Patents by Inventor Tad A. McDowell

Tad A. McDowell 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).

  • Agricultural harvester with accelerated draper belt unload
    Patent number: 8109068
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a base unit and a header coupled with the base unit. The header includes a frame; at least one draper belt; a header lift detector providing an output signal indicating a lift state of the header; and a draper belt accelerator receiving the output signal from the header lift detector and accelerating each of the draper belts upon receipt of the output signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Bronson C. Eick, Tad A. McDowell
  • Agricultural Harvester With Accelerated Draper Belt Unload
    Publication number: 20100223896
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a base unit and a header coupled with the base unit. The header includes a frame; at least one draper belt; a header lift detector providing an output signal indicating a lift state of the header; and a draper belt accelerator receiving the output signal from the header lift detector and accelerating each of the draper belts upon receipt of the output signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Inventors: Bronson C. Eick, Tad A. McDowell