Patents by Inventor John Franklin Ferree

John Franklin Ferree 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).

  • Interlock of parking brake and drive control pedals for utility vehicle
    Patent number: 6886677
    Abstract: In a vehicle, such as a lawn and garden tractor, having an engine that drives a hydrostatic transmission and having forward and reverse pedals that control the hydrostatic transmission, an operator-actuated transmission locking mechanism locks the forward and reverse pedals in a neutral position. The vehicle includes a parking brake that has a manually set portion to cause engagement of the parking brake. The transmission locking mechanism is mechanically connected to the manually set portion such that the manually set portion and the transmission locking mechanism are actuated together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2005
    Assignee: Deere & Co.
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Rupiper, John Franklin Ferree, Michael Charles Lee
  • Interlock of parking brake and drive control pedals for utility vehicle
    Publication number: 20040074692
    Abstract: In a vehicle, such as a lawn and garden tractor, having an engine that drives a hydrostatic transmission and having forward and reverse pedals that control the hydrostatic transmission, an operator-actuated transmission locking mechanism locks the forward and reverse pedals in a neutral position. The vehicle includes a parking brake that has a manually set portion to cause engagement of the parking brake. The transmission locking mechanism is mechanically connected to the manually set portion such that the manually set portion and the transmission locking mechanism are actuated together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Christopher Lee Rupiper, John Franklin Ferree, Michael Charles Lee