Patents Examined by Robert Pezzuto
  • Patent number: 9822836
    Abstract: An agricultural implement includes a first central implement section. At least one second implement section is positioned on each of two sides of the first implement section. Adjacent implement sections are each displaceable relative to one another about a pivot axis in order to displace the implement between a transport position and a working position. Each implement section comprises mowing mechanisms, conveying mechanisms or both. A hat-like conveying element made from an elastically deformable material is positioned on at least one of the mowing mechanisms, on at least one of the conveying mechanisms or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Josef Fischer
  • Patent number: 9822511
    Abstract: A wear assembly of an earth-moving machine's bucket comprises a male part and a female part both of which comprises a nose (male part) or cavity (female part) with an upper contact surface and a lower contact surface. The upper contact surface comprises an upper front contact portion that extends backward from the tip of the nose or the bottom of the cavity and the lower contact surface comprises a lower front contact portion that extends likewise, one of the upper and lower front contact portions being concave and the other being convex. Analogously, the upper contact surface comprises an upper back contact portion that extends forward from the base of the nose or the mouth of the cavity, and the lower contact surface comprises a lower back contact portion that extends likewise, one of the upper and lower back contact portions being concave and the other being convex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: METALOGENIA RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGIES S.L.
    Inventors: Joan Tuto Faja, Justo Jesus Ortiz Gracia, Jorge Triginer Boixeda
  • Patent number: 9822508
    Abstract: An articulated rake assembly attachable to an excavating vehicle having a bucket. The rake assembly has a rake mechanism adapted and constructed to retain material having a certain size. A reciprocating mechanism operationally connects the rake mechanism to the bucket of the vehicle, and is adapted and constructed to selectively reciprocate the rake mechanism with respect to the bucket, thereby selectively retaining material. The rake mechanism configurable to have either or both a push orientation and a gather orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Inventor: Justin Haveman
  • Patent number: 9816254
    Abstract: A wear assembly for excavating equipment which includes a wear member and a base each with upper and lower stabilizing surfaces that are offset and at overlapping depths to reduce the overall depth of the assembly while maintaining high strength and a stable coupling. The nose and socket each includes a generally triangular-shaped front stabilizing end to provide a highly stable front connection between the nose and wear member for both vertical and side loading. The lock is movable between hold and release positions to accommodate replacing of the wear member when needed, and secured to the wear member for shipping and storage purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: ESCO Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher M. Carpenter, Donald M. Conklin, James E. Bearden, Severn D. Durand, Dziugas Radzius
  • Patent number: 9816250
    Abstract: A mobile digging and backfill system for removing and collecting material above a buried utility. The system comprises a mobile chassis, a collection tank mounted to the chassis, a water pump mounted to the chassis for delivering a pressurized liquid flow against the material for loosening the material at a location, a vacuum pump connected to the collection tank so that an air stream created by the vacuum pump draws the material and the fluid from the location into the collection tank, and at least one backfill reservoir mounted to the chassis for carrying backfill for placement at the location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: McLaughlin Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Robert Maybury, John William Gilman
  • Patent number: 9807929
    Abstract: A mower deck side discharge chute mounting includes a wire form hinge having a first leg, a second leg that is collinear with the first leg, and an intermediate mounting portion attached directly to a multi-blade mower deck between the first leg and the second leg. A side discharge chute pivots on the wire form hinge and can be installed or removed from the wire form hinge only if the chute is in a raised position relative to the mower deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Ivan Jesus Lopez, Juan Luis Lara, Kyle T. Ressler
  • Patent number: 9809950
    Abstract: A moldboard rail cleaner for removing debris from a rail of a work machine having a tilt frame housing defining a first cavity. The work machine has a wear insert positioned within the first cavity and adapted to slide along the rail as the rail moves along a rail axis. Further, a sub-housing may be coupled to the tilt frame housing and define a second cavity. Finally, a wiper is disposed at least partially within the second cavity, the sub-housing configured to bias the wiper into contact with the rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Scott W. Zimmerman, Dustin T. Staade, Joseph Fochs
  • Patent number: 9807933
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member held by the chassis; a cutter held by the chassis; a sensor held by the agricultural harvester so that the sensor is directed in front of the cutter and configured to emit and receive sound and/or radio waves and produce a plurality of output signals; and an electrical processing circuit coupled to the sensor. The electrical processing circuit is configured to produce a field map from the plurality of output signals and adjust an operating parameter of the agricultural harvester based on the field map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Robert S. Boyd, Matthew D. Weeks
  • Patent number: 9809947
    Abstract: A dipper for a mining shovel includes a back wall, a first side wall extending from the back wall, a second side wall extending from the back wall, a front wall disposed opposite the back wall and extending between the first and second side walls, and a dipper door pivotally coupled to a bottom end of the dipper. The dipper door is movable between a latched and an unlatched position relative to the dipper. The dipper door is angled relative to the front wall at an acute angle when the dipper door is in the latched position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Harnischfeger Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew L. Gross, Nicholas Voelz, Richard Nicoson, Joseph J. Colwell
  • Patent number: 9803334
    Abstract: Cutting wheel system (1) for a dredging device, comprising a cutting wheel (2) and a cutting wheel drive system (8), whereby the cutting wheel comprises at least two cutting element rings (3), which rings are positioned at a distance from each other in parallel planes whereby the cutting element rings have coaxial rotation axes (12,13), whereby a suction tube (7) can be positioned between the two cutting element rings (3), whereby the cutting wheel drive system is arranged to rotate the cutting wheel about the coaxial rotation axes, wherein the cutting wheel system further comprises connecting arms (9) for mounting the cutting wheel in a rotatable manner to the dredging device, wherein the connecting arms are moveable with respect to each other between a closed position wherein the connecting arms engage the cutting wheel from opposite sides of the cutting wheel, and an open position wherein the cutting wheel is released from the connecting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: IHC Holland IE B.V.
