Patents by Inventor Carl TYLER

Carl TYLER 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).

  • Park brake and traction drive bypass interlock
    Patent number: 10874054
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a lawn maintenance vehicle park brake and traction drive interlock are provided. A park brake mechanism is selectively operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A traction drive is also mounted to the lawn maintenance vehicle, the traction drive having a disable mode which prohibits transmission of a driving force from the traction drive to a drive wheel. A first operable connection between the park brake mechanism and a wheel brake activates the wheel brake. A second operable connection between the park brake mechanism and the traction drive activates the disable mode of the traction drive. A method of controlling a lawn maintenance vehicle with a park brake and traction drive interlock include the steps of providing a lawn maintenance vehicle, providing an operable park brake mechanism, providing a first operable connection, and providing a second operable connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: MTD PRODUCTS INC
    Inventors: Adam Krystowski, Daniel Morse, Michael Utz, Carl Tyler, Adam Woodrum
  • PARK BRAKE AND TRACTION DRIVE BYPASS INTERLOCK
    Publication number: 20170247021
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for a lawn maintenance vehicle park brake and traction drive interlock are provided. A park brake mechanism is selectively operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position. A traction drive is also mounted to the lawn maintenance vehicle, the traction drive having a disable mode which prohibits transmission of a driving force from the traction drive to a drive wheel. A first operable connection between the park brake mechanism and a wheel brake activates the wheel brake. A second operable connection between the park brake mechanism and the traction drive activates the disable mode of the traction drive. A method of controlling a lawn maintenance vehicle with a park brake and traction drive interlock include the steps of providing a lawn maintenance vehicle, providing an operable park brake mechanism, providing a first operable connection, and providing a second operable connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Adam KRYSTOWSKI, Daniel MORSE, Michael UTZ, Carl TYLER, Adam WOODRUM