Patents by Inventor SCOTT L. SCHMIDT

SCOTT 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).

  • Patent number: 10220968
    Abstract: A bag loader apparatus for filling an elongated bag may comprise a base assembly, and a bag interface assembly for removably mounting a bag thereon and forming a tunnel with a rear opening for fluid communication with the bag. A primary auger assembly has an output opening in communication with the tunnel of the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, a bag mounting assembly may be configured to lift a bag onto the bag loader apparatus into a position for loading the bag by the apparatus. In some embodiments, a plurality of bag securing elements on the bag interface assembly may be configured to secure a portion of the bag to the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, an auxiliary auger assembly carried on the base assembly may be configured to feed material into the primary auger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Sioux Steel Company
    Inventors: Leroy B. Stumpe, Scott L. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20160039545
    Abstract: A bag loader apparatus for filling an elongated bag may comprise a base assembly, and a bag interface assembly for removably mounting a bag thereon and forming a tunnel with a rear opening for fluid communication with the bag. A primary auger assembly has an output opening in communication with the tunnel of the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, a bag mounting assembly may be configured to lift a bag onto the bag loader apparatus into a position for loading the bag by the apparatus. In some embodiments, a plurality of bag securing elements on the bag interface assembly may be configured to secure a portion of the bag to the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, an auxiliary auger assembly carried on the base assembly may be configured to feed material into the primary auger assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: LEROY B. STUMPE, SCOTT L. SCHMIDT
  • Patent number: 9137950
    Abstract: A bag loader apparatus for filling an elongated bag may comprise a base assembly, and a bag interface assembly for removably mounting a bag thereon and forming a tunnel with a rear opening for fluid communication with the bag. A primary auger assembly has an output opening in communication with the tunnel of the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, a bag mounting assembly may be configured to lift a bag onto the bag loader apparatus into a position for loading the bag by the apparatus. In some embodiments, a plurality of bag securing elements on the bag interface assembly may be configured to secure a portion of the bag to the bag interface assembly. In some embodiments, an auxiliary auger assembly carried on the base assembly may be configured to feed material into the primary auger assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Sioux Steel Company
    Inventors: Leroy B. Stumpe, Scott L. Schmidt
  • Patent number: 9055717
    Abstract: An attachment is disclosed for vacuuming particulate material from a storage bag having a perimeter wall with an opening. The attachment may comprise a mobile base for moving across a ground surface and having a front and a rear. The attachment may comprise an intake assembly positioned toward a rear of the mobile base and may include a gathering conveyor configured to move material in a laterally inward direction toward a center of the intake assembly. The attachment may comprise a vacuum conduction assembly configured to conduct a vacuum condition from an outlet opening to an inlet opening positioned adjacent to the center of the intake assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Sioux Steel Company
    Inventors: Leroy B. Stumpe, Scott L. Schmidt
  • Publication number: 20130031739
    Abstract: An attachment is disclosed for vacuuming particulate material from a storage bag having a perimeter wall with an opening. The attachment may comprise a mobile base for moving across a ground surface and having a front and a rear. The attachment may comprise an intake assembly positioned toward a rear of the mobile base and may include a gathering conveyor configured to move material in a laterally inward direction toward a center of the intake assembly. The attachment may comprise a vacuum conduction assembly configured to conduct a vacuum condition from an outlet opening to an inlet opening positioned adjacent to the center of the intake assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Inventors: LEROY B. STUMPE, SCOTT L. SCHMIDT