Patents by Inventor Benjamin Anson

Benjamin Anson 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: 10881044
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a frame having a tongue hitch for attachment to a towing vehicle, the tongue hitch being oriented along a longitudinal axis inline with the direction of travel. The agricultural machine has running gear configured to support the frame. The running gear includes an axle mounted to the frame and a swing arm pivotably mounted to the axle defining a main pivot axis. A front spindle is mounted at the front end of the swing arm with a front tire mounted to the front spindle and a rear spindle is mounted at the rear end of the swing arm with a rear tire mounted to the rear spindle. The tires are positioned on a same side of the swing arm. The front tire has a smaller diameter than a diameter of the rear tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Monte J. Rans
  • Publication number: 20200084951
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a frame member; a toolbar coupled to the frame member, the toolbar parallel to, and rearward of, the frame member; a row unit coupled to the toolbar; and an actuator coupled between the frame member and the toolbar, the actuator configured to rotate the toolbar based on a sensed position of the toolbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Rex Schertz
  • Publication number: 20200077562
    Abstract: An implement load management method includes sensing respective loads on at least one wheel supporting a central portion and one or more wheels supporting a wing portion, the central portion and the wing portion comprising segments of an implement; and actuating a fluid-type cylinder to cause pivotal movement between the central portion and the wing portion based on the sensed loads, wherein the actuating comprises causing fluid flow in either of two opposing directions through the fluid-type cylinder based on evaluation of a load on the one or more wheels supporting the central portion and the one or more wheels supporting the wing portion. Related implement load management systems are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson FANSHIER, Zane Wesley UNRAU
  • Patent number: 10582654
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement load balancing method comprising sensing respective loads on one or more wheels supporting a central portion and one or more wheels supporting a wing portion, the central portion and the wing portion comprising segments of an implement; and causing, via actuation of a fluid-type cylinder, pivotal movement between the central portion and the wing portion based on the sensed loads, wherein the causing comprises causing fluid flow in one direction through the fluid-type cylinder based on a load on the one or more wheels supporting the central portion being greater than a load on the one or more wheels supporting the wing portion and causing fluid flow in an opposing direction through the fluid-type cylinder based on a load on the one or more wheels supporting the central portion being less than a load on the one or more wheels supporting the wing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Zane Wesley Unrau
  • Publication number: 20200068782
    Abstract: An implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double-rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single-rod cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Publication number: 20200008339
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an in-line tandem axle assembly comprising: a tandem wheel arm (46); a pair of wheel connecting assemblies (44A, 44B), each comprising a hub (60A, 60B) and a spindle (58A, 58B); a pair of mounts (50A, 50B) coupled respectively to the pair of wheel connecting assemblies; a pair of wheels (52A, 52B) coupled respectively to the pair of wheel connecting assemblies, the pair of wheels separated by the tandem wheel arm and in a same fore-and-aft position; and plural pairs of parallel links (48A, 48B) of equal length pivotably mounted to the pair of mounts and pivotably mounted to the tandem wheel arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2017
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas Grollmes
  • Patent number: 10506756
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single rod cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Publication number: 20190327879
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single rod cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Publication number: 20190045702
    Abstract: An agricultural machine includes a frame having a tongue hitch for attachment to a towing vehicle, the tongue hitch being oriented along a longitudinal axis inline with the direction of travel. The agricultural machine has running gear configured to support the frame. The running gear includes an axle mounted to the frame and a swing arm pivotably mounted to the axle defining a main pivot axis. A front spindle is mounted at the front end of the swing arm with a front tire mounted to the front spindle and a rear spindle is mounted at the rear end of the swing arm with a rear tire mounted to the rear spindle. The tires are positioned on a same side of the swing arm. The front tire has a smaller diameter than a diameter of the rear tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson FANSHIER, Monte J. Rans
  • Publication number: 20180077849
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement load balancing method comprising sensing respective loads on one or more wheels supporting a central portion and one or more wheels supporting a wing portion, the central portion and the wing portion comprising segments of an implement; and causing, via actuation of a fluid-type cylinder, pivotal movement between the central portion and the wing portion based on the sensed loads, wherein the causing comprises causing fluid flow in one direction through the fluid-type cylinder based on a load on the one or more wheels supporting the central portion being greater than a load on the one or more wheels supporting the wing portion and causing fluid flow in an opposing direction through the fluid-type cylinder based on a load on the one or more wheels supporting the central portion being less than a load on the one or more wheels supporting the wing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 22, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson FANSHIER, Zane Wesley UNRAU
  • Patent number: 8424852
    Abstract: A removable barricade or barrier which has one or more horizontally tensioned straps and one or more vertically extending elevation support elements associated therewith. The barricade or barrier may be erected and dismantled as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson, Andrew Anson
  • Publication number: 20100187491
    Abstract: A removable barricade or barrier which has one or more horizontally tensioned straps and one or more vertically extending elevation support elements associated therewith. The barricade or barrier may be erected and dismantled as desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson, Andrew Anson
  • Patent number: 7338033
    Abstract: A support post base for a portable safety rail or fence system, said base having a top face side, an opposed bottom face side for contacting a support surface, and first toe rail holder slots or channels configured for detachably engaging a toe rail component for horizontal disposition thereof, said top face side presenting support post engagement (upright) sockets, pins, or the like configured for detachably engaging one or more support posts for upstanding disposition thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2008
    Inventors: Andrew Philip Anson, Benjamin Anson
  • Publication number: 20060011901
    Abstract: A support post base for a portable safety rail or fence system, said base having a top face side, an opposed bottom face side for contacting a support surface, and first toe rail holder means (e.g. holder slot or channel element(s)) configured for detachably engaging a toe rail component for horizontal disposition thereof, said top face side presenting support post engagement means (e.g. (upright) socket, pin, or the like) configured for detachably engaging one or more support posts for upstanding disposition thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Andrew Anson, Benjamin Anson