Patents by Inventor Brian McMahon

Brian McMahon 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: 9003984
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame assembly configured to support a storage tank. The frame assembly includes a pair of longitudinal beams positioned on opposite lateral sides of the storage tank, and multiple cross members extending between the pair of longitudinal beams. A substantially flat upper surface of each cross member is secured to a lower surface of each longitudinal beam, and each cross member is configured to support the storage tank via contact between the substantially flat upper surface of the cross member and a substantially flat lower surface of the storage tank such that the substantially flat lower surface of the storage tank is positioned vertically below an upper surface of each longitudinal beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon
  • Patent number: 8997667
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a storage tank, a pump positioned below a bottom portion of the storage tank, and a control system disposed above the bottom portion of the storage tank. The storage tank is configured to hold a flowable agricultural product. The pump is configured to direct the flowable agricultural product out of the storage tank. The one or more controls are configured to control application of the flowable agricultural product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon, Jarod Murdock
  • Patent number: 8820427
    Abstract: A storage tank frame assembly for an agricultural implement. One agricultural implement includes a tool bar assembly having a tool bar and row units coupled to the tool bar and configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The agricultural implement also includes a storage tank configured to hold the flowable agricultural product and to provide the flowable agricultural product to the row units. The agricultural implement includes a frame assembly having a first and a second mounting assembly. The frame assembly is coupled to the tool bar assembly. The agricultural implement also includes an axle removably coupled to the frame assembly and configured to be coupled to wheels for transportation of the agricultural implement. The frame assembly is configured to be coupled to multiple sizes of storage tanks via the first mounting assembly and to multiple sizes of axles via the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Jessica Haynes, Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20140060405
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a storage tank, a pump positioned below a bottom portion of the storage tank, and a control system disposed above the bottom portion of the storage tank. The storage tank is configured to hold a flowable agricultural product. The pump is configured to direct the flowable agricultural product out of the storage tank. The one or more controls are configured to control application of the flowable agricultural product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon, Jarod Murdock
  • Publication number: 20140060402
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a frame assembly configured to support a storage tank. The frame assembly includes a pair of longitudinal beams positioned on opposite lateral sides of the storage tank, and multiple cross members extending between the pair of longitudinal beams. A substantially flat upper surface of each cross member is secured to a lower surface of each longitudinal beam, and each cross member is configured to support the storage tank via contact between the substantially flat upper surface of the cross member and a substantially flat lower surface of the storage tank such that the substantially flat lower surface of the storage tank is positioned vertically below an upper surface of each longitudinal beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20140060863
    Abstract: A storage tank frame assembly for an agricultural implement. One agricultural implement includes a tool bar assembly having a tool bar and row units coupled to the tool bar and configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The agricultural implement also includes a storage tank configured to hold the flowable agricultural product and to provide the flowable agricultural product to the row units. The agricultural implement includes a frame assembly having a first and a second mounting assembly. The frame assembly is coupled to the tool bar assembly. The agricultural implement also includes an axle removably coupled to the frame assembly and configured to be coupled to wheels for transportation of the agricultural implement. The frame assembly is configured to be coupled to multiple sizes of storage tanks via the first mounting assembly and to multiple sizes of axles via the second mounting assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Jessica Haynes, Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20140060401
    Abstract: A tool bar mounting assembly for an agricultural implement. One agricultural implement includes a first tool bar assembly having a tool bar and a plurality of row units coupled to the tool bar and configured to deliver flowable agricultural product to a field. The agricultural implement also includes a frame assembly coupled to the first tool bar assembly. The frame assembly includes a mounting assembly having a mechanical linkage. The mechanical linkage is configured to removably couple the first tool bar assembly to the frame assembly via a plurality of fasteners. The frame assembly is configured to provide structural support to the first tool bar assembly. The mechanical linkage of mounting assembly is configured to removably couple a second tool bar assembly having a different configuration than the first tool bar assembly to the frame assembly via the plurality of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20140060403
