Patents by Inventor John Fehr

John Fehr 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).

  • Publication number: 20230210046
    Abstract: A digger-shaker-inverter for harvesting rooted plants includes a plurality of row units, with each row unit comprising first and second carrying belts spaced to grip opposite sides of vines on the rooted plants. A first pulley drives the first carrying belt and a second pulley driving the second carrying belt. A first hydraulic motor is mounted to selectively cause rotation of the first pulley, and a second hydraulic motor is mounted to selectively cause rotation of the second pulley. A supply line connected to a tractor's hydraulic system provides hydraulic fluid to the first and second hydraulic motors, which are connected in daisy-chain fashion with an outlet of one connected to an inlet of the second, and the outlet of the second of the hydraulic motors connected to an inlet for a hydraulic motor of another row unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Patent number: 11212958
    Abstract: A digger-shaker-inverter for harvesting root plants includes a frame and a row unit. The row unit includes a first belt driving assembly and a second belt driving assembly. The first belt driving assembly includes a first carrying belt that grips a first side of a vine and a fixed bracket that supports the first carrying belt. The second belt drive assembly include a second carrying belt that grips a second side of the vine, and an adjustable bracket that supports the second carrying belt and adjust to control a distance between the first carrying belt and the second carrying belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Fehr's Industrial Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Patent number: 10524404
    Abstract: A plow bottom is configured to be easily reset when striking a rock while plowing. The plow operator may set the force required for the plow bottom to disengage using the adjustment switch. Once the shank strikes an object, the plow bottom will disengage. The plow operator then lifts the plow assembly using the tractor to raise the plow bottoms out of the ground. A spring then forces the disengaged plow bottom to reengage. Once the plow bottom is reengaged, the plow operator lowers the plow assembly and continues plowing the land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Fehr's Industrial Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Publication number: 20180295773
    Abstract: A digger-shaker-inverter is for harvesting root plants is provided. The digger-shaker-inverter includes a frame and a row unit. The row unit includes a first belt driving assembly and a second belt driving assembly. The first belt driving assembly includes a first carrying belt that grips a first side of a vine and a fixed bracket that supports the first carrying belt. The second belt drive assembly include a second carrying belt that grips a second side of the vine, and an adjustable bracket that supports the second carrying belt and adjust to control a distance between the first carrying belt and the second carrying belt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Patent number: 10005503
    Abstract: A three point connection dolly for connecting an articulating tractor to a plow includes a dolly having a three point plow hitch configured to connect to a plow. The dolly also includes a chassis frame with a tractor hitch extension configured to extend the three point plow hitch a distance from the articulating tractor sufficient to allow rear wheels of the articulating tractor to fully turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: Fehr's Industrial Manufacturing Co, LLC
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Patent number: 9936623
    Abstract: A plow bottom is configured to be easily reset when striking a rock while plowing. The plow operator may set the force required for the plow bottom to disengage using the adjustment switch. Once the shank strikes an object, the plow bottom will disengage. The plow operator then lifts the plow assembly using the tractor to raise the plow bottoms out of the ground. A spring then forces the disengaged plow bottom to reengage. Once the plow bottom is reengaged, the plow operator lowers the plow assembly and continues plowing the land.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Fehr's Industrial Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Publication number: 20170245418
    Abstract: A plow bottom is configured to be easily reset when striking a rock while plowing. The plow operator may set the force required for the plow bottom to disengage using the adjustment switch. Once the shank strikes an object, the plow bottom will disengage. The plow operator then lifts the plow assembly using the tractor to raise the plow bottoms out of the ground. A spring then forces the disengaged plow bottom to reengage. Once the plow bottom is reengaged, the plow operator lowers the plow assembly and continues plowing the land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Publication number: 20170231147
    Abstract: A three point connection dolly for connecting an articulating tractor to a plow includes a dolly having a three point plow hitch configured to connect to a plow. The dolly also includes a chassis frame with a tractor hitch extension configured to extend the three point plow hitch a distance from the articulating tractor sufficient to allow rear wheels of the articulating tractor to fully turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Publication number: 20150150186
    Abstract: A plow bottom is configured to be easily reset when striking a rock while plowing. The plow operator may set the force required for the plow bottom to disengage using the adjustment switch. Once the shank strikes an object, the plow bottom will disengage. The plow operator then lifts the plow assembly using the tractor to raise the plow bottoms out of the ground. A spring then forces the disengaged plow bottom to reengage. Once the plow bottom is reengaged, the plow operator lowers the plow assembly and continues plowing the land.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventor: John Fehr
  • Publication number: 20060074702
    Abstract: A system for providing a user with historical sales data for a plurality of vehicles comprising a fleet, the system comprising: (a) a database configured to store actual sales data for a plurality of vehicles that have previously been sold; and (b) a computer in communication with the database, the computer being configured to create a page for display to a user, the page including a display of a plurality of historical sales prices for at least one vehicle type that is similar to a user-selected vehicle type, wherein the displayed historical sales prices are calculated from the stored actual sales data and comprise historical sales prices for the at least one similar vehicle type that have been normalized to an average time of sale odometer reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Thomas Schuette, Rebecca Alkhas, Jeffrey Everson, John Fehr, Kurt Kohler, William Ritzie, Glenn Roxas, David Stamps, Chee-Koon Toh, Daniel Weas, Anthony Woods, Milton Fehr