Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Daniel Thomas

Jeffrey Daniel Thomas 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).

  • Locking mechanism for an agricultural header
    Patent number: 11617300
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an agricultural header includes a rod configured to extend laterally along the agricultural header and a cam coupled to the rod and configured to engage a respective arm of the agricultural header. The arm is configured to support a cutter bar assembly of the agricultural header, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to a frame of the agricultural header. The rod is configured to rotate in a first direction to a first orientation to engage the cam with the arm to block rotation of the arm relative to the frame, and the rod is configured to rotate in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to a second orientation to disengage the cam from the arm to enable rotation of the arm relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley, Jeffrey Daniel Thomas, Benjamin David Kemmerer
  • LOCKING MECHANISM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HEADER
    Publication number: 20210185875
    Abstract: A locking mechanism for an agricultural header includes a rod configured to extend laterally along the agricultural header and a cam coupled to the rod and configured to engage a respective arm of the agricultural header. The arm is configured to support a cutter bar assembly of the agricultural header, and the arm is configured to rotate relative to a frame of the agricultural header. The rod is configured to rotate in a first direction to a first orientation to engage the cam with the arm to block rotation of the arm relative to the frame, and the rod is configured to rotate in a second direction, opposite the first direction, to a second orientation to disengage the cam from the arm to enable rotation of the arm relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Blaine Robert Noll, Herbert Max Farley, Jeffrey Daniel Thomas, Benjamin David Kemmerer