Patents by Inventor RYAN S STRASSER

RYAN S STRASSER 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).

  • Electrically actuated mulch control lever
    Patent number: 11516965
    Abstract: An electrically actuated mulch control lever includes an upper plate and a lower plate pivotably mounted together on a top surface of a mower deck. A compression spring is retained between the upper plate and the lower plate urging the upper plate and the lower plate to pivot together. An electric linear actuator is connected to one of the plates, and a mulch gate hinge is attached to the other plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Ryan S Strasser, Christopher Warren
  • MULCH KIT CONTROL LEVER
    Publication number: 20220061210
    Abstract: A mulch kit control lever includes a handle pivotably mounted to a support plate with a tension spring connecting the handle to the support plate and urging the handle to pivot to either a mulching position or a side discharge position relative to the support plate. The tension spring is connected before the mulch kit control lever is installed on the mower deck. A retainer slides in a slot in one of the support plate and the handle preventing over-travel of the handle past the mulching position and the side discharge position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Trevor Huss, Kyle T. Ressler, Ryan S. Strasser
  • ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED MULCH CONTROL LEVER
    Publication number: 20210084819
    Abstract: An electrically actuated mulch control lever includes an upper plate and a lower plate pivotably mounted together on a top surface of a mower deck. A compression spring is retained between the upper plate and the lower plate urging the upper plate and the lower plate to pivot together. An electric linear actuator is connected to one of the plates, and a mulch gate hinge is attached to the other plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: RYAN S STRASSER, CHRISTOPHER WARREN