Patents Represented by Attorney Patricia M. Sheldrake
  • Patent number: 7805914
    Abstract: A hydraulically actuated bale kicker apparatus for ejecting a completed bale rearwardly from a round baler without interfering with the opening and closing of the baler tailgate wherein actuators for the tailgate and bale kicker are hydraulically connected in a single, reversible flow hydraulic circuit for coordinated movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Kevin M. Smith
  • Patent number: 7730703
    Abstract: A disc cutter module mounting structure for an agricultural header that enables one or more disc cutter modules and interconnection spacers to be temporarily laterally displaced a distance sufficient to disengage the transverse drive apparatus from a failed module thereby allowing the failed module to be removed from the header for repair or replacement. The laterally displaced modules and spacers need only be disconnected from the outboard drive shaft; lateral displacement is accomplished by the incorporation of slotted mounting guides on the spacers and a plurality of spaced-apart support tabs on the header frame. The mounting structure also supports the modules and spacers during the removal/replacement process reducing the need for jacks to support modules as they are being repositioned on the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Philip J. Ehrhart, Donald L. Osborne, David M. DeChristopher