Patents by Inventor Andrew Currie

Andrew Currie 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: 11623850
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for retaining an agricultural machine in engagement with a fork assembly. The mechanism may be provided on the fork assembly, agricultural machine or split between them. The retention mechanism may be actuated by a foot associated with either the fork assembly or the agricultural machine. The retention mechanism may employ pivoting latches or a clamping mechanism that clamps upon the forks or tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: HUSTLER EQUIPMENT LIMITED
    Inventors: James Robert Currie, Richard Andrew Currie
  • Publication number: 20220142054
    Abstract: A bale spreader having a chassis, one or more feed conveyors mounted to the chassis and a spreader rotor mounted to the chassis. The feed conveyor(s) are configured to transport material from a bale along a feed path. During spreading, the spreader rotor receives the material from the feed path and the axis of the spreader rotor is higher than the feed path. The spreader rotor can be movable between a first position in the feed path and second position not in the feed path. The spreader rotor can be driven by a belt. The feed conveyor(s) may be a plurality of feed drums. One of the feed drums can have teeth that extend between flails of the spreader rotor in use. The flails can rotate with their broad sides forwards. The spreader can also have a conveyor platform for round bales and another platform for square bales that can be placed over the conveyor platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Burgen TAYLOR, Brent Adrian CURRIE, Richard Andrew CURRIE
  • Publication number: 20210403301
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for retaining an agricultural machine in engagement with a fork assembly. The mechanism may be provided on the fork assembly, agricultural machine or split between them. The retention mechanism may be actuated by a foot associated with either the fork assembly or the agricultural machine. The retention mechanism may employ pivoting latches or a clamping mechanism that clamps upon the forks or tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Hustler Equipment Limited
    Inventors: James Robert CURRIE, Richard Andrew CURRIE
  • Patent number: 11130661
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for retaining an agricultural machine in engagement with a fork assembly. The mechanism may be provided on the fork assembly, agricultural machine or split between them. The retention mechanism may be actuated by a foot associated with either the fork assembly or the agricultural machine. The retention mechanism may employ pivoting latches or a clamping mechanism that clamps upon the forks or tines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hustler Equipment Limited
    Inventors: James Robert Currie, Richard Andrew Currie
  • Patent number: 11096330
    Abstract: A fork assembly including a retention mechanism to retain an agricultural machine having a remotely controllable moveable element that is moveable between a number of positions. The retention mechanism includes a control element positioned so that, when engaged with the agricultural machine, the movement of the control element due to movement associated with the remotely controllable moveable element is arranged to cause actuation and deactuation of the retention mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Hustler Equipment Limited
    Inventors: James Robert Currie, Richard Andrew Currie
  • Patent number: 10669973
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new classification of Turbine Prime Mover, capable of producing high magnitudes of rotational speed, potential rotating energy and power production. The invention is a rotating machine adapted to be propelled by the net force created by asymmetric radio frequency resonant cavities (7). The turbine employs thrusters (7) electrically driven by microwave signals produced from adapted Klystron Tubes (3). By optimizing microwave production, and thruster pressures via the internal radio frequency cavity resonance, power in the field of the thruster by wave tube amplification, internal reflectivity and cooling, the principles of rotor-dynamics are applied to produce a new class of energy storage machine. Low power inputs yield high energy magnitudes over time accumulated thruster operation in the rotor. The turbine rotor is capable of acting as a prime mover for energy injection into a rotor mass, or can create real work by outputting rotational energy into torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Andrew Currie
  • Publication number: 20200045867
    Abstract: A fork assembly including a retention mechanism to retain an agricultural machine having a remotely controllable moveable element that is moveable between a number of positions. The retention mechanism includes a control element positioned so that, when engaged with the agricultural machine, the movement of the control element due to movement associated with the remotely controllable moveable element is arranged to cause actuation and deactuation of the retention mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: Hustler Equipment Limited
    Inventors: James Robert CURRIE, Richard Andrew CURRIE
  • Publication number: 20190002257
    Abstract: A retention mechanism for retaining an agricultural machine in engagement with a fork assembly. The mechanism may be provided on the fork assembly, agricultural machine or split between them. The retention mechanism may be actuated by a foot associated with either the fork assembly or the agricultural machine. The retention mechanism may employ pivoting latches or a clamping mechanism that clamps upon the forks or tines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: January 3, 2019
    Applicant: Hustler Equipment Limited
    Inventors: James Robert CURRIE, Richard Andrew CURRIE
  • Publication number: 20170114757
    Abstract: Disclosed is a new classification of Turbine Prime Mover, capable of producing high magnitudes of rotational speed, potential rotating energy and power production. The invention is a rotating machine adapted to be propelled by the net force created by asymmetric radio frequency resonant cavities (7). The turbine employs thrusters (7) electrically driven by microwave signals produced from adapted Klystron Tubes (3). By optimizing microwave production, and thruster pressures via the internal radio frequency cavity resonance, power in the field of the thruster by wave tube amplification, internal reflectivity and cooling, the principles of rotor-dynamics are applied to produce a new class of energy storage machine. Low power inputs yield high energy magnitudes over time accumulated thruster operation in the rotor. The turbine rotor is capable of acting as a prime mover for energy injection into a rotor mass, or can create real work by outputting rotational energy into torque.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventor: Andrew Currie