Patents by Inventor FRANZ SCHAUERHOFER

FRANZ SCHAUERHOFER 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).

  • Implement hitch for a tractor
    Patent number: 9468139
    Abstract: An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor, wherein the hitch is fitted with a mechanism for stabilizing lateral movement of lifting arms of the hitch. The lifting arms are raised and lower by respective hydraulic cylinders. The stabilizing mechanism has a locking pin that is automatically retracted to an unlocked position by means of a flexible linkage when the lifting arms are in a lowered position. In the invention, the opposite end of the flexible linkage from the locking pin is connected to an anchoring point provided on the hydraulic cylinder serving to raise and lower one of the lifting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Franz Schauerhofer
  • IMPLEMENT HITCH FOR A TRACTOR
    Publication number: 20150122517
    Abstract: An implement hitch is disclosed for a tractor, wherein the hitch is fitted with a mechanism for stabilising lateral movement of lifting arms of the hitch. The lifting arms are raised and lower by respective hydraulic cylinders. The stabilising mechanism has a locking pin that is automatically retracted to an unlocked position by means of a flexible linkage when the lifting arms are in a lowered position. In the invention, the opposite end of the flexible linkage from the locking pin is connected to an anchoring point provided on the hydraulic cylinder serving to raise and lower one of the lifting arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: FRANZ SCHAUERHOFER