Patents by Inventor Glen D. Kroese
Glen D. Kroese 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).
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Patent number: 8985532Abstract: A configurable mounting system for supporting plumbing conduits on a boom arm of an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base and an elongated platform portion. The platform portion has a front face, a rear face, and opposing side faces, the front face forming a base interface. The mounting system also has at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to slidingly engage and lock with the base interface of the mounting base. The mounting system also has an extension member mounted on the distal end of the mounting base. The extension member forms an extension to the platform portion increasing an area capable of receiving conduit brackets. The mounting system also has a horizontal spacer positionable between the mounting base and the conduit bracket that increases the separation between the mounting base and plumbing mount.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Patent number: 8910911Abstract: A mount for supporting plumbing conduits on an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base mountable on the boom arm at its proximal end and having a platform portion extending to a distal end. The platform portion has front and rear faces, and opposing side faces, the front face forming a base interface having a center groove running between two tracks. The tracks run from the distal end to a primary stop. One of the tracks has a secondary stop formed thereon located between the primary stop and the distal end of the mounting base. The plumbing mount also has at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to lock with the base interface. The bracket interface has a center tongue with skids on opposing sides. The conduit bracket is configured to engage the mounting base by interlocking the center tongue and center groove.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2013Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Patent number: 8894022Abstract: A bracket for supporting conduits on a boom arm has a variable-diameter conduit retaining portion having a flexible tie strap and a saddle with a strap-receiving channel formed therein. The saddle has a plurality of paths for the tie strap. A large diameter path is provided by having the tie strap pass through the upper opening into the channel, out through the first cavity so that the tie strap passes on a conduit-facing side of the vertex of the saddle, back into the channel through the second cavity, and out through the lower opening. A medium diameter path is provided by having the tie strap pass through the upper opening, through the channel and through the lower opening. A small diameter is path provided by having the tie strap pass through the first cavity into the channel and through the second cavity.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Patent number: 8882053Abstract: A mount for supporting plumbing conduits on a boom arm of an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base mountable on a beam of the boom arm. The mounting base has a platform portion with front and rear faces and opposing side faces. The front face forms a base interface having a center groove running between two tracks. The tracks run to a primary stop and one of the tracks has a secondary stop formed thereon between the primary stop and a distal end of the mounting base. The plumbing mount receives at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to slidingly engage with the base interface of the mounting base. The bracket interface has a center tongue with first and second skids on opposing sides. The conduit bracket slides on the mounting base by interlocking the center tongue with the center groove.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Publication number: 20140183276Abstract: A crop sprayer used to deliver chemicals to agricultural crops in a field includes a chassis, a chemical storage tank mounted on chassis used to store fluid to be sprayed on the field, and apparatus for gauging an amount of fluid in the tank. The tank has two planes of symmetry perpendicular to one another forming a central axis created by the intersection of the planes of symmetry The apparatus includes a sight gauge, an inclinometer, and a multiplier scale. The inclinometer is mounted to the tank on a plane created by the sight gauge and the central axis of the tank created by the intersection of the planes of symmetry.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2013Publication date: July 3, 2014Applicant: AGCO CorporationInventor: Glen D. Kroese
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Publication number: 20140110539Abstract: A mount for supporting plumbing conduits on an agricultural sprayer includes a mounting base mountable on the boom arm at its proximal end and having a platform portion extending to a distal end. The platform portion has front and rear faces, and opposing side faces, the front face forming a base interface having a center groove running between two tracks. The tracks run from the distal end to a primary stop. One of the tracks has a secondary stop formed thereon located between the primary stop and the distal end of the mounting base. The plumbing mount also has at least one conduit bracket having a conduit retaining portion and a bracket interface configured to lock with the base interface. The bracket interface has a center tongue with skids on opposing sides. The conduit bracket is configured to engage the mounting base by interlocking the center tongue and center groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: AGCO CorporationInventors: Kyle Chirpich, Glen D. Kroese
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Patent number: 8602137Abstract: A self-propelled implement may include a suspension arrangement with a suspension spring, an elevation toggling linkage, and a wheel. The suspension spring may support a main frame of the self-propelled implement at a sprung end. The elevation toggling linkage may be mounted at an unsprung end of the suspension spring. The elevation toggling linkage may be used to configure the self-propelled implement at a raised elevation or a lowered elevation.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignee: AGCO CorporationInventors: Glen D. Kroese, Brian T. Coulter, Adam Thurmer
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Publication number: 20120318588Abstract: A self-propelled implement may include a suspension arrangement with a suspension spring, an elevation toggling linkage, and a wheel. The suspension spring may support a main frame of the self-propelled implement at a sprung end. The elevation toggling linkage may be mounted at an unsprung end of the suspension spring. The elevation toggling linkage may be used to configure the self-propelled implement at a raised elevation or a lowered elevation.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2011Publication date: December 20, 2012Applicant: AGCO CorporationInventors: Glen D. Kroese, Brian T. Coulter, Adam Thurmer