Patents by Inventor Donald A. Dubey

Donald A. Dubey 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: 7735530
    Abstract: A rotary dangle head having continuous rotation includes a rotator, a continuous rotary hydraulic union and a dangle head. The rotator includes a support base, a slewing ring, a mounting plate and a ring rotator. The slewing ring includes an outer bearing ring and an inner bearing ring. The dangle head includes a retention bracket and a processing head. The processing head is pivotally retained by the retention bracket. The outer bearing ring is attached to a bottom of the support base. The inner bearing ring is attached to a top of the mounting plate. The ring rotator drives the outer bearing ring. The retention plate is attached to a bottom of the mounting plate. The continuous rotary hydraulic union is connected to hydraulically driven components mounted to the processing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Puma, LLC
    Inventors: Gary D. Riha, Donald A. Dubey
  • Patent number: 7296602
    Abstract: Tree processing equipment with two position pivot point for actuator ends includes a retention bracket, a processing head and at least one actuator. A bottom of the retention bracket is pivotally attached to the processing head. One end of the actuator is pivotally attached to the retention bracket and an actuation end is pivotally attached to the processing head. A first pivot hole and a second pivot hole are formed through the processing head or the retention bracket. A pivot pin is inserted through an actuator end and the first pivot hole for harvesting and processing in normal terrains. The pivot pin is inserted through one of the actuator ends and the second pivot hole for processing trees in mountainous terrains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventors: Gary D. Riha, Donald A. Dubey