Patents by Inventor Daniel Scott Valandingham

Daniel Scott Valandingham 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: 9554498
    Abstract: An agricultural implement including a main frame having a pull hitch tube extending in a travel direction and a main frame tool bar coupled with and extending transverse to the pull hitch tube, and a plurality of pivotal wings coupled with the main frame. Each of the plurality of wings have at least one pivotal wing front section and at least one pivotal wing rear section. The pivotal wing front sections and the pivotal wing rear sections pivot from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position, and the wings fold from a perpendicular position to a position parallel with the pull hitch tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Sudbrink, Daniel Scott Valandingham, Dean A. Knobloch
  • Patent number: 9474199
    Abstract: A lift support system for a wheel assembly that provides variable support for the wing frame section of a tillage implement above the soil. The lift support system includes a vertically oriented tube slidably connected to the wing frame section for movement along a vertical axis. A wheel axle assembly is pivotally connected to the lower end of the tube and provides a support for the axle assembly. Wheels are journaled on the axle assemblies. A locking assembly selectively locks the wheel assembly in place when the tube is in a position for field transport and field operation with the locking mechanism being disengageable when the wing section is in a transport position to permit castoring of the wheel assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Sudbrink, Dean A. Knobloch, Daniel Scott Valandingham
  • Publication number: 20150156958
    Abstract: An agricultural implement including a main frame having a pull hitch tube extending in a travel direction and a main frame tool bar coupled with and extending transverse to the pull hitch tube, and a plurality of pivotal wings coupled with the main frame. Each of the plurality of wings have at least one pivotal wing front section and at least one pivotal wing rear section. The pivotal wing front sections and the pivotal wing rear sections pivot from a generally horizontal position to a generally vertical position, and the wings fold from a perpendicular position to a position parallel with the pull hitch tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Sudbrink, Daniel Scott Valandingham, Dean A. Knobloch
  • Publication number: 20150156947
    Abstract: A lift support system for a wheel assembly that provides variable support for the wing frame section of a tillage implement above the soil. The lift support system includes a vertically oriented tube slidably connected to the wing frame section for movement along a vertical axis. A wheel axle assembly is pivotally connected to the lower end of the tube and provides a support for the axle assembly. Wheels are journaled on the axle assemblies. A locking assembly selectively locks the wheel assembly in place when the tube is in a position for field transport and field operation with the locking mechanism being disengageable when the wing section is in a transport position to permit castoring of the wheel assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Matthew R. Sudbrink, Dean A. Knobloch, Daniel Scott Valandingham