Patents by Inventor Hilmar S. Ortlepp

Hilmar S. Ortlepp 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: 4612995
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a support for supporting the load sensing bar of a draft control system. The support includes an L-shaped bracket which is adapted to have one leg attached to a vehicle and the other extending outwardly therefrom. The attached leg has a through opening with a spherical bearing therein through which the load sensing bar passes. A stop is carried on the other end of the outwardly projecting leg to limit bending of the bar. A clip is also carried by the outwardly extending leg and extends to a position where it will prevent the bar from sliding out of the bearing in the attached leg in the event the bar breaks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1986
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Vasile Benedek, Volker Huckler, Hilmar S. Ortlepp