Patents by Inventor Shaun M. Riveland

Shaun M. Riveland 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).

  • Method and apparatus for preventing buildup of twine and netwrap on the rotor of a bale processor
    Patent number: 10022723
    Abstract: A bale processor of a type having flail rotor providing an outer support surface with a plurality of flails mounted thereon are mounted for movement therewith around a flail rotor axis for engaging the bale and removing material from the outside of the bale. A plurality of depth control bars are disposed between adjacent flails for controlling the distance that the outer end of the flails extend into the outer surface of the bale. In one embodiment the depth control bars are positioned close to the outer support surface of the flail rotor whereby the depth control bars prevent a buildup of twine or netwrap on the outer support surface of the flail rotor. In another embodiment engagement members rigidly attached to the frame, separate from the depth control bars, are disposed between flails for preventing a buildup of netwrap/twine on the flail rotor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Lucas B. Graham, Shaun M. Riveland, Philip D. Stam
  • Method and Apparatus for Preventing Buildup of Twine and Netwrap on the Rotor of a Bale Processor
    Publication number: 20140239106
    Abstract: A bale processor of a type having flail rotor providing an outer support surface with a plurality of flails mounted thereon are mounted for movement therewith around a flail rotor axis for engaging the bale and removing material from the outside of the bale. A plurality of depth control bars are disposed between adjacent flails for controlling the distance that the outer end of the flails extend into the outer surface of the bale. In one embodiment the depth control bars are positioned close to the outer support surface of the flail rotor whereby the depth control bars prevent a buildup of twine or netwrap on the outer support surface of the flail rotor. In another embodiment engagement members rigidly attached to the frame, separate from the depth control bars, are disposed between flails for preventing a buildup of netwrap/twine on the flail rotor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Verneer Manfacturing Company
    Inventors: Lucas B. Graham, Shaun M. Riveland, Philip D. Stam