Patents by Inventor Heath Toennies
Heath Toennies 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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Publication number: 20240065126Abstract: A disc blade angle adjustment assembly for a tillage implement includes a base structure configured to couple to a frame of the tillage implement. The disc blade angle adjustment assembly also includes a vertical guide plate coupled to the base structure, in which the vertical guide plate has an elongated opening. Furthermore, the disc blade angle adjustment assembly includes a vertical support configured to couple to a disc blade support of the tillage implement. The disc blade support is configured to pivotally couple to the frame at a pivot point. The disc blade angle adjustment assembly also includes multiple rollers rotatably coupled to the vertical support and disposed within the elongated opening of the vertical guide plate. The rollers are configured to block rotation of the disc blade support about a longitudinal axis of the disc blade support via engagement with the vertical guide plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Heath A. Toennies, Timothy Richard Blunier, Sven Nathaniel Setterdahl, Jared Paul Schaffer
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Publication number: 20240065130Abstract: A disc blade angle adjustment system for a tillage implement includes a first actuator having a cylinder, a piston disposed within the cylinder, and a single rod extending from the piston. The first actuator is configured to couple to a frame of the tillage implement and to a first disc blade support. The disc blade angle adjustment system also includes a second actuator having a cylinder, a piston disposed within the cylinder, and a single rod extending from the piston. The second actuator is configured to couple to the frame of the tillage implement and to a second disc blade support. In addition, the disc blade angle adjustment system includes a conduit extending between a cap end of the first actuator and a cap end of the second actuator or between a rod end of the first actuator and a rod end of the second actuator.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2022Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: Heath A. Toennies, Timothy Richard Blunier, Sven Nathaniel Setterdahl, Jared Paul Schaffer
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Patent number: 11674535Abstract: A hydraulic system including a first cylinder conduit configured to couple to a cylinder, an auxiliary conduit configured to couple to a case drain conduit, and a pressure regulator coupled to the first cylinder conduit and to the auxiliary conduit. The pressure regulator may block fluid flow to the auxiliary conduit if a first fluid pressure is less than or equal to a threshold pressure and enable fluid flow if the first fluid pressure is greater than the threshold pressure. The hydraulic system further includes a supplemental conduit with a check valve that directs fluid from the auxiliary conduit to a reservoir. The check valve blocks fluid flow if a second fluid pressure is less than or equal to a third fluid pressure, and enables fluid flow if the second fluid pressure greater than the third fluid pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Heath A. Toennies
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Patent number: 11629736Abstract: A hydraulic system for an agricultural system includes a hydraulic circuit and a bi-directional filter disposed on a bi-directional fluid line of the hydraulic circuit. The bi-directional filter includes a check valve fluid line having a check valve configured to block a fluid from flowing through the check valve fluid line in a first direction and to enable the fluid to flow through the check valve fluid line in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and a filter fluid line having a filter configured to enable the fluid to flow through the filter fluid line in the first direction and the second direction. The filter is configured to block particles that are greater than a threshold size from passing through the filter fluid line, and the filter fluid line is in a parallel flow configuration with respect to the check valve fluid line.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Heath A. Toennies
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Publication number: 20220307527Abstract: A hydraulic system including a first cylinder conduit configured to couple to a cylinder, a second cylinder conduit configured to fluidly coupled to the cylinder, and a bypass conduit fluidly coupled both to the first cylinder conduit upstream of the cylinder and to the second cylinder conduit downstream of the cylinder. The bypass conduit is configured to enable intermittent fluid flow of a hydraulic fluid from the first cylinder conduit to the second cylinder conduit while bypassing at least a portion of the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2022Publication date: September 29, 2022Inventor: Heath A. Toennies
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Publication number: 20210372439Abstract: A hydraulic system including a first cylinder conduit configured to couple to a cylinder, an auxiliary conduit configured to couple to a case drain conduit, and a pressure regulator coupled to the first cylinder conduit and to the auxiliary conduit. The pressure regulator may block fluid flow to the auxiliary conduit if a first fluid pressure is less than or equal to a threshold pressure and enable fluid flow if the first fluid pressure is greater than the threshold pressure. The hydraulic system further includes a supplemental conduit with a check valve that directs fluid from the auxiliary conduit to a reservoir. The check valve blocks fluid flow if a second fluid pressure is less than or equal to a third fluid pressure, and enables fluid flow if the second fluid pressure greater than the third fluid pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2021Publication date: December 2, 2021Inventor: Heath A. Toennies
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Publication number: 20210363731Abstract: A hydraulic system for an agricultural system includes a hydraulic circuit and a bi-directional filter disposed on a bi-directional fluid line of the hydraulic circuit. The bi-directional filter includes a check valve fluid line having a check valve configured to block a fluid from flowing through the check valve fluid line in a first direction and to enable the fluid to flow through the check valve fluid line in a second direction, opposite the first direction, and a filter fluid line having a filter configured to enable the fluid to flow through the filter fluid line in the first direction and the second direction. The filter is configured to block particles that are greater than a threshold size from passing through the filter fluid line, and the filter fluid line is in a parallel flow configuration with respect to the check valve fluid line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 19, 2021Publication date: November 25, 2021Inventor: Heath A. Toennies
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Patent number: 10544840Abstract: A hydraulic clutch assembly includes a rotating shaft. A first clutch and a second clutch are coupled to the shaft. A first passageway located within the shaft supplies an actuating fluid to the first clutch. A second passageway located within the shaft supplies the actuating fluid to the second clutch. A first bleed passage is fluidly coupled with the first passageway. A second bleed passage is fluidly coupled to the second passageway and the first bleed passage. A first outlet is fluidly coupled to the first bleed passage. A second outlet is fluidly coupled to the second bleed passage. The first outlet and the second outlet merge together to form an outlet passage.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Konrad Garrett, Heath Toennies
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Publication number: 20190178307Abstract: A hydraulic clutch assembly includes a rotating shaft. A first clutch and a second clutch are coupled to the shaft. A first passageway located within the shaft supplies an actuating fluid to the first clutch. A second passageway located within the shaft supplies the actuating fluid to the second clutch. A first bleed passage is fluidly coupled with the first passageway. A second bleed passage is fluidly coupled to the second passageway and the first bleed passage. A first outlet is fluidly coupled to the first bleed passage. A second outlet is fluidly coupled to the second bleed passage. The first outlet and the second outlet merge together to form an outlet passage.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2017Publication date: June 13, 2019Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventors: Konrad Garrett, Heath Toennies
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Publication number: 20160252179Abstract: A hydraulic system for a transmission assembly includes a pump having a first and a second section to pressurize fluid to first and second pressure, respectively, and supply it to a clutch via a first supply line and to a variator via a second supply line, respectively. The system further includes an accumulator and a pressure relieving valve (PRV), both connected to first supply line for maintaining pressure in the first supply line. The system uses the PRV to maintain the second pressure by relieving oil from the second supply line or by reducing oil from the first supply line to the second supply line. The system further includes a first and second flow control valve. First valve restricts flow of fluid from the variator to the sump, and such restriction allows the fluid to flow towards the PRV for being supplied to the first supply line.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2016Publication date: September 1, 2016Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.Inventor: Heath A. Toennies