolf Peiler 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: 4443236
    Abstract: In a self-propelled combine, an engine cooling air screen is cleaned continuously by a rotating exhaust sweep moving close to its external surface. The sweep is in the form of a duct with one side open to the screen. Air is drawn into the sweep and exhausted through the cooling fan by way of an air passage having an inlet opening in the center of the screen communicating directly with the exhaust sweep and an outlet immediately ahead of the inlet side of the fan. Power for rotation of the sweep preferably comes from the propeller action of air passing over air deflector or propeller surfaces at its extremities. Alternatively, the sweep may be driven by a more conventional bladed propeller rigidly connected to the sweep but offset rotationally from it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Rolf Peiler