Patents by Inventor MICHAEL L. FEILMEIER

MICHAEL L. FEILMEIER 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: 8615907
    Abstract: A grapple device includes a torque tube, a pivot, a rod and cylinder, a pivot link, and a tooth. The torque tube has first and second torque pivot points and is adapted to be mounted on a bucket. The pivot is rotatably connected to the first torque pivot point at a pivot cross tube located at a second end of the pivot, and the pivot further comprises a pivot collar at a first end, and first and second pivot faces adjacent the pivot collar. The rod and cylinder are operatively connected to the second torque pivot point, includes a rod and a cylinder, and has a rod pivot at a first end of the rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Agile Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Timothy D. Miller, Michael L. Feilmeier
  • Publication number: 20110318158
    Abstract: A grapple device includes a torque tube, a pivot, a rod and cylinder, a pivot link, and a tooth. The torque tube has first and second torque pivot points and is adapted to be mounted on a bucket. The pivot is rotatably connected to the first torque pivot point at a pivot cross tube located at a second end of the pivot, and the pivot further comprises a pivot collar at a first end, and first and second pivot faces adjacent the pivot collar. The rod and cylinder are operatively connected to the second torque pivot point, includes a rod and a cylinder, and has a rod pivot at a first end of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: AGILE MANUFACTURING, LLC
    Inventors: TIMOTHY D. MILLER, MICHAEL L. FEILMEIER