Patents by Inventor Troy Allen Kost

Troy Allen Kost 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).

  • Patent number: 7395651
    Abstract: The invention comprises a point and cover assembly for a row crop header including a point; a cover coupled to the point with a hinge; a latch fixed to the cover, the latch having a first spring-loaded latch pin for pinning the cover to a first row unit, a second spring loaded latch pin for pinning the cover to a second row unit, and a member coupling the two latch pins together that is operable by one hand to release both latch pins; and a point support fixed to the cover, the point support comprising an elongate member fixed at its rear end to the cover and having an adjustable point rest at its front end for supporting the point at a plurality of different heights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Troy Allen Kost, Michael Wayne Mossman, Timothy Franklin Christensen, Matthew David Arnold
  • Publication number: 20070197327
    Abstract: A drive assembly for a combine head includes a hub and a bearing received over a portion of the hub. The bearing defines a rotational axis of the hub. A plane passes radially through the bearing relative to the axis. A sprocket is coupled to the hub and is coaxial with the bearing. The sprocket has a plurality of teeth located around a perimeter of the sprocket, the plurality of teeth being located so that the plane passes radially through the plurality of teeth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2006
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Inventors: Matthew David Arnold, Steven Timothy Rieck, Eric Hans Stone, Michael Bennet Downey, Troy Allen Kost, Joseph Albert Teijido