Patents by Inventor Volnei Cristiano Gerhardt

Volnei Cristiano Gerhardt 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).

  • Draper belt assembly
    Patent number: 10182528
    Abstract: A draper belt assembly may include a roller and a web. The roller may include a first groove having a first interior side surface facing in a first direction and a second groove having a second interior side surface facing in the first direction. The draper belt may include a web, and first and second elastomeric belt guides received within the first groove and the second groove, respectively. The first belt guide may have a first exterior side surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction and axially spaced from the first interior side surface by first distance. The second belt guide may have a second exterior side surface facing in the second direction, axially spaced from the second interior side surface by second distance greater than the first distance in absence of axial loads to the draper belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Anthony M. Hasenour, Alexander B. Lassers, William P. Conrad, Joshua R. Pierson, Volnei Cristiano Gerhardt
  • DRAPER BELT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20180303034
    Abstract: A draper belt assembly may include a roller and a web. The roller may include a first groove having a first interior side surface facing in a first direction and a second groove having a second interior side surface facing in the first direction. The draper belt may include a web, and first and second elastomeric belt guides received within the first groove and the second groove, respectively. The first belt guide may have a first exterior side surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction and axially spaced from the first interior side surface by first distance. The second belt guide may have a second exterior side surface facing in the second direction, axially spaced from the second interior side surface by second distance greater than the first distance in absence of axial loads to the draper belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 25, 2018
    Inventors: Anthony M. Hasenour, Alexander B. Lassers, William P. Conrad, Joshua R. Pierson, Volnei Cristiano Gerhardt