Patents by Inventor Blaine Schwalbe

Blaine Schwalbe 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: 10086868
    Abstract: Hydraulic cylinders controlled by electronic valves can be provided at each rear corner of an agricultural machine to improve four wheel steering. The valves can receive hydraulic fluid from a pump and release hydraulic fluid to tank, while independently controlling an amount of hydraulic fluid to each rear steering cylinder. The valves can be controlled by a controller that is also in communication with position sensors configured to sense positions of the front and rear steering cylinders, so that the rear steering cylinders can be correspondingly controlled to follow the front steering cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan P. Brooks, Roy A. Bittner, Blaine A. Schwalbe