Patents by Inventor Louis L. Niday

Louis L. Niday 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).

  • Aligning a three-point hitch mounted implement with predetermined rows
    Patent number: 5515928
    Abstract: A row sensing wand triggers a power cylinder to move the upstanding vertical members of a U-shaped guidance frame left or right to move the lift arms of a three-point hitch on which a cultivator is mounted for maintaining it in alignment with the row crops being cultivated. The guidance frame is movably mounted on a guide tube connected to the tractor drawbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 14, 1996
    Inventor: Louis L. Niday
  • Mechanical movement mechanism
    Patent number: 4103556
    Abstract: This invention is a reversible mechanical movement. A bearing arm is rigidly connected to an oscillatory shaft. A contact disc is rigidly attached to a rotatable shaft. The bearing arm and the contact disc contact one another to convert rotary motion to oscillating motion, or the reverse. The conversion of oscillating motion to linear reciprocating motion, or the reverse, is accomplished by conventional methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 1976
    Date of Patent: August 1, 1978
    Assignee: Louis L. Niday
    Inventor: Louis L. Niday