Patents by Inventor Thomas Ressler

Thomas Ressler 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).

  • Dual lever steering control mechanism
    Patent number: 7458432
    Abstract: A dual lever steering control mechanism for a mounting a control lever or stick to a mower is disclosed. The mechanism includes a housing with an opening, a forward/reverse lever insertable through the opening and pivoting on a first axis, and a neutral position lever pivotably attached to the forward/reverse lever to pivot on a second axis transverse to the first axis. The control lever may be attached to the neutral position lever at a plurality of different height and fore/aft settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Mayer, Kyle Thomas Ressler
  • Recessed control panel
    Publication number: 20070289802
    Abstract: A recessed control panel for a grass mowing machine includes a panel mounted in a recess in a top surface of a side cover on the grass mowing machine. Several controls are attached to panel. The panel has a lower forward end and a higher rearward end, is hinged at the lower forward end, and is releasably secured at the higher rearward end. A throttle lever extends less than one inch above the top surface of the side cover while the throttle is in a full position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Kyle Thomas Ressler, Lawrence W. Lange, Robert J. Loehr
  • Dual lever steering control mechanism
    Publication number: 20070289785
    Abstract: A dual lever steering control mechanism for a mounting a control lever or stick to a mower is disclosed. The mechanism includes a housing with an opening, a forward/reverse lever insertable through the opening and pivoting on a first axis, and a neutral position lever pivotably attached to the forward/reverse lever to pivot on a second axis transverse to the first axis. The control lever may be attached to the neutral position lever at a plurality of different height and fore/aft settings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Mayer, Kyle Thomas Ressler
  • Suspension clip
    Patent number: D708045
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Inventor: Thomas Ressler