Patents by Inventor Mike Schmit

Mike Schmit 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: 7770984
    Abstract: A machine including: a frame assembly including one or more drive wheels and one or more idler wheels affixed to the frame assembly; a track belt disposed about the drive and the idler wheel; a hydraulic actuator arrangement including a hydraulic cylinder and accumulator affixed to the idler wheel that provides a force to tension the track belt; and a tension management system in operable communication with the hydraulic cylinder that maintains a pressure inside the hydraulic cylinder within a specified range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Agco Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Schmit, Gene Shelhamer
  • Publication number: 20080224535
    Abstract: A machine including: a frame assembly including one or more drive wheels and one or more idler wheels affixed to the frame assembly; a track belt disposed about the drive and the idler wheel; a hydraulic actuator arrangement including a hydraulic cylinder and accumulator affixed to the idler wheel that provides a force to tension the track belt; and a tension management system in operable communication with the hydraulic cylinder that maintains a pressure inside the hydraulic cylinder within a specified range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: AGCO Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Schmit, Gene Schelhamer