Patents by Inventor Rodney J. Arthur

Rodney J. Arthur 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: 20200060058
    Abstract: A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Rodney J. Arthur
  • Patent number: 10485153
    Abstract: A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Dawn Equipment Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Rodney J. Arthur
  • Publication number: 20170164548
    Abstract: A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Rodney J. Arthur
  • Patent number: 9615497
    Abstract: A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Dawn Equipment Company
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Rodney J. Arthur
  • Publication number: 20150237791
    Abstract: A modular autonomous agricultural vehicle includes a drive module having a frame, a ground-engaging element rotatably coupled to the frame, a power source, and a drive motor receiving power from the power source and coupled to the ground-engaging element for rotating the ground engaging element. At least one toolbar module is detachably coupled to the frame for coupling the drive module to an agricultural implement or another modular toolbar segment. The modular toolbar preferably includes multiple toolbar modules coupled to each other in series to form the modular toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Rodney J. Arthur
  • Publication number: 20130333599
    Abstract: An agricultural row unit includes a towing frame, an attachment frame, and a linkage. A row unit frame has a forward end coupled to the linkage to permit vertical pivoting movement of the row unit frame relative to the attachment frame. A closing-wheel assembly includes a support arm having a leading end coupled to the row unit frame, and a hub assembly mounted at a trailing end of the support arm. The hub assembly has a wheel-fastening mechanism with one or more removable fasteners. The closing-wheel assembly further includes a closing wheel connected to the hub assembly with the one or more removable fasteners such that the closing wheel is interchangeable with different types of modular closing wheels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: DAWN EQUIPMENT COMPANY
    Inventors: Joseph D. Bassett, Justin Landeck, Rodney J. Arthur