Patents by Inventor Rick A. Nutcher

Rick A. Nutcher 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).

  • Apparatus for retrieving and stacking bales
    Patent number: 6171046
    Abstract: Apparatus for retrieving and stacking bales includes bale engagement and transport mechanism to individually transport bales engaged by the apparatus from the ground to a location on a support platform. A bale displacement member repositions the bale on the support platform to allow room for a subsequent bale. The apparatus includes mechanical linkage of a specific character which includes two link members relatively pivotally movable during a portion of the bale placement procedure and locked together during another portion of the procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2001
    Inventor: Rick A. Nutcher