Patents by Inventor Roderic A. Healy

Roderic A. Healy 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).

  • Agricultural implement standard mount
    Patent number: 8413739
    Abstract: An agricultural implement including a coupling mechanism for coupling to a vehicle and a frame having a tool tube with a top, which is coupled to the coupling mechanism. The frame is adapted to be pulled by the vehicle. The agricultural implement includes a plurality of wheel assemblies coupled to the frame, which support the frame above a surface. The agricultural implement includes a tool tube bracket coupled to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a standard having a mounting portion and a tool-receiving portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the tool tube bracket for translational adjustment of a position of the standard relative to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a tool coupled to the tool-receiving portion of the standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Robert T. Casper, Daniel P. Bruns, Roderic A. Healy, Richard J. Connell, Mark D. Beeck
  • AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT STANDARD MOUNT
    Publication number: 20130048324
    Abstract: An agricultural implement including a coupling mechanism for coupling to a vehicle and a frame having a tool tube with a top, which is coupled to the coupling mechanism. The frame is adapted to be pulled by the vehicle. The agricultural implement includes a plurality of wheel assemblies coupled to the frame, which support the frame above a surface. The agricultural implement includes a tool tube bracket coupled to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a standard having a mounting portion and a tool-receiving portion. The mounting portion is coupled to the tool tube bracket for translational adjustment of a position of the standard relative to the tool tube. The agricultural implement includes a tool coupled to the tool-receiving portion of the standard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: ROBERT T. CASPER, Daniel P. Bruns, Roderic A. Healy, Richard J. Connell, Mark D. Beeck