Patents by Inventor Joel Kolker

Joel Kolker 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).

  • Apparatus to reliably locate pull-type implement according to a localizing signal
    Patent number: 9913422
    Abstract: A shifting module for releasable securement on the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch of a tractor and for laterally shifting a pull-type implement mounted on the shifting module. The shifting module includes a lateral support having a pin on either end section for grasping and securement by the lower two arms of the three-point hitch. A traveler is mounted on the lateral support and a linear actuator operates to shift the traveler along the lateral support to any desired position along the lateral support. A hitch on the traveler is used for mounting of the pull-type implement so that the implement can be reliably and accurately positioned along a desired path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: LAFORGE LLC
    Inventors: Wade Mitchel, Joel Kolker, Hubert Defrancq
  • Apparatus to Reliably Locate Pull-Type Implement According to a Localizing Signal
    Publication number: 20160366812
    Abstract: A shifting module for releasable securement on the lower two arms of a conventional three-point hitch of a tractor and for laterally shifting a pull-type implement mounted on the shifting module. The shifting module includes a lateral support having a pin on either end section for grasping and securement by the lower two arms of the three-point hitch. A traveler is mounted on the lateral support and a linear actuator operates to shift the traveler along the lateral support to any desired position along the lateral support. A hitch on the traveler is used for mounting of the pull-type implement so that the implement can be reliably and accurately positioned along a desired path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventors: Wade Mitchel, Joel Kolker, Hubert Defrancq