Patents by Inventor FAHMID SHARKAR

FAHMID SHARKAR 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: 20230347990
    Abstract: A work vehicle includes: a carrier box including: a floor panel; a pair of left and right side panels; and a rear gate supported by the floor panel in such a manner as to be capable of being opened and closed, the side panels being provided with an engagement section to which a height extension is detachably attachable, the rear gate including: a first panel connected with the floor panel in such a manner as to be movable rotationally; and a second panel connected with the first panel in such a manner as to be movable rotationally, wherein attaching the height extension to the engagement section and positioning the second panel over the first panel provides an additional height for both of the side panels and the rear gate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2022
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fahmid SHARKAR, Nicholas ALLICOCK, Michael ANDERSON, Logan HAYES, Jeremy MAY
  • Publication number: 20220194288
    Abstract: A tailgate assembly is provided for a cargo bed having a bottom wall and a front, left and right side walls. An opening is defined between the left and right side walls, and the bottom wall. The tailgate assembly includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel is pivotally connected to the bottom wall. The first panel is pivotable between a cargo-retaining position and an unfolded position with respect to the bottom wall. In the cargo-retaining position, the first panel closes the opening. The second panel is pivotally connected to the first panel. The second panel is pivotable between a folded position and a ramp position. In the folded position, the first panel and the second panel are substantially parallel to one another and in the ramp position the first and second panels extend from one another at an angle greater than ninety degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicholas ALLICOCK, Fahmid SHARKAR, Hiroki BESSHO, Travis WILSON
  • Patent number: 10687467
    Abstract: A grass mower includes a mower unit (8) provided on the traveling machine body (10), a grass container (4) provided on a rear portion of the traveling machine body (10) for storing cut grass from the mower unit (8), a rod lever unit (6) capable of undergoing displacement between a first operation position and a second operation position, and a swing mechanism (5) for swinging the grass container (4) between a cut grass storage position and a cut grass discharge position by utilizing operational displacement of the rod lever unit (6). The rod lever unit (6) includes a base rod (61) coupled to the swing mechanism (5), a grip rod (62) extending in a direction offset from an extending direction of the base rod (61), and a coupling portion (63) through which the base rod (61) and the grip rod (62) are coupled so as not to be capable of being rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Kubota Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tada, Hironobu Nishihara, Taylor Clark, Fahmid Sharkar, Benjamin A. Morris
  • Patent number: 10306833
    Abstract: [Summary] A mower unit includes an idler pulley unit and a single belt routed around an output pulley of a drive source, the idler pulley unit and a plurality of blade pulleys. The idler pulley unit includes a first idler pulley, a second idler pulley and a tension idler pulley. A pulley height of the idler pulley unit is set higher than a pulley height of the blade pulleys, and a forward belt portion from the output pulley and a reverse belt portion to the output pulley extend to pass over and above the blade belt portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip Smith, Benjamin A. Morris, Fahmid Sharkar, Eric Chang
  • Publication number: 20190116732
    Abstract: A grass mower includes a mower unit (8) provided on the traveling machine body (10), a grass container (4) provided on a rear portion of the traveling machine body (10) for storing cut grass from the mower unit (8), a rod lever unit (6) capable of undergoing displacement between a first operation position and a second operation position, and a swing mechanism (5) for swinging the grass container (4) between a cut grass storage position and a cut grass discharge position by utilizing operational displacement of the rod lever unit (6). The rod lever unit (6) includes a base rod (61) coupled to the swing mechanism (5), a grip rod (62) extending in a direction offset from an extending direction of the base rod (61), and a coupling portion (63) through which the base rod (61) and the grip rod (62) are coupled so as not to be capable of being rotated relative to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Tada, Hironobu Nishihara, Taylor Clark, Fahmid Sharkar, Benjamin A. Morris
  • Publication number: 20180125006
    Abstract: [Summary] A mower unit includes an idler pulley unit and a single belt routed around an output pulley of a drive source, the idler pulley unit and a plurality of blade pulleys. The idler pulley unit includes a first idler pulley, a second idler pulley and a tension idler pulley. A pulley height of the idler pulley unit is set higher than a pulley height of the blade pulleys, and a forward belt portion from the output pulley and a reverse belt portion to the output pulley extend to pass over and above the blade belt portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip SMITH, Benjamin A. MORRIS, Fahmid SHARKAR, Eric CHANG
  • Patent number: 9815364
    Abstract: A work vehicle having an engine mounted thereto includes a vehicle body frame extending in the longitudinal direction of vehicle, a seat supporting deck supported to the vehicle body frame via a suspension unit, a driver's seat supported to the seat supporting deck upwardly of this seat supporting deck, a fuel tank supported to the seat supporting deck downwardly of the driver's seat and supplying fuel to the engine; and a canister supported to the seat supporting deck and connected to the fuel tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fahmid Sharkar
  • Publication number: 20170190247
    Abstract: A work vehicle having an engine mounted thereto includes a vehicle body frame extending in the longitudinal direction of vehicle, a seat supporting deck supported to the vehicle body frame via a suspension unit, a driver's seat supported to the seat supporting deck upwardly of this seat supporting deck, a fuel tank supported to the seat supporting deck downwardly of the driver's seat and supplying fuel to the engine; and a canister supported to the seat supporting deck and connected to the fuel tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: KUBOTA CORPORATION
    Inventor: FAHMID SHARKAR