Patents by Inventor David C. Winter

David C. Winter 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: 4320805
    Abstract: A hydraulic control for a folding tool bar which has a transport width less than half the field working width. Restrictors are added in series in the right-hand folding lines to cause the left-hand outrigger to fold to the transport position first. A one-way plunger operated ball check valve located in the hinge area between the main frame and an outrigger frame bypasses the restrictors for the first five degrees of fold and for the complete unfold cycle. The outriggers can therefore be lifted together at the start of the fold cycle during turns in the headlands. For complete folding to the transport position the left-hand outrigger folds first with the end of the right-hand outrigger positioned above it. The ball check valve causes the right-hand outrigger to unfold out of the path of the left-hand outrigger during the unfolding cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 23, 1982
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: David C. Winter