Patents by Inventor James D. Summers

James D. Summers 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).

  • Irrigation system having truss rod connector assembly
    Patent number: 9091052
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a connector assembly configured to receive a truss rod head of a truss rod in an irrigation system. In an implementation, the connector assembly includes a connector body configured to couple to at least one diagonal of the irrigation system. The connector body is also configured to continually maintain greater than one contact area with the truss rod head. In a specific implementation, the connector body defines a socket for securely receiving the truss rod head such that the socket maintains at least two points of contact area with the truss rod head at all times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Valmont Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: James D. Summers