Patents by Inventor Steven Richard Sass

Steven Richard Sass 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).

  • Stacked heat exchanger system with swing-out heat exchangers
    Patent number: 9441892
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system for use with heavy equipment including a heat exchanger rotatable about a horizontal axis out of a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jared Jayson Lowe, Michael John Cocayne, Steven Richard Sass, Austin Edward Vize
  • Multi-functional cooling system
    Patent number: 8875823
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis; a plurality of ground-engaging members; and an engine that cooperates with the plurality of ground-engaging members to move the chassis of the vehicle. The engine is positioned within an engine compartment. The vehicle further includes a cooling system including a baffle having a first side and a second side; a battery positioned on the first side of the baffle; and a heat exchanger positioned on the second side of the baffle. The baffle defines a first air pathway to cool the battery and a second air pathway to cool the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: John C. Lauper, Jr., Scott W. Zimmerman, Anthony Jon Knepper, Steven Richard Sass
  • MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140014426
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis; a plurality of ground-engaging members; and an engine that cooperates with the plurality of ground-engaging members to move the chassis of the vehicle. The engine is positioned within an engine compartment. The vehicle further includes a cooling system including a baffle having a first side and a second side; a battery positioned on the first side of the baffle; and a heat exchanger positioned on the second side of the baffle. The baffle defines a first air pathway to cool the battery and a second air pathway to cool the heat exchanger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: DEERE AND COMPANY
    Inventors: John C. Lauper, JR., Scott W. Zimmerman, Anthony Jon Knepper, Steven Richard Sass
  • Flow-inducing baffle for engine compartment ventilation
    Patent number: 8230957
    Abstract: A work machine comprises a baffle configured to divert air flow from a source of pressurized air laterally outwardly toward a peripheral edge of the baffle to create a flow-inducing region about the peripheral edge to ventilate the engine compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Kevin Gordon Braun, Steven Richard Sass, Michael Paul Faust, Jesse Adam Crane
  • Flow-Inducing Baffle For Engine Compartment Ventilation
    Publication number: 20090188734
    Abstract: A work machine comprises a baffle configured to divert air flow from a source of pressurized air laterally outwardly toward a peripheral edge of the baffle to create a flow-inducing region about the peripheral edge to ventilate the engine compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 30, 2009
    Inventors: Kevin Gordon Braun, Steven Richard Sass, Michael Paul Faust, Jesse Adam Crane
  • Stacked Heat Exchanger System with Swing-Out Heat Exchangers
    Publication number: 20080135209
    Abstract: A heat exchanger system for use with heavy equipment including a heat exchanger rotatable about a horizontal axis out of a frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Applicant: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jared Jayson Lowe, Michael John Cocayne, Steven Richard Sass, Austin Edward Vize