Patents by Inventor JODY A. OICKLE

JODY A. OICKLE 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).

  • Patent number: 9234327
    Abstract: A front loader arrangement includes a bracket, a mounting mast mounted on upper and lower bearings of the bracket, a loader arm which is articulated to a first pivot pin on the mast, a loader support articulated to a second pivot pin on the mast, and a locking device for locking the mast to the bracket. The locking device is arranged on the loader support. The locking device includes a pivoting locking bar which is mounted on a third pivot pin on the loader support, a pre-tensioning device which pre-tensions the locking bar depending on its position relative to the loader support into an open or a closed position, and an adjusting device arranged on the mast which can be brought into engagement with the locking bar, by which the locking bar can be moved into the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jody A. Oickle, Henry Friesen, Radu T. Guja
  • Publication number: 20150030425
    Abstract: A front loader arrangement includes a bracket, a mounting mast mounted on upper and lower bearings of the bracket, a loader arm which is articulated to a first pivot pin on the mast, a loader support articulated to a second pivot pin on the mast, and a locking device for locking the mast to the bracket. The locking device is arranged on the loader support. The locking device includes a pivoting locking bar which is mounted on a third pivot pin on the loader support, a pre-tensioning device which pre-tensions the locking bar depending on its position relative to the loader support into an open or a closed position, and an adjusting device arranged on the mast which can be brought into engagement with the locking bar, by which the locking bar can be moved into the closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: JODY A. OICKLE, HENRY FRIESEN, RADU T. GUJA
  • Publication number: 20100307778
    Abstract: A mounting frame for interconnecting a front end loader with a traction unit includes a base having a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the base is configured for connection with the traction unit. An upright has a proximal end coupled with the distal end of the base. The proximal end of the upright has a projection or a groove, and the distal end of the base has a mating other of the projection or groove. The projection and the groove are each at least partially V-shaped in cross section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2009
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Henry Friesen, Jody Oickle