Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Drever

Kenneth W. Drever 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: 4658911
    Abstract: A wide swath agricultural implement is provided with a plurality of frame sections arranged side by side with respect to travel direction and which are coupled together so that they can be folded into a narrower unit for non-operational transport and also can flex about coupling axes generally parallel to travel direction and pitch about axes normal to travel direction in order to follow the contours of undulating ground. The couplings include fore and aft links with one end of the fore link hinged to the one section which pulls the other for pivotal movement about an axis parallel to travel direction and with the other end connected to the adjacent pulled section for limited universal and swivelling movement. Preferably the fore link is of triangular configuration in plan view with the apex at the latter connection and the side opposite the apex arranged parallel to the hinge axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1987
    Assignee: Morris Rod-Weeder Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Drever, Robert G. Purton