Inventor · East Moline, IL, US

Chad A. Dow

18Patents
8h-index
27Co-inventors
68Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 24, 2001 → Sep 5, 2019

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US8281561B2 Flexible draper belt drive for an agricultural harvesting machine Human Necessities 21 Active
US6692352B2 Grain storage tank covers Human Necessities 17 Expired
US7717779B1 Combine with a conveyor switchable between swath deposit operation and chopper operation in different directions of rotation Human Necessities 16 Active
US8065865B1 Spring assisted translating draper belt drive rollers for an agricultural harvesting machine Human Necessities 15 Active
US8322520B2 Tongue-in-groove belt hold down for a draper platform Human Necessities 15 Active
US7104883B2 Straw chopper blade Human Necessities 13 Expired
US8495855B1 Draper header with pivoting conveyor rollers Human Necessities 12 Active
US7651391B2 Harvested crop remains output apparatus for a combine that can be switched between broad distribution and ejection elbow operating mode Human Necessities 10 Active
US8079900B2 Harvester with an additional drum conveyor for straw removal and a single flap for changing between swath deposit and chopping operation Human Necessities 5 Active
US7544127B2 Straw chopper for combine with adjustable stationary knife bank Physics 5 Active
US8146336B2 Harvested crop residue chopping and distribution arrangement for a combine with an impeller blower Human Necessities 5 Active
US7950989B2 Combine with an endless conveyor that can be moved between a swath depositing position and a chopper position Human Necessities 4 Active
US7404761B2 Straw chopper with fan having enhanced air flow in an agricultural combine Human Necessities 3 Expired
US8864561B2 Harvested crop residue chopper and distribution arrangement for a combine with an impeller blower whose shape conforms to the contour of the straw chopper Human Necessities 3 Active
US7654892B2 Tailings re-thresher deflector Human Necessities 2 Active
US6835130B2 Grain compartment cleanout arrangement Human Necessities 2 Expired
US11161444B2 Heated floor mat assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US8438823B2 Flexible draper belt drive for an agricultural harvesting machine Human Necessities 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.