Patents by Inventor Ronald Emmett Dunn

Ronald Emmett Dunn 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: 5902087
    Abstract: A trailer is designed to receive, transport and unload large cylindrical bales of agricultural products such as hay, including bales which may be out-of-round due to a flat side caused by settlement during storage or transport. The trailer has a wheel-mounted frame extending the full length of the trailer and a plurality of cradles mounted on the frame to receive and support the bales. Each cradle has a latch by which the cradle may be released from its normally horizontal position to rotate under the force of gravity to an unload position. During rotation of the cradles to the unload position, pusher or kicker members contact and propel the bales outwardly from the cradles to insure that the bales land and/or come to rest on the ground in the desired position with their round sides in contact with the ground. In a first embodiment, a kicker mechanism moves relative to the rotating cradle, while in a second embodiment the kicker is a stationary member rigidly attached to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Inventor: Ronald Emmett Dunn