Patents by Inventor Nathan J. Bradley

Nathan J. Bradley 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: 10392058
    Abstract: A system for lubricating a pivot interface defined between adjacent components of a work vehicle may include a shaft and a shaft housing configured to receive an axial portion of the shaft such that the shaft housing is configured to rotate relative to the shaft. The system may also include an end cap installed relative to an end of the shaft housing and a sealing device configured to seal a radial gap defined between the shaft housing and the shaft at a seal location when a fluid pressure within the housing is below the seal's cracking pressure. Additionally, when the fluid pressure within the housing exceeds the cracking pressure, the sealing device may be configured to transition to an unsealed state to allow lubricant contained within the housing to flow axially between the sealing device and the shaft and be subsequently purged from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Ryan Ogg, Anthony J. Lamela, Matthew Arnold, Marvin L. Linder, Nathaniel B. Waller, Wayne E. Bietz
  • Publication number: 20190106165
    Abstract: A system for lubricating a pivot interface defined between adjacent components of a work vehicle may include a shaft and a shaft housing configured to receive an axial portion of the shaft such that the shaft housing is configured to rotate relative to the shaft. The system may also include an end cap installed relative to an end of the shaft housing and a sealing device configured to seal a radial gap defined between the shaft housing and the shaft at a seal location when a fluid pressure within the housing is below the seal's cracking pressure. Additionally, when the fluid pressure within the housing exceeds the cracking pressure, the sealing device may be configured to transition to an unsealed state to allow lubricant contained within the housing to flow axially between the sealing device and the shaft and be subsequently purged from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Ryan Ogg, Anthony J. Lamela, Matthew Arnold, Marvin L. Linder, Nathaniel B. Waller, Wayne E. Bietz
  • Patent number: 9689142
    Abstract: A vehicle blade assembly apparatus including a push beam; a blade having a working side and a connection side; an anchoring bracket disposed on the connection side of the blade and having a plurality of mounting bores arranged along an arc around a retention hole; and a pitch link connected to the push beam and to the anchoring bracket using a retention pin configured to be removably placed through co-linear mounting bores on the pitch link and the anchoring bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Ryan Ogg
  • Publication number: 20160333546
    Abstract: A vehicle blade assembly apparatus including a push beam; a blade having a working side and a connection side; an anchoring bracket disposed on the connection side of the blade and having a plurality of mounting bores arranged along an arc around a retention hole; and a pitch link connected to the push beam and to the anchoring bracket using a retention pin configured to be removably placed through co-linear mounting bores on the pitch link and the anchoring bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Ryan Ogg
  • Patent number: 9284712
    Abstract: A universal coupler for a backhoe assembly in which a first link is pivotally connected to the articulation joints of the backhoe assembly. Mounting holes for a first and third style bucket with equal pin spacing are provided on the first link. A second link is connected to the first position and is pivotal between a first position in which the mounting holes are exposed and a second position in which the second link covers the holes on the first link and provides the mounting hole diameter and pin spacing for a bucket having a greater pin spacing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Vikram Nair, Matthew D. Wagenbach, David J. Sanning, Ronald C. Natzke
  • Publication number: 20150345104
    Abstract: A universal coupler for a backhoe assembly in which a first link is pivotally connected to the articulation joints of the backhoe assembly. Mounting holes for a first and third style bucket with equal pin spacing are provided on the first link. A second link is connected to the first position and is pivotal between a first position in which the mounting holes are exposed and a second position in which the second link covers the holes on the first link and provides the mounting hole diameter and pin spacing for a bucket having a greater pin spacing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Nathan J. Bradley, Vikram Nair, Matthew D. Wagenbach, David J. Sanning, Ronald C. Natzke