Patents by Inventor Steve Blaine Detrick

Steve Blaine Detrick 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).

  • Product sensors for air seeder
    Patent number: 6320183
    Abstract: The product meter of an air seeder is vertically positioned between a product tank and a primary air distribution manifold. The product meter is provided with an inlet passage and an outlet passage. Product from the product tank is received in the inlet passage where it is directed to the metering chamber. A meter roller is located in the metering chamber for metering the product received from the product tank. After the product has been metered it is transported though the outlet passage to the primary distribution manifold. Optical product sensors may be located in either the inlet passage or the outlet passage to detect the operation of the product meter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2001
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: David Walter Gregor, Steve Blaine Detrick