Patents by Inventor Geoffrey E. Cherry

Geoffrey E. Cherry 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: 6915863
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position and a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the curved track for rotation there along where the wheel assembly is vertically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Kregg J. Raducha, Geoffrey E. Cherry
  • Publication number: 20040149190
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position and a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the curved track for rotation there along where the wheel assembly is vertically adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: August 5, 2004
    Inventors: Kregg J. Raducha, Geoffrey E. Cherry
  • Patent number: 6681866
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position and a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the curved track for rotation there along where the wheel assembly is vertically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: Case, LLC
    Inventors: Kregg J. Raducha, Geoffrey E. Cherry
  • Publication number: 20040011538
    Abstract: An agricultural apparatus comprising a carrier frame including a support surface defining an arcuate track about a pivot point, a mainframe mounted to the carrier frame at the pivot point for rotation thereabout between an operating position and a transportation position and a wheel assembly including at least one wheel mounted to a mounting member, the mounting member mounted to the mainframe such that the wheel is received on the curved track for rotation there along where the wheel assembly is vertically adjustable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Applicant: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Kregg J. Raducha, Geoffrey E. Cherry
  • Patent number: 6663134
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an agricultural implement to a hitch receiving member of a vehicle including at least first, second and third tongue members where each tongue member forms a passageway and the members are arranged in a telescoping fashion where the second member is received within the first member passageway and the third member is received in the second member passageway, the apparatus also including at least first and second hydraulic cylinders for extending the second and third members from the first and second member passageways, respectively, wherein at least one of the cylinders is mounted externally of the members and the other cylinder may be mounted either internally or externally and including a single stage locking mechanism for locking stage members in each of the extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2003
    Assignee: Case, LLC
    Inventors: Paul M. Paluch, James G. Jamilosa, Geoffrey E. Cherry
  • Publication number: 20030141697
    Abstract: An apparatus for securing an agricultural implement to a hitch receiving member of a vehicle including at least first, second and third tongue members where each tongue member forms a passageway and the members are arranged in a telescoping fashion where the second member is received within the first member passageway and the third member is received in the second member passageway, the apparatus also including at least first and second hydraulic cylinders for extending the second and third members from the first and second member passageways, respectively, wherein at least one of the cylinders is mounted externally of the members and the other cylinder may be mounted either internally or externally and including a single stage locking mechanism for locking stage members in each of the extended and retracted positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Case Corporation
    Inventors: Paul M. Paluch, James G. Jamilosa, Geoffrey E. Cherry