Patents by Inventor Robert Gerst

Robert Gerst 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).

  • System for connecting different auxiliary implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control and related auxiliary hydraulic manifold
    Patent number: 11619027
    Abstract: An auxiliary hydraulic manifold for connecting different implements to a work vehicle for hydraulic control may include a housing, a plurality of vehicle-side ports in the housing including a first vehicle-side port, and a plurality of implement-side ports in the housing including a first implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port and a second implement-side port fluidly coupled to the first vehicle-side port. A number of the plurality of implement-side ports is greater than a number of the plurality of vehicle-side ports. Additionally, the auxiliary hydraulic manifold may include a pilot-operated check valve fluidly coupled between the first vehicle-side port and the first implement-side port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nathan John Bradley, Ryan Ogg, Michael Vazquez, Courtney Achen, Robert Gerst, Kyler Coates, Andrew Richard Kuntz