Patents by Inventor Gregory A. Kittle

Gregory A. Kittle 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).

  • Coupler assembly for releasably coupling a work machine to work tool and method thereof
    Patent number: 9896817
    Abstract: A coupler assembly for coupling a work tool to a work machine. The assembly includes a body, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The first locking mechanism is pivotable about a pivot from a first position to a second position and is configured to be coupled to the work tool in the first position and decoupled in the second position. The second locking mechanism includes a pin having a first end and a second end, a tab coupled to the pin proximate the second end, and a spring disposed between the first end and the second end. The second locking mechanism is axially and pivotably movable about an axis such that the second locking mechanism includes a locked position and an unlocked position. As the first locking mechanism moves from the second position to the first position, the second locking mechanism automatically moves to the locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sulzer, Arun Narayanan, Gregory A. Kittle, Cory A. Ott
  • COUPLER ASSEMBLY FOR RELEASABLY COUPLING A WORK MACHINE TO WORK TOOL AND METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20160289914
    Abstract: A coupler assembly for coupling a work tool to a work machine. The assembly includes a body, a first locking mechanism, and a second locking mechanism. The first locking mechanism is pivotable about a pivot from a first position to a second position and is configured to be coupled to the work tool in the first position and decoupled in the second position. The second locking mechanism includes a pin having a first end and a second end, a tab coupled to the pin proximate the second end, and a spring disposed between the first end and the second end. The second locking mechanism is axially and pivotably movable about an axis such that the second locking mechanism includes a locked position and an unlocked position. As the first locking mechanism moves from the second position to the first position, the second locking mechanism automatically moves to the locked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Daniel M. Sulzer, Arun Narayanan, Gregory A. Kittle, Cory A. Ott