Patents by Inventor Scott M. Schipper

Scott M. Schipper 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).

  • Rotary seal apparatus and arrangement of a rotary seal apparatus in an axle support system
    Patent number: 11226040
    Abstract: Rotary seal systems and apparatus communicate a working fluid between first and second associated machine components that are rotatable relative to each other. A rotary seal apparatus includes annular inner and outer sleeve members for engaging the associated machine components, and a sealing system disposed between the inner and outer sleeve members. The sleeve members each define respective passageways extending through sleeve bodies thereof, and the sealing system forms a fluid chamber between the sleeve bodies defining an annular fluid channel operable to communicate the working fluid between fluid ports of the associated machine components via the passageways of the sleeve members. The rotary seal system may be provided in combination with an axle having a radial passageway opening outside of axially spaced apart first and second bearings carrying the axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Randall K. Bill, Nathan B. Kukson, Scott M. Schipper, Kyle S. Swanton
  • ROTARY SEAL APPARATUS AND ARRANGEMENT OF A ROTARY SEAL APPARATUS IN AN AXLE SUPPORT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20210131562
    Abstract: Rotary seal systems and apparatus communicate a working fluid between first and second associated machine components that are rotatable relative to each other. A rotary seal apparatus includes annular inner and outer sleeve members for engaging the associated machine components, and a sealing system disposed between the inner and outer sleeve members. The sleeve members each define respective passageways extending through sleeve bodies thereof, and the sealing system forms a fluid chamber between the sleeve bodies defining an annular fluid channel operable to communicate the working fluid between fluid ports of the associated machine components via the passageways of the sleeve members. The rotary seal system may be provided in combination with an axle having a radial passageway opening outside of axially spaced apart first and second bearings carrying the axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Randall K. Bill, Nathan B. Kukson, Scott M. Schipper, Kyle S. Swanton