Patents by Inventor Mike Taunton

Mike Taunton 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).

  • PARALLEL LINKAGE FOR CONNECTING TOOL BARS
    Publication number: 20160309641
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a secondary tool bar in spaced relation to a primary toolbar utilizes a spring biased quadrilateral linkage connected between the primary and secondary tool bars independently of any tools mounted on said bars such that said primary tool bar supports said secondary tool bar and any tools mounted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: Kelley Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Taunton, Charles Sumner, Keegan Hanie
  • Forward flotation dual action ground penetrating device
    Patent number: 9326440
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a tillage implement such as a plow at a consistent working depth utilizes a spring biased quadrilateral linkage to maintain the tillage implement in a position having to float forwardly and upwardly from the working depth thereby preventing unwanted flotation of the tillage implement from the working depth until the tillage implement encounters a substantially vertical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Kelley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mike Taunton, Charles Sumner
  • Coulter Disc Bolt Pattern
    Publication number: 20140262385
    Abstract: A coulter disc for use in an agricultural implement is divided into a plurality of segments each having an arcuate pattern of bolt holes offset by a radius r from a displaced center such that material removed in dividing said coulter is accounted for when the disc is reassembled on an implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kelley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mike Taunton, Bennie G. Branch, JR.
  • INTERCHANGEABLE SHANK TRIP MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20140262375
    Abstract: A tillage apparatus includes a trip linkage selectively configured as a spring biased trip linkage, a spring toggle trip linkage, or a shear bolt trip linkage and mounted between a toolbar bracket and a shank member wherein the trip linkage is selected to allow shaft member to pivot upwardly responsive to variable excessive draft force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kelley Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Morris, Bennie Branch, Mike Taunton
  • FORWARD FLOTATION DUAL ACTION GROUND PENETRATING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140262372
    Abstract: An apparatus for maintaining a tillage implement such as a plow at a consistent working depth utilizes a spring biased quadrilateral linkage to maintain the tillage implement in a position having to float forwardly and upwardly from the working depth thereby preventing unwanted flotation of the tillage implement from the working depth until the tillage implement encounters a substantially vertical load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kelley Manufacturing Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Taunton, Charles Sumner
  • Segmented Coulter Disc
    Publication number: 20140262384
    Abstract: A coulter disc for use in an agricultural implement is divided into a plurality of segments each having an arcuate pattern of bolt holes offset by a radius r from a displaced center such that material removed in dividing said coulter is accounted for when the disc is reassembled on an implement. The coulter disc is provided with capture devices radially outwardly of the arcuate pattern that connect the edges of the segments to reduce distortion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Kelley Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Mike Taunton, Bennie G. Branch