Patents by Inventor Kyle David Rate

Kyle David Rate 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).

  • Lift arm with mounting plate and first and second brackets
    Patent number: 12264458
    Abstract: A lift arm including an attachment assembly and an electrical supply line having a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed in relation to the lift arm and the second end has a connector coupled to a mounting plate. The lift arm includes a first bracket affixed to the lift arm and a second bracket affixed to the attachment assembly. The mounting plate is moveable between and removably securable to the first bracket and the second bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: Manitou Equipment America, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Loehr, Kyle David Rate
  • MULTI-POSITION HYDRAULIC COUPLING ATTACHMENT
    Publication number: 20220213668
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide a lift arm including an attachment assembly and an electrical supply line having a first end and a second end. The first end is fixed in relation to the lift arm and the second end has a connector coupled to a mounting plate. The lift arm includes a first bracket affixed to the lift arm and a second bracket affixed to the attachment assembly. The mounting plate is moveable between and removably securable to the first bracket and the second bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Loehr, Kyle David Rate
  • Multi-position hydraulic coupling attachment
    Patent number: 11280065
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for multi-position attachment points for hydraulic implement coupling. Hydraulic hoses associated with an implement attachment assembly may be removably coupled to a lift arm when in a non-operating configuration, and removably coupled to the attachment assembly when in an operating configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: MANITOU EQUIPMENT AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Loehr, Kyle David Rate
  • Multi-Position Hydraulic Coupling Attachment
    Publication number: 20190376261
    Abstract: An improved arrangement for multi-position attachment points for hydraulic implement coupling is provided. Hydraulic hoses associated with an implement attachment assembly may be removably coupled to a lift arm when in a non-operating configuration, and removably coupled to the attachment assembly when in an operating configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 12, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Loehr, Kyle David Rate