Patents by Inventor Louis F. Ballard

Louis F. Ballard 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: 4611669
    Abstract: A tine assembly for a tiller, comprising a plate (12 or 20) mounted on a rotative shaft (11) and a plurality of tines (13 or 21) connected by a pivotal connection (14 or 22) to the plate so as to swing outwardly of the plate to engage the soil upon rotation of the plate, and limiting means comprising bolts (15 or 24) in arcuate slots (13D or 23) whereby the tines are angled or positioned for proper soil working action depending on the rotative direction of the plate with the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1986
    Assignee: MTD Products Inc.
    Inventor: Louis F. Ballard
  • Patent number: 4524632
    Abstract: Selecting mechanism which provides for alternate connection as desired between a selected device or clutch of a plurality of devices or clutches (32, 33) with an actuator or dead-man lever (16), by sliding a bar member (21) carried in a block member (17) operatively connected to the actuator or dead-man lever (16) so as to interlock the bar member (21) with only one of a plurality of engaging members (24, 25) each of which is independently connected with one of said devices or clutches (32, 33) selected to be controlled by movement of the actuator or dead-man lever 16.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 25, 1985
    Assignee: MTD Products Inc.
    Inventor: Louis F. Ballard