Patents by Inventor John William Cloud

John William Cloud 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: 11725437
    Abstract: A hinge assembly for a work vehicle door includes a hinge having a body and a first protrusion. The first protrusion is configured to extend through a first opening in a panel of the work vehicle door, and the first protrusion has a first engagement feature. The hinge assembly also includes a handle having a first corresponding engagement feature configured to engaged the first engagement feature of the first protrusion while the handle is in an engaged position to couple the panel to the hinge. One of the hinge or the handle has a second protrusion, and the other of the hinge or the handle has a recess configured to receive the second protrusion. The second protrusion is configured to extend through a second opening in the panel of the work vehicle door, and the handle is configured to rotate about the second protrusion to the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: John William Cloud, Daniel Owen Seacat
  • Publication number: 20230042695
    Abstract: A shoe control system for a dozer blade assembly includes a controller having a processor and a memory. The controller is configured to determine a direction of travel of the dozer blade assembly. The controller is also configured to control an actuator to drive a shoe of the dozer blade assembly to disengage a ground surface in response to determining the direction of travel is rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventor: John William Cloud
  • Patent number: 10343729
    Abstract: A suspension system for a work vehicle includes a rear suspension assembly that includes a first shock absorber assembly and a second shock absorber assembly, such that each of the first and second shock absorber assemblies has a first end that couples to a cab of the work vehicle and a second end that couples to a chassis of the work vehicle. The rear suspension assembly further includes a brace extending laterally between the first end of the first shock absorber assembly and the first end of the second shock absorber assembly relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle, such that the first end of the first shock absorber assembly and the first end of the second shock absorber assembly are coupled to the brace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Alessandro Benevelli, Francesco Paolini, John William Cloud
  • Publication number: 20190100255
    Abstract: A suspension system for a work vehicle includes a rear suspension assembly that includes a first shock absorber assembly and a second shock absorber assembly, such that each of the first and second shock absorber assemblies has a first end that couples to a cab of the work vehicle and a second end that couples to a chassis of the work vehicle. The rear suspension assembly further includes a brace extending laterally between the first end of the first shock absorber assembly and the first end of the second shock absorber assembly relative to a direction of travel of the work vehicle, such that the first end of the first shock absorber assembly and the first end of the second shock absorber assembly are coupled to the brace.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Alessandro Benevelli, Francesco Paolini, John William Cloud