Patents by Inventor Helmut Mannsbart

Helmut Mannsbart 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).

  • Publication number: 20080035408
    Abstract: A reversible driving arrangement for a tractor or any other vehicle in which a driver's operating station (10) including a seat (11), control panel (13) and steering wheel (12) can be rotated between a forward driving position and a reverse driving position. The operating station (10) is rotatably mounted on a floor of the vehicle via a fluid pressure operated rotary actuator (14) which includes a radially extending vane (28) which can be pressurised on one side or the other to assist in rotating the operating station between the forward and reverse driving positions. The rotary actuator is preferably pneumatically operated and part (22b, 22c) of the operator's station (10) pivots upwardly to a retracted position prior to rotation between the forward and reverse driving positions to reduce the overhang of the station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2007
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: AGCO GmbH
    Inventors: Erich Gristenbrei, Jurgen Knobloch, Helmut Mannsbart