Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Oder

Thomas D. Oder 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: 4624471
    Abstract: A connector for connecting earth-treating implements to a tractor includes a slanted inverted U-shaped frame (12) having leading and trailing slanted upright sections (16 and 18) and a relatively level elevated mid-section (19) interconnecting the upright sections, with each of the upright sections having three-point hitches (20 and 22) mounted on the trailing sides thereof. The leading and trailing upright sections each comprise slanted upright posts (16a,16b and 18a,18b) at side edges thereof with horizontal posts (16c,16d and 18c,18d) mounted therebetween and vertically spaced from one another by about 24 inches to provide mounts for vertically spaced three-point hitch mounting members. The mid-section (19) comprises two substantially level beams (56 and 58) extending between upper ends of the upright side posts of the upright sections (16 and 18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1986
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Haines, Thomas D. Oder, John E. Wood, III