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).
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Patent number: 12421687Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 23, 2025Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Darryl Cottingham, Simon J. Ratcliffe, Jamie Thomas Lewis Shenton
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Publication number: 20220282446Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: J.C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Darryl Cottingham, Simon J. Ratcliffe
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Patent number: 10906448Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: JC Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat, Richard J. Brindle
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Patent number: 10814764Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: April 27, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: J. C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat
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Publication number: 20190031073Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: JC Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat, Richard J. Brindle
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Publication number: 20180333987Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2018Publication date: November 22, 2018Inventor: Simon J. Ratcliffe
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Publication number: 20180312096Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: J. C. Bamford Excavators LimitedInventors: Simon J. Ratcliffe, Christopher J. Streat