Patents by Inventor Justin C. Gross

Justin C. Gross 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: 9694861
    Abstract: A suspension assembly of a work machine being movable in a forward direction. The work machine includes a frame, an undercarriage supporting the frame and at least one ground-engaging track. The suspension assembly includes a torsion assembly having an axle, a torsion bar adapted to be fixedly coupled to the frame, and an axle arm coupled at one end to the axle and at an opposite end thereof to the torsion bar. A locking arm has a first end and a second end, where the first end is coupled to the axle arm. A hydraulic actuator is coupled to the second end of the locking arm. The hydraulic actuator is operably controlled between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the axle arm is pivotable relative to the frame, and in the locked configuration the axle arm is restricted from pivoting relative to the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Galen C. Thomas, Steven R. Whiteman, Steve G. Fleischmann, Justin C. Gross, James Wentzloff
  • Publication number: 20170101143
    Abstract: A suspension assembly of a work machine being movable in a forward direction. The work machine includes a frame, an undercarriage supporting the frame and at least one ground-engaging track. The suspension assembly includes a torsion assembly having an axle, a torsion bar adapted to be fixedly coupled to the frame, and an axle arm coupled at one end to the axle and at an opposite end thereof to the torsion bar. A locking arm has a first end and a second end, where the first end is coupled to the axle arm. A hydraulic actuator is coupled to the second end of the locking arm. The hydraulic actuator is operably controlled between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the unlocked configuration, the axle arm is pivotable relative to the frame, and in the locked configuration the axle arm is restricted from pivoting relative to the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Inventors: Galen C. THOMAS, Steven R. Whiteman, Steve G. Fleischmann, Justin C. Gross, James Wentzloff
  • Patent number: D772307
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Justin C. Gross, Kyle T. Martin, Travis Alan Shekleton, Nilesh Kumbhar, Felix Nagelin
  • Patent number: D772953
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Justin C. Gross, Thomas H. Ward, Travis Alan Shekleton, Nilesh Kumbhar, Piotr Zin
  • Patent number: D774103
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Justin C. Gross, Kyle T. Martin, Travis Alan Shekleton, Nilesh Kumbhar, Shahebaz Momin, Felix Nagelin
  • Patent number: D777217
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Justin C. Gross, Thomas H. Ward, Travis Alan Shekleton, Nilesh Kumbhar, Piotr Zin, Nicholas Falk