Patents by Inventor Gerard J. Gadzella

Gerard J. Gadzella 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).

  • Connection for an agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 11078034
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis, a tank carried by the chassis, and at least one meter module coupled to the tank. The at least one meter module has at least one gate. A gate control link is coupled with the at least one gate of the at least one meter module. A control rod is carried by the chassis. A connector couples the control rod to the gate control link at a connection interface such that movement of the control rod controls an open state of the at least one gate of the at least one meter module. The connector has a frangible portion adjacent the connection interface; the control rod and the gate control link uncouples from one another upon a breaking force causing the frangible portion to break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent, Dennis W. Chahley, Gerard J. Gadzella, Ehsan Sharbati
  • CONNECTION FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20190389674
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis, a tank carried by the chassis, and at least one meter module coupled to the tank. The at least one meter module has at least one gate. A gate control link is coupled with the at least one gate of the at least one meter module. A control rod is carried by the chassis. A connector couples the control rod to the gate control link at a connection interface such that movement of the control rod controls an open state of the at least one gate of the at least one meter module. The connector has a frangible portion adjacent the connection interface; the control rod and the gate control link uncouples from one another upon a breaking force causing the frangible portion to break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Applicant: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent, Dennis W. Chahley, Gerard J. Gadzella, Ehsan Sharbati
  • Connector for an agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 10414603
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes: a chassis; a tank carried by the chassis; at least one meter module coupled to the tank, the at least one meter module having at least one gate; a gate control link coupled with the at least one gate of the at least one meter module; a control rod carried by the chassis; and a connector coupling the control rod to the gate control link at a connection interface such that movement of the control rod controls an open state of the at least one gate of the at least one meter module, the connector having a frangible portion adjacent the connection interface, the control rod and the gate control link uncoupling from one another upon a breaking force causing the frangible portion to break.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent, Dennis W. Chahley, Gerard J. Gadzella, Ehsan Sharbati
  • CONNECTOR FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180362268
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes: a chassis; a tank carried by the chassis; at least one meter module coupled to the tank, the at least one meter module having at least one gate; a gate control link coupled with the at least one gate of the at least one meter module; a control rod carried by the chassis; and a connector coupling the control rod to the gate control link at a connection interface such that movement of the control rod controls an open state of the at least one gate of the at least one meter module, the connector having a frangible portion adjacent the connection interface, the control rod and the gate control link uncoupling from one another upon a breaking force causing the frangible portion to break.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd
    Inventors: Ethan Curtis Stephen Bent, Dennis W. Chahley, Gerard J. Gadzella, Ehsan Sharbati