Patents by Inventor Simon J. Ratcliffe

Simon J. Ratcliffe 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).

  • Publication number: 20220282446
    Abstract: A coupling device connecting a working implement to a working arm of a working machine. The device has a first coupler body, a second coupler body pivotally mounted to the first coupler body, and a third coupler body rotatably mounted to the second coupler body so as to be rotatable about a second axis. The coupling device includes first and second spaced apart actuators configured to tilt the second coupler body relative to the first coupler body, where the coupling device comprises a first end and a second end, and wherein the first and second actuators are arranged on the first end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Applicant: J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Darryl Cottingham, Simon J. Ratcliffe
  • Patent number: 10906448
    Abstract: A dumper vehicle includes: a frame comprising a front end and a rear end; front and rear wheels mounted to the frame; an operator seat mounted to the frame; and an open topped container for carrying a load therein mounted to the frame between the front and rear wheels, wherein the container is moveable between a transport position for transporting a load and a discharge position for discharging of a load; wherein the container defines an upper extent thereof, and wherein said upper extent of the container decreases in height with respect to a lower extent of the wheels towards the front end of the frame, when the container is in the transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: JC Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat, Richard J. Brindle
  • Patent number: 10814764
    Abstract: A dumper vehicle includes: a frame comprising a front end and a rear end; front and rear wheels mounted to the frame; an operator seat mounted to the frame; and an open topped container for carrying a load therein mounted to the frame between the front and rear wheels, wherein the container is moveable between a transport position for transporting a load and a discharge position for discharging of a load; wherein the container defines an upper extent thereof, and wherein said upper extent of the container decreases in height with respect to a lower extent of the wheels towards the front end of the frame, when the container is in the transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat
  • Publication number: 20190031073
    Abstract: A dumper vehicle includes: a frame comprising a front end and a rear end; front and rear wheels mounted to the frame; an operator seat mounted to the frame; and an open topped container for carrying a load therein mounted to the frame between the front and rear wheels, wherein the container is moveable between a transport position for transporting a load and a discharge position for discharging of a load; wherein the container defines an upper extent thereof, and wherein said upper extent of the container decreases in height with respect to a lower extent of the wheels towards the front end of the frame, when the container is in the transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: JC Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat, Richard J. Brindle
  • Publication number: 20180333987
    Abstract: A working machine comprising a chassis; first and second elongate support members, each elongate support member being pivotally coupled to the chassis at a respective pivot point; a first wheel assembly coupled to the first elongate support member and a second wheel assembly coupled to the second elongate support member; a first linear actuator coupled to the first elongate support member and a second linear actuator coupled to the second elongate support member, wherein the elongate support members are movable by operation of the actuators between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. A distance between the first and second wheel assemblies is greater in the deployed configuration than in the stowed configuration. The first and second linear actuators are pivotally coupled to the chassis along a common pivot axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2018
    Publication date: November 22, 2018
    Inventor: Simon J. Ratcliffe
  • Publication number: 20180312096
    Abstract: A dumper vehicle includes: a frame comprising a front end and a rear end; front and rear wheels mounted to the frame; an operator seat mounted to the frame; and an open topped container for carrying a load therein mounted to the frame between the front and rear wheels, wherein the container is moveable between a transport position for transporting a load and a discharge position for discharging of a load; wherein the container defines an upper extent thereof, and wherein said upper extent of the container decreases in height with respect to a lower extent of the wheels towards the front end of the frame, when the container is in the transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators Limited
    Inventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat