Patents by Inventor Robert David Patton

Robert David Patton 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).

  • Reel mower having left or right hand drive turf groomer
    Patent number: 9974234
    Abstract: A turf groomer is coupled to a reel cutting unit in advance of the cutting reel and is powered by a gearbox having a rotary gear drive that is capable of selectively rotating the turf groomer in opposite directions at different speeds. The rotary gear drive is symmetrical about a plane through the axes of the input and output shafts thereof to permit the gearbox to be inverted to drive the turf groomer from either the left or right sides without requiring that two different models of the gear drive be available. The gearbox is connected to the reel cutting unit only by connecting the end of the input shaft to a shaft of the cutting reel and through a connection to a height adjuster for the turf groomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Robert David Patton, Nicholas John Sirek, Gerald Eugene Goman
  • REEL MOWER HAVING LEFT OR RIGHT HAND DRIVE TURF GROOMER
    Publication number: 20170258007
    Abstract: A turf groomer is coupled to a reel cutting unit in advance of the cutting reel and is powered by a gearbox having a rotary gear drive that is capable of selectively rotating the turf groomer in opposite directions at different speeds. The rotary gear drive is symmetrical about a plane through the axes of the input and output shafts thereof to permit the gearbox to be inverted to drive the turf groomer from either the left or right sides without requiring that two different models of the gear drive be available. The gearbox is connected to the reel cutting unit only by connecting the end of the input shaft to a shaft of the cutting reel and through a connection to a height adjuster for the turf groomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2017
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Robert David Patton, Nicholas John Sirek, Gerald Eugene Goman
  • REEL MOWER HAVING BIDIRECTIONAL TURF GROOMER CAPABLE OF LEFT OR RIGHT HAND DRIVE
    Publication number: 20160212936
    Abstract: A turf groomer is coupled to a reel cutting unit in advance of the cutting reel and is powered by a gearbox having a rotary gear drive that is capable of selectively rotating the turf groomer in opposite directions at different speeds. The rotary gear drive is symmetrical about a plane through the axes of the input and output shafts thereof to permit the gearbox to be inverted to drive the turf groomer from either the left or right sides without requiring that two different models of the gear drive be available. The gearbox is connected to the reel cutting unit only by connecting the end of the input shaft to a shaft of the cutting reel and through a connection to a height adjuster for the turf groomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: The Toro Company
    Inventors: Robert David Patton, Nicholas John Sirek, Gerald Eugene Goman