Patents by Inventor Peter Douglas Bosma

Peter Douglas Bosma 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).

  • Drive wheel assembly for an agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 10197152
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle may include a drive wheel assembly that includes a central shaft driven by a motor of the agricultural vehicle, and a planet gear system driven by the central shaft. The planet gear system includes a sun gear coupled to the central shaft, multiple planet gears disposed around the sun gear and driven by the sun gear, a ring gear disposed around the planet gears and driven by the planet gears, and a planet carrier directly coupled to each planet gear and configured to provide support to each planet gear. The drive wheel assembly may include multiple bearing assemblies, at least one of which is supported by the planet carrier. The multiple bearing assemblies may also be disposed on opposite sides of the planet gear system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Volkmer, Peter Douglas Bosma, Russell Victor Stoltman
  • DRIVE WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20150159746
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle may include a drive wheel assembly that includes a central shaft driven by a motor of the agricultural vehicle, and a planet gear system driven by the central shaft. The planet gear system includes a sun gear coupled to the central shaft, multiple planet gears disposed around the sun gear and driven by the sun gear, a ring gear disposed around the planet gears and driven by the planet gears, and a planet carrier directly coupled to each planet gear and configured to provide support to each planet gear. The drive wheel assembly may include multiple bearing assemblies, at least one of which is supported by the planet carrier. The multiple bearing assemblies may also be disposed on opposite sides of the planet gear system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Volkmer, Peter Douglas Bosma, Russell Victor Stoltman