Patents by Inventor James Stender

James Stender 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: 20060182592
    Abstract: A loader assembly is provided having a left boom arm and a right boom arm. The left boom arm includes a left tower, a left loader arm, a left lift cylinder, and a left attachment cylinder. The left tower is constructed for attachment to a bracket on a motor vehicle. The left loader arm includes a first end rotatably attached to the left tower, a second end constructed for attaching to an attachment, and a left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin. The left lift cylinder includes a first end rotatably attached to the left tower, and a second end rotatably attached to the left loader arm at the left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin. The left attachment cylinder includes a first end rotatably attached to the left loader arm at the left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin, and a second end constructed for attaching to an attachment. The right boom arm includes a right tower, a right loader arm, a right lift cylinder, and a right attachment cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2006
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicant: Westendorf Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: James Stender, Joseph Langenfeld, Neal Westendorf
  • Publication number: 20060170209
    Abstract: A hydraulic line attachment device is provided. The hydraulic line attachment device comprises a first assembly comprising a first frame constructed for holding a plurality of first hydraulic line couplers and a first coupling member; and a second assembly comprising a second frame constructed for holding a plurality of second hydraulic line couplers and a second coupling member constructed to engage the first coupling member and align the plurality of first hydraulic line couplers with the plurality of second hydraulic line couplers. At least one of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises an arm constructed to engage at least one of the first frame and the second frame and engage the other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member. The other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises a cam that engages the arm to provide tightening of the first assembly relative to the second assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2006
    Publication date: August 3, 2006
    Applicant: Westendorf Manufacturing Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Langenfeld, Matthew Westerndorf, Neal Westerndorf, James Stender, Mitch Gibler
  • Publication number: 20050184510
    Abstract: A hydraulic line attachment device is provided. The hydraulic line attachment device comprises a first assembly comprising a first frame constructed for holding a plurality of first hydraulic line couplers and a first coupling member; and a second assembly comprising a second frame constructed for holding a plurality of second hydraulic line couplers and a second coupling member constructed to engage the first coupling member and align the plurality of first hydraulic line couplers with the plurality of second hydraulic line couplers. At least one of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises an arm constructed to engage at least one of the first frame and the second frame and engage the other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member. The other of the first coupling member and the second coupling member comprises a cam that engages the arm to provide tightening of the first assembly relative to the second assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Joseph Langenfeld, Matthew Westerndorf, Neal Westerndorf, James Stender, Mitch Gibler
  • Publication number: 20050175438
    Abstract: A loader assembly is provided having a left boom arm and a right boom arm. The left boom arm includes a left tower, a left loader arm, a left lift cylinder, and a left attachment cylinder. The left tower is constructed for attachment to a bracket on a motor vehicle. The left loader arm includes a first end rotatably attached to the left tower, a second end constructed for attaching to an attachment, and a left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin. The left lift cylinder includes a first end rotatably attached to the left tower, and a second end rotatably attached to the left loader arm at the left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin. The left attachment cylinder includes a first end rotatably attached to the left loader arm at the left lift cylinder/attachment cylinder rotation pin, and a second end constructed for attaching to an attachment. The right boom arm includes a right tower, a right loader arm, a right lift cylinder, and a right attachment cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventors: James Stender, Joseph Langenfeld, Neal Westendorf