Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Taylor & Aust, P.C.
  • Patent number: 7472546
    Abstract: A regenerative braking system for a work machine includes a ground driven hydraulic pump coupled to a drive system, the ground driven hydraulic pump being configured to absorb shaft power from the drive system by converting the shaft power into a hydraulic flow, and the ground driven hydraulic pump also being configured to provide shaft power to the drive system by converting hydraulic flow into shaft power. The regenerative braking system also includes a hydraulic circuit fluidly coupling the ground driven hydraulic pump. The hydraulic circuit is configured to selectively receive and store energy from the drive system via the ground driven hydraulic pump; transmit the energy back to the drive system via the ground driven hydraulic pump; and direct hydraulic flow from the ground driven hydraulic pump to a hydraulic system of the work machine when an output of the main hydraulic pump drops below a desired level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Eric Richard Anderson
  • Patent number: 7451713
    Abstract: A seed metering system having a housing and a disk rotatably positioned within the housing and having a plurality of holes extending from a first face to a second face thereof, the holes being substantially uniformly placed from one another around the circumference of the disk and each sized to receive a single seed. A pressure differential is maintained between the first and second face of the disk within the housing, the pressure on the first face being higher than the pressure on the second face to urge seeds against the first face of the disk. A plurality of seeds are distributed against the first face of the disk, whereby the pressure differential substantially urges a single seed into a single hole on the disk. A device is provided for releasing the single seeds from the holes on the disk at substantially the same location for sequential distribution of seeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nathan A. Mariman, Miles R. Keaton, Paul R. Riewerts, Michael E. Friestad
  • Patent number: 7445001
    Abstract: The invention in one form is directed to an ignition terminal for coupling an internal combustion engine coil-on-plug ignition coil assembly with a spark plug. The ignition terminal includes an electrical conductor defining a bore therethrough and includes a first end. The first end includes an overlapped member and an overlapping member at least partially overlapping the overlapped member, the overlapped and overlapping members being configured for coupling the first end with the spark plug using the bore. The overlapped and overlapping members are monolithic relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Group Dekko Inc
    Inventor: Kenneth R. Sikora
  • Patent number: 7445693
    Abstract: Two axially parallel rolls are pressed against each other in a device for producing and/or treating a moving material web. Sensor elements are arranged in the force transmission path running from the force-producing elements via the rolls, outside roll bodies of the two rolls. As a result of displacing the sensor elements out of the roll bodies of the rolls, the production of the rolls is less complicated and less expensive. No sensors have to be embedded in the roll bodies, which opens up the possibility of using standard rolls. In addition, the occasional grinding of the rolls can in this way be performed without any regard to the sensor elements. Nevertheless, the pressure prevailing between the rolls can continue to be measured directly, since the sensor elements are arranged in the transmission path of the pressing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Manfred Ueberschär, Christoph Henninger, Eckard Wozny, Horst Kaipf
  • Patent number: 7441516
    Abstract: An animal face wrap including a single flexible band and at least one constrictor associated with the band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Inventor: Susan D. Sharpe
  • Patent number: 7438006
    Abstract: An agricultural seeding machine movable in a planting direction includes a frame; a disc opener assembly carried by the frame and having a first axis of rotation; a gauge wheel assembly carried by the frame and having a second axis of rotation, and a press wheel assembly carried by the frame and having a third axis of rotation. The second axis is positioned forward of the first axis relative to the planting direction. The gauge wheel assembly overlaps the disc opener assembly relative to the planting direction. The third axis is positioned rearward of the first axis relative to the planting direction. The press wheel assembly overlaps the disc opener assembly relative to the planting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Nathan A. Mariman, Ronald T. Flowers, Michael E. Frasier
  • Patent number: 7435474
    Abstract: Monofilament made from a polymeric blend, wherein the polymer blend includes at least a first and a second polymer component wherein the first polymer component is polyamide (PA) 612 added to the blend in an amount of 50% to 99% by weight and that a second polymer component is at least one other polyamide added to the blend in an amount of 1% to 49% by weight and that per denier the monofilament has a resistance to withstand at least 60 cycles of abrasion testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Heping Zhang, Craig Valentine, Scott Quigley
  • Patent number: 7437208
    Abstract: A system for the computer-aided measurement of quality and/or process data during the production and/or conversion of a material web, in particular paper or board web, by way of correlation with raw measured data. The raw measured data is present in the form of other quality and process data during the production or conversion process. Measurements of quality parameters in the laboratory may also be incorporated in the raw measured data. The raw measured data is combined to form data sets which in each case are determined simultaneously. Specific laboratory or quality measurements are selected as target data which, by way of at least one soft-sensor algorithm running in a computer-based operation and linking unit, can be calculated from the other data serving as input data, and each data set containing measured data, which relates approximately to the same monitored volume of web and raw material, in particular paper and paper raw material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Rudolf Muench, Niels Hardt, Pekka M. Typpo, Florian Wegmann, Herbert Holik
  • Patent number: 7435314
    Abstract: In a method for the production of a fibrous web, especially a paper or cardboard web, an automatic ash control system and an automatic retention control system for the reduction or suppression of an interactive build-up of the two controls are linked via a model for the dependence between the filler addition and the retention agent consumption. A computer assisted quality control system is also cited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Niels Hardt, Michael Schwarz
  • Patent number: 7434431
    Abstract: A rekeyable lock cylinder includes a cylinder body with a longitudinal axis. A locking bar is disposed in the cylinder body for movement transverse to, and rotationally about, the longitudinal axis. A plug assembly is disposed in the cylinder body and is rotateable between a first position and a second position. The plug assembly has a lock face with a tool receiving aperture. A plurality of pins and a corresponding plurality of racks are disposed in the plug assembly. The plurality of racks is selectively engageable with the plurality of pins. A first member coupled to the plurality of racks is moveable in response to application of a force against the first member by a tool received through the tool receiving aperture. The first member is configured to simultaneously disengage all of the plurality of racks from the plurality of pins in response to the movement of the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Newfrey, LLC
    Inventors: Steven Armstrong, Gerald B. Chong
  • Patent number: 7431802
    Abstract: The invention relates to a forming fabric, with a paper side fabric having paper side threads and with a wear side fabric having wear side threads. The paper side fabric and the wear side fabric are superimposed to one another and connected by binding threads weaving with both the paper side threads and the wear side threads, both extending in cross direction relative to the binding threads. The binding threads form part of the weave pattern of the paper side fabric and form part of the weave pattern of the wear side fabric, and alternate from weaving with the paper side fabric to weave with the wear side fabric and vice versa, thereby crossing each other forming crossing points. The wear side weave pattern is repeated by wear side repeat units, wherein the binding threads alternate such that one or less than one crossing point within each wear side weave repeat unit is formed and the ratio of the paper side threads to the wear side threads is greater than 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2008
    Assignee: Voith Paper Patent GmbH
    Inventors: Scott Quigley, Martin Ringer
  • Patent number: D579314
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Chad Tozer, Peter John Minter
  • Patent number: D580220
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Wolfedale Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Stuart T. McKenzie
  • Patent number: D580221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Wolfedale Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Stuart T. McKenzie
  • Patent number: D580370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Ramsey
  • Patent number: D580872
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Assignee: Group Dekko Inc
    Inventor: Andrew Knepper
  • Patent number: D581366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew Knepper
  • Patent number: D581735
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Wolfedale Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Stuart T. McKenzie
  • Patent number: D582210
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Wolfdale Engineering Limited
    Inventor: Stuart T. McKenzie
  • Patent number: D583770
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventor: Mark Ramsey