Patents by Inventor Douglas J. Grollmes

Douglas J. Grollmes 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).

  • Publication number: 20230200277
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an in-line tandem axle assembly comprising: a tandem wheel arm; a pair of wheel connecting assemblies, each comprising a hub and a spindle; a pair of mounts coupled respectively to the pair of wheel connecting assemblies; a pair of wheels coupled respectively to the pair of wheel connecting assemblies, the pair of wheels separated by the tandem wheel arm and in a same fore-and-aft position; and plural pairs of parallel links of equal length pivotably mounted to the pair of mounts and pivotably mounted to the tandem wheel arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2023
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Patent number: 11470761
    Abstract: An implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double-rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single-rod cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Publication number: 20200068782
    Abstract: An implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double-rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single-rod cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Patent number: 10506756
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single rod cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Publication number: 20190327879
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single rod cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Ross Duerksen, Douglas J. Grollmes
  • Patent number: 9198340
    Abstract: A foldable marker mounted to an agricultural implement includes pivotally connected inboard and outboard arms, with the outboard arm supporting a ground marker device. The arms are shiftable between folded and unfolded conditions, with the inboard arm defining a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the inboard arm and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, with the inboard arm operable to be unfolded so that the transverse axis is substantially aligned with a forward direction in the unfolded condition. A pivot joint defines a pivot axis, with the pivot axis and transverse axis defining a lateral angle of at least twenty degrees and a vertical angle of at least twenty degrees. The outboard arm is in a laterally extended position when the arms are in the unfolded condition and in a laterally retracted position when the arms are in the folded condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas J. Grollmes, William H. Thompson
  • Publication number: 20140041885
    Abstract: A foldable marker mounted to an agricultural implement includes pivotally connected inboard and outboard arms, with the outboard arm supporting a ground marker device. The arms are shiftable between folded and unfolded conditions, with the inboard arm defining a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the inboard arm and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, with the inboard arm operable to be unfolded so that the transverse axis is substantially aligned with a forward direction in the unfolded condition. A pivot joint defines a pivot axis, with the pivot axis and transverse axis defining a lateral angle of at least twenty degrees and a vertical angle of at least twenty degrees. The outboard arm is in a laterally extended position when the arms are in the unfolded condition and in a laterally retracted position when the arms are in the folded condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: AGCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Douglas J. Grollmes, William H. Thompson