Patents by Inventor George T. Lumpkins

George T. Lumpkins 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: 7121355
    Abstract: A dozer blade control system controls the position of a bulldozer blade, maintaining the blade at a constant position as the dozer travels through a worksite. The control system monitors the angle of the dozer blade with respect to the earth and when it senses that the dozer blade is tilting, it corrects the dozer blade's position by extending or retracting hydraulic cylinders that couple the dozer blade to the chassis of the crawler-tractor. When the dozer chassis pitches forwards, the blade begins to tilt forward and to drop closer to the ground. The control system senses this forward rotation of the blade and retracts the hydraulic cylinders that couple the blade to the chassis, causing the blade to return to and maintain its original position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: George T. Lumpkins, Peter J. Dix, Daniel B. Shore
  • Patent number: 4733745
    Abstract: An adjustable control attachment includes a pivot plate pivotally attached to each side of a control console with a control lever shaft connected and movable with each pivot plate. A plurality of control levers are pivotally mounted on each shaft and a flexible control cable is connected to each lever and adapted to be connected to a hydraulic control valve. A cable supporting bracket is connected to each of the pivot plates and is connected to and supports the control cables. A control actuating rod is pivotally connected between the vehicle and each of the pivot plates for creating an elliptical movement of the controls as the console is moved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Machinery Distribution, Inc.
    Inventor: George T. Lumpkins