Patents by Inventor Jerrod Neal Winter

Jerrod Neal Winter 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: 20220379947
    Abstract: A drive control system and a utility vehicle incorporating the drive control system. The drive control system may include first and second drive control levers each adapted to independently control an output of an associated drive member. A coupler is interposed between the drive control levers and is configured to provide a synchronizing force. The synchronizing force may cause movement of one drive control lever to produce corresponding movement of the other drive control lever, thereby allowing straight-line vehicle travel via operator input to a single drive control lever. The synchronizing force may be overcome by application of independent forces to each of the two drive control levers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jerrod Neal Winter, Alan Joseph Kummet
  • Publication number: 20220377961
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a ground working implement and a grounds maintenance vehicle that includes such implement are disclosed. The ground-working implement includes an implement frame and a tool carousel rotatably connected to the implement frame. The tool carousel includes a shaft and first and second operator-selectable ground-working tools extending outwardly from the shaft. The shaft extends along a carousel axis. The tool carousel is configured to rotate about the carousel axis and alternately lock in a first position, where the first ground-working tool is configured to contact a ground surface, and a second position, where the second ground-working tool is configured to contact the ground surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Jerrod Neal Winter, Phat Toan Nghiem
  • Patent number: D1009946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: David J. Martin, Jerrod Neal Winter, Phat Toan Nghiem, Alan Joseph Kummet, Aaron R. Schweigert
  • Patent number: D1009947
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: THE TORO COMPANY
    Inventors: David J. Martin, Jerrod Neal Winter, Phat Toan Nghiem, Alan Joseph Kummet, Aaron R. Schweigert