    Inventors: Cornelis Albert Van der Neut, Vincent Leonard Toet
  • Patent number: 9801337
    Abstract: A blade disk in a lawn mower is rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in an up-down direction. A blade protection section for protecting a cutter blade mounted on the blade disk is provided integrally on the blade disk, and the cutter blade has a distal end portion located beneath the blade protection section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Kasai, Hiroaki Uchitani, Hideshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9801338
    Abstract: A lawn mower includes: a blade disk rotatable about a rotation shaft extending in an up-down direction; and a plurality of cutter blades mounted on the blade disk. The blade disk includes a plurality of blade mounting sections having corresponding ones of the cutter blades mounted thereon, and a circumferential high-rigidity section for increasing rigidity of the blade disk between the blade mounting sections. The blade mounting sections are located on, and spaced from each other along, an imaginary reference circle concentric with a rotation center of the blade disk, and the circumferential high-rigidity section is located in such a manner as to interconnect the plurality of blade mounting sections along the reference circle, the circumferential high-rigidity section being formed in a generally concave-convex configuration by being depressed and protruded in a facewise direction of the blade disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Kasai, Hiroaki Uchitani, Hideshi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 9801322
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for managing implement weight. In some embodiments, a position sensor is used to determine a position of the wing section and a downforce applied to the wing is modified in order to lower the wing section. In some embodiments, the position sensor indicates the position of a wing wheel assembly of the wing section. In other embodiments, the position sensor indicates the position of a center wheel assembly of a center section of the implement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Precision Planting LLC
    Inventors: Derek Sauder, Jason Stoller
  • Patent number: 9797116
    Abstract: A system and process of controlling a hydraulic system in a work machine includes determining if an operation of the hydraulic system of the work machine meets a predetermined criteria with a controller, and operating a drain valve of the hydraulic system such that there is a minimum flow from a hydraulic pump to a drain if the operation of the hydraulic system of the work machine does not meet the predetermined criteria via the controller. The system and process further operating the drain valve of the hydraulic system such that there is a limited flow from the hydraulic pump to the drain if the operation of the hydraulic system of the work machine meets the predetermined criteria via the controller such that the predetermined criteria comprises at least a predetermined time period T since the work implement system of the work machine has been operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Rustin Metzger
  • Patent number: 9788477
    Abstract: An agricultural implement including a tool bar and a row unit coupled to the tool bar. The row unit includes a frame member and at least one clamping device coupled to the frame member. Each clamping device has a first member having first interior features and a second member having second interior features, with the first interior features being substantially a mirror image of the second interior features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Travis L. Harnetiaux, Johnathon R. Dienst
  • Patent number: 9788482
    Abstract: A grass mowing machine has a plurality of cutting units, and a diverter valve diverting hydraulic flow from a raise/lower sub-circuit to a mowing sub-circuit when the engine runs at a reduced or economy mode speed and the cutting units are at the lowered position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Paul A. Boruff, Brent G. Rinholm
  • Patent number: 9788488
    Abstract: A harvester and processor for peanuts that comprises a drag type machine to be towed and actuated by a conventional tractor, which has various double assemblies to harvest lined up peanuts and process them through various steps of cleaning, up to the separation of the cleaned grains that are stored in an embedded tipper bucket, and to perform all this, the machine contains a chassis (1), that on its bottom side is supported by wheels (3), while on its top side is integrated with a plate body (4) forming a mono block structure for the assembling of all the embedded assemblies, starting with the frontal hitch pole (5) integrated with the transmission assembly (6) which is responsible for the actuation of various parts of the machine, specially two harvesting conveyor belts (8), anti-jamming receptive boxes (9), threshing cylinders (10), and in these cylinders starts the cleaning process together with the vibrating sieves (11) and the ventilation assembly (12), being that the cleaned fruits are delivered to a re
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: INDÚSTRIAS REUNIDAS COLOMBO LTDA.
    Inventor: Luiz Henrique Bertino
  • Patent number: 9781882
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a cutting mechanism and first and second conditioning elements driven by a transmission comprising a primary box including a first output connected to the cutting mechanism, a second output connected to the first conditioning element and a third output, connected with one another by primary transmission means, the transmission including a secondary box including an input connected to the third output and an output connected to the second conditioning element, connected with one another by secondary transmission means, the transmission comprising a lubrication device for the primary box with a pump and a primary distribution system for a lubricant towards the primary transmission means. The lubrication device comprises a secondary distribution system distributing the lubricant from the pump towards the secondary transmission means, and a return system for the lubricant from the secondary box towards the pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: KUHN S.A.
    Inventor: Martin Walch
  • Patent number: 9787158
    Abstract: A working assembly (1) suitable for use in an agriculture machine, comprising a driving system (2) with a dynamic member (4) and a static member (6) and a working tool (3) received on the dynamic member (4), wherein essentially flat surfaces of the static and the dynamic member (4, 6) are provided opposite to each other. Further, the application contains an agriculture machine, namely one of spreader, seeder, and mower, comprising the working assembly (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Kverneland A/S
    Inventor: Antonius Theodorus Maria van de Voort van de Kley
  • Patent number: 9783954
    Abstract: A single line bucket which has a first position in which the opening of the scoop is disposed downward and the arm and crossbar are retained by a cam latch, and a second position in which the cross bar are released and the scoop of the bucket extends therebeneath with the scoop opening upward retaining material within.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Elden Monroe Justice