Patents by Inventor Ashley M. Johnson

Ashley M. Johnson 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: 11780275
    Abstract: A valve fitting includes a fitting body defining a fitting passageway, supply and working ports in fluid communication with the fitting passageway, a supply port coupler operable to connect the supply port with an associated feed port coupler providing a pressurized fluid, a working port coupler operable to connect the working port with an associated tire of a tire assembly of an associated work vehicle, a supply valve moveable in the fitting passageway between a first position closing the fitting passageway from the supply port and a second position opening the fitting passageway to the supply port, a biasing assembly biasing the supply valve towards the first position, and an actuator assembly comprising an actuator member operable to urge the supply valve towards the second position against the bias of the biasing assembly in response to the associated feed port coupler being connected with the supply port coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Zachary J. Effling, Benjamin L. Borgmann, Ashley M. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220063355
    Abstract: A valve fitting includes a fitting body defining a fitting passageway, supply and working ports in fluid communication with the fitting passageway, a supply port coupler operable to connect the supply port with an associated feed port coupler providing a pressurized fluid, a working port coupler operable to connect the working port with an associated tire of a tire assembly of an associated work vehicle, a supply valve moveable in the fitting passageway between a first position closing the fitting passageway from the supply port and a second position opening the fitting passageway to the supply port, a biasing assembly biasing the supply valve towards the first position, and an actuator assembly comprising an actuator member operable to urge the supply valve towards the second position against the bias of the biasing assembly in response to the associated feed port coupler being connected with the supply port coupler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Zachary J. Effling, Benjamin L. Borgmann, Ashley M. Johnson
  • Patent number: D796558
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Ashley M. Johnson, Tibo Grandry, Steven Plomteux, Jana Onzo
  • Patent number: D797158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Ashley M. Johnson, Tibo Grandry, Steven Plomteux, Jana Onzo