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a tool bar assembly configured to couple to a main frame of the agricultural implement and a pull frame. The tool bar assembly includes a first tool with a height that is adjustable relative to a soil surface. The pull frame includes a hitch assembly configured to be coupled to a work vehicle, a mounting portion configured to be removably coupled to the main frame of the agricultural implement, and a hollow portion that extends over the first tool bar between the hitch assembly and the mounting portion while the tool bar assembly and the pull frame are coupled to the main frame. The hollow portion is configured to accommodate one or more conduits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Brian McMahon, Matthew R. Sudbrink
  • Patent number: 8255525
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the correlation of network events. A port of a network device is monitored at the physical layer interface for the occurrence of a network event. If detected, a repository of circuit path, network device, and device interface data is queried for information related to the network event and each network device at each hop of the circuit path associated with the event. A user selects time intervals for other network events or alarms occurring before or after the target event. A repository of network event and alarm data is then queried to retrieve all network events or alarms occurring during the selected time interval. Information related to the network events or alarms are then compared to interfaces related to devices that are likewise associated with the circuit path associated with the event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Martin, Philip Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20110047262
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium are disclosed for the correlation of network events. A port of a network device is monitored at the physical layer interface for the occurrence of a network event. If detected, a repository of circuit path, network device, and device interface data is queried for information related to the network event and each network device at each hop of the circuit path associated with the event. A user selects time intervals for other network events or alarms occurring before or after the target event. A repository of network event and alarm data is then queried to retrieve all network events or alarms occurring during the selected time interval. Information related to the network events or alarms are then compared to interfaces related to devices that are likewise associated with the circuit path associated with the event. If the event information does not match the interface, then it is associated as a child event of a network circuit event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: Daniel Joseph Martin, Philip Brian McMahon
  • Publication number: 20070175566
    Abstract: An underground mine tire 20 having a nominal bead diameter of 20.0 inches or less has a carcass, a tread 25 and a pair of rubber sidewalls 23, each extending along the outer periphery of the carcass 21 below the tread 25. The tire 20 has a nominal bead width D greater than 8.50 inches and an overall diameter of less than 55 inches. The carcass 21 has at least one radial steel cord reinforced ply 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2007
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Applicant: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Maurice Frank, Steven Wilton, Lance Wilkinson, Brian McMahon, Nicholas Sticklen
  • Publication number: 20060289098
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the preparation of a tire (e.g. open torroidal shaped tire) which contains a closed cell cellular rubber within its tire cavity. In one aspect, the cellular rubber is a closed cell cellular rubber composition prepared with an organic peroxide curative with closed cell forming blowing agent. In one aspect, the tire may contain the closed cell cellular rubber under pressure within its tire cavity. In another aspect, the closed cell cellular rubber is formed with a heat profile for the rubber tire casing by utilization of a balance between an organoperoxide and blowing agent to cause a cooperative combination of curing and closed cellular formation of the rubber composition within the tire casing cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2005
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Inventors: George Balogh, Thomas Segatta, Brian McMahon, Maurice Frank, Leonard Reiter
  • Publication number: 20060124217
    Abstract: An underground mine tire 20 having a nominal bead diameter of 20.0 inches or less has a carcass, a tread 25 and a pair of rubber sidewalls 23, each extending along the outer periphery of the carcass 21 below the tread 25. The tire 20 has a nominal bead width D greater than 8.50 inches and an overall diameter of less than 55 inches. The carcass 21 has at least one radial steel cord reinforced ply 24.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Inventors: Maurice Frank, Steven Wilton, Lance Wilkinson, Brian McMahon, Nicholas Sticklen
  • Patent number: 5093677
    Abstract: A truss-type structure for supporting a relatively large, heavy gyro-stabilized camera pod in a position forward of a helicopter nose, is connected to the brackets normally used for mounting the helicopter's steps. A counter-weight is internally mounted in the helicopter fuselage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1992
    Inventor: Brian McMahon
  • Patent number: 4738098
    Abstract: A timing device to automatically timing the turbine engine cool-down period for a turbine engine helicopter. The electronic timer is activated when the micro-switch on the engine throttle cable is closed, as the pilot twists the throttle control to the ground-idle position. The timer illuminates a yellow caution light on the helicopter instrument panel to indicate to the pilot that the cooling cycle is in progress. The timer is preset to the specified time limits required by the turbine engine manufacturer for the helicopter. At the end of the cool-down period, the timer deactivates the caution light on the helicopter instrument panel and indicates to the pilot that the cooling cycle is complete and the turbine engine can be shut down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1988
    Inventor: Brian McMahon
  • Patent number: D680559
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Timothy R. Blunier, Matthew R. Sudbrink, Scott Robert Faust, Brian McMahon, Jessica Haynes