Patents
US 8662131 B2: Method for conveying crop on a crop conveying belt drive by a roller with raised elements clad on the surface
- Granted
- 2014-03-04
- Filed
- 2013-05-06 application 13887483
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for conveying crop has a crop conveyor belt driven by a drive roller with a cylindrical roller body having an outer surface surrounding an axis of rotation of the roller for engaging an inner drive surface of a canvas wrapped therearound. The roller has a plurality of raised spaced elements such as ribs formed of a hard wear resistant material such as carbide clad onto the outer surface metal of the roller body. The ribs extend along a part only of the body at the two ends in an axial direction and angularly spaced around the outer surface. The ribs have a height less than 6 mm and a width less than 6 mm arranged such that the ribs do not engage into any recesses in the drive surface of the.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg140304.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD. 148 patents | Foreign company or organization | Winnipeg, CA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kondex Corporation 25 patents | US company or organization | Lomira, WI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Cormier | Winnipeg, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Francois R. Talbot | Winnipeg, CA | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Keith A. Johnson | Kewaskum, WI | 23 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Neal J. Stoffel | Campbellsport, WI | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D57/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JOHNSON, KEITH A signed 2011-05-16 STOFFEL, NEAL J signed 2011-05-16 | KONDEX CORPORATION LOMIRA, WI | 30483/960 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-05-24 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CORMIER, DANIEL signed 2011-05-13 TALBOT, FRANCOIS R signed 2011-05-13 | MACDON INDUSTRIES LTD WINNIPEG | 30483/930 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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