Patents by Inventor Chad Gregory Vandenberg

Chad Gregory Vandenberg 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: 8657689
    Abstract: A concentric cylinder drive assembly (1) used for the transmission of power in industrial machinery is disclosed. More specifically, a concentric drive assembly (1) with a hollow outer cylinder (5) having an internal surface with a bi-directional surface lay; an inner cylinder (3) having an external surface with a unidirectional surface lay oriented at a predetermined angle (?) along the length of the cylinder; an annular channel established between the outer and inner cylinders having a predetermined gap (7); and a lubrication oil that substantially fills the annular channel is presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: John J. Gallen, Bradley A. Merrill, Brian Daniel Durbin, Chad Gregory Vandenberg
  • Patent number: 8408363
    Abstract: The PTO assembly includes an engine driven input shaft, an output shaft, a transmission, a disconnect unit for selectively coupling and uncoupling the input shaft from the transmission and a clutch for coupling an uncoupling the transmission from the output shaft. A lubrication system includes a shaft lube circuit for lubricating the input shaft, a pump, and a lube control valve for controlling communication of lubricant from the pump to the lube circuit. The lube control valve is operatively coupled to the disconnect unit so that when the disconnect unit is engaged the lube control valve blocks communication from the pump to the lube circuit, and when the disconnect unit is disengaged the lube control valve communicates the pump to the lube circuit. The lubrication system also includes a transmission lube circuit for lubrication the transmission. The control valve communicates lubricant to the transmission lube circuit when the disconnect unit is engaged and disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Remy Richard, Chad Gregory Vandenberg, Jeffrey Alan Buttjer, Hubert Defrancq
  • Publication number: 20120010003
    Abstract: A concentric cylinder drive assembly (1) used for the transmission of power in industrial machinery is disclosed. More specifically, a concentric drive assembly (1) with a hollow outer cylinder (5) having an internal surface with a bi-directional surface lay; an inner cylinder (3) having an external surface with a unidirectional surface lay oriented at a predetermined angle (?) along the length of the cylinder; an annular channel established between the outer and inner cylinders having a predetermined gap (7); and a lubrication oil that substantially fills the annular channel is presented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: John J. Gallen, Bradley A. Merrill, Brian Daniel Durbin, Chad Gregory Vandenberg
  • Publication number: 20110174578
    Abstract: The PTO assembly includes an engine driven input shaft, an output shaft, a transmission, a disconnect unit for selectively coupling and uncoupling the input shaft from the transmission and a clutch for coupling an uncoupling the transmission from the output shaft. A lubrication system includes a shaft lube circuit for lubricating the input shaft, a pump, and a lube control valve for controlling communication of lubricant from the pump to the lube circuit. The lube control valve is operatively coupled to the disconnect unit so that when the disconnect unit is engaged the lube control valve blocks communication from the pump to the lube circuit, and when the disconnect unit is disengaged the lube control valve communicates the pump to the lube circuit. The lubrication system also includes a transmission lube circuit for lubrication the transmission. The control valve communicates lubricant to the transmission lube circuit when the disconnect unit is engaged and disengaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Remy Richard, Chad Gregory Vandenberg, Jeffrey Alan Buttjer, Hubert Defrancq