Patents by Inventor Herrmann Bestmann

Herrmann Bestmann 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).

  • Patent number: 6431576
    Abstract: A steering system for a towed implement includes a first double-acting hydraulic actuator that is coupled between the towing vehicle and the towed implement such as that turning the towing vehicle relative to the towed implement results in fluid being forced out of the first actuator and into a second double-acting hydraulic actuator that is coupled for effecting steering of a steerable wheel of the towed implement. The piston rod of the second actuator is coupled to the piston rod of a third double-acting hydraulic actuator forming part of a control for steering the towed implement wheel independently of the turning action of the towing vehicle in order to straighten the steered wheel so that the implement may be moved backwards with out any problems. In one embodiment, the towed implement frame is made so as to be extensible and retractable in the fore-and-aft direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Daniel Gunther, Herrmann Bestmann