Patents by Inventor Carlos M. Maldonado

Carlos M. Maldonado 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).

  • Pivoting hydraulic hose support for agricultural implements
    Patent number: 6378279
    Abstract: A crop harvesting implement operatively connected to a tractor having a wheeled frame, a draft tongue, a hydraulic cylinder interconnecting the frame and the draft tongue, a hydraulic cylinder interconnecting the frame and the draft tongue, and a hydraulic conduit system containing at least one flexible hose extending from the forward end of the draft tongue to the tractor, is provided with a hydraulic hose support pivotally mounted on the forward end of the draft tongue to support the flexible hoses at a position forward of the draft tongue. The pivoted hose support is mounted in a pivot bracket that is fixed to the forwardmost end of the draft tongue. The pivoted hose support includes a vertical portion defining a generally vertical pivot axis about which the hose support can rotatably move in conjunction with the pivoting motion of the draft tongue relative to the tractor and frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2002
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Garret H. Smith, Terry A. Young, Melanie W. Harkcom, Carlos M. Maldonado