Patents by Inventor David W. Bratt

David W. Bratt 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).

  • Loader parking stand system
    Patent number: 5531561
    Abstract: A loader parking stand system includes a pair of stands mounted to the torque tube interconnecting a pair of boom arms of the loader. The connection of each stand to the torque tube is effected by inserting a connecting pin, defining the upper end of the stand, into a cylindrical receptacle projecting upwardly into and being welded to the torque tube, the receptacle being nearly vertical when the loader is disposed in an attitude for being parked. Each stand includes a latch mechanism located entirely inside the torque tube and being manually operable for selectively releasing the stand for permitting it to be swivelled through 180.degree. between its stored and park positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Rory Rae, Ken K. Oka, Gordon D. Hubbard, Frank F. Rocco, David W. Bratt, Dean R. Chalmers, Ron M. Hind