Patents by Inventor Thomas Charles Kindred

Thomas Charles Kindred 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: 8011383
    Abstract: A fuel tank for an agricultural vehicle, comprises a main fuel tank 10 having a filler pipe 11 and a separate inlet 15 and a removable auxiliary tank 30 having a second filler pipe 32 and an outlet 36 for supplying fuel into the separate inlet 15 of the main tank. To avoid spillage from the filler pipe of the main tank 10, in one aspect of the invention, a valve 16 is provided in the main fuel tank 10 to close off the second inlet 15 when the fuel level within the main tank 10 reaches a predetermined level. In a second aspect of the invention, spillage is avoided by means of an extension tube 40 which sealingly engages the filler tube 11 of the main tank at its lower end and opens at its upper end into the filler pipe 46 of the auxiliary tank 30.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Mowatt, Thomas Charles Kindred
  • Patent number: 7263911
    Abstract: A steering wheel assembly for a machine or a vehicle includes a steering wheel and a pommel mounted on the steering wheel for rotation about an axis extending parallel to the axis of rotation of the steering wheel to facilitate one-handed rotation of the steering wheel. The pommel carries control switches to control functions of the machine or vehicle in particular to allow shuttling between forward and reverse drive. A mechanism is connected to the pommel to rotate the pommel relative to the steering wheel in synchronism with the rotation of the steering wheel about its axis in such a manner as to maintain the same orientation of the pommel in all positions of the steering wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Charles Kindred
  • Patent number: 7055881
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a cab for an operator of the agricultural vehicle, the cab including a floor, and a utility box mounted beneath the floor for displacement between a storage and an extended position, the utility box including a latch for retaining the utility box in the storage position, the latch being releasable from within the cab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2006
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Charles Kindred