Patents by Inventor Lance Kistner

Lance Kistner 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).

  • Integral power or electrical conduit coupler
    Patent number: 8047760
    Abstract: A conduit connector assembly for attachments on a loader includes a mounting plate with at least one coupler section mounted on the plate and secured rigidly to a forward end of one of the lift arms of a loader. The coupler section or sections are connected with conduits to power or electrical signal sources on the loader. The coupler section or sections on the lift arm are connectable to mating coupler sections attached to conduits from an attachment that requires power and/or control signals for operation. The coupler sections are supported to one side of the lines of vision that an operator in an operator's cab of the loader needs for watching the attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Clark Equipment Company
    Inventors: Thomas Roan, Travis Mackey, Lance Kistner, Rodney Koch