Patents by Inventor James A. Niebergall

James A. Niebergall 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).

  • FINAL DRIVE FOR A WORK MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110303035
    Abstract: A final drive for a work machine includes a housing, a pinion gear, a first idler gear, a second idler gear, and a bull gear. The pinion gear is restrained within the housing. The first idler gear and the second idler gears are rotatably connected to the housing and positioned for engagement with the pinion gear. The bull gear is rotatably connected to the housing and positioned for engagement with the first idler gear and the second idler gear. The housing, the pinion gear, the first idler gear, and the second idler gear are configured to permit the pinion gear to float between the first idler gear, and the second idler to provide even sharing of the load from the pinion gear to the first idler gear and the second idler gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2008
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventors: James A. Niebergall, Benjamin L. Borgmann, Muthukumar Vallinayagam, Samantha Hanson, Werner Stettler, Richard N. Knowles