Patents by Inventor Steven Gerald Dunning

Steven Gerald Dunning 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).

  • Metering device with removable gate assembly
    Patent number: 11252859
    Abstract: A metering device for dispensing agricultural product from a bin. The metering device comprises a housing enclosing an interior space, and a gate assembly removably received within the interior space of the housing. The gate assembly is configured to guide agricultural product through the housing. The gate assembly comprises a product gate comprising an arcuately-extending gate valve. The product gate at least partially defines a channel within the interior space of the housing through which agricultural product can flow. The gate assembly further comprises a gate key configured to selectively secure the product gate within the housing. Rotation of the gate key is configured to cause a corresponding rotation of the product gate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Verne A. Hubalek, Alex Potuzak, Larry C. Spaeny, Steven Gerald Dunning
  • Metering device for agricultural product
    Patent number: 11224158
    Abstract: A metering device for dispensing agricultural product from a bin. The metering device comprises an upper housing and a lower housing removably engaged with the upper housings. The metering device further includes at least one metering wheel positioned within an interior space presented by the upper housing or the lower housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Verne A. Hubalek, Alex Potuzak, Dan J. Obenland, Larry C. Spaeny, Steven Gerald Dunning, Matthew S. Stewart
  • METERING DEVICE WITH REMOVABLE GATE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20210051842
    Abstract: A metering device for dispensing agricultural product from a bin. The metering device comprises a housing enclosing an interior space, and a gate assembly removably received within the interior space of the housing. The gate assembly is configured to guide agricultural product through the housing. The gate assembly comprises a product gate comprising an arcuately-extending gate valve. The product gate at least partially defines a channel within the interior space of the housing through which agricultural product can flow. The gate assembly further comprises a gate key configured to selectively secure the product gate within the housing. Rotation of the gate key is configured to cause a corresponding rotation of the product gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Verne A. Hubalek, Alex Potuzak, Larry C. Spaeny, Steven Gerald Dunning
  • METERING DEVICE FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20210051840
    Abstract: A metering device for dispensing agricultural product from a bin. The metering device comprises an upper housing and a lower housing removably engaged with the upper housings. The metering device further includes at least one metering wheel positioned within an interior space presented by the upper housing or the lower housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Verne A. Hubalek, Alex Potuzak, Dan J. Obenland, Larry C. Spaeny, Steven Gerald Dunning, Matthew S. Stewart