Patents by Inventor SPENCER H. MORRIS

SPENCER H. MORRIS 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).

  • Front PTO implement auto connect system
    Patent number: 10999970
    Abstract: A front PTO implement auto connect system includes a frame having a drive over surface and a pair of rear attachment members automatically and releasably engageable by a tractor rear draft linkage. The system includes a PTO coupling member mounted on the frame, and a front PTO shaft extending forwardly from the frame to a front PTO housing. A front attachment member on the front PTO housing is automatically and releasably engageable by a tractor front hanger. The front PTO implement auto connect system may be picked up with the same or similar linkages used to pick up a mid-mounted implement such as a mower deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Spencer H. Morris, Santosh Khadasare, Sean T. Miller
  • FRONT PTO IMPLEMENT AUTO CONNECT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200309196
    Abstract: A front PTO implement auto connect system includes a frame having a drive over surface and a pair of rear attachment members automatically and releasably engageable by a tractor rear draft linkage. The system includes a PTO coupling member mounted on the frame, and a front PTO shaft extending forwardly from the frame to a front PTO housing. A front attachment member on the front PTO housing is automatically and releasably engageable by a tractor front hanger. The front PTO implement auto connect system may be picked up with the same or similar linkages used to pick up a mid-mounted implement such as a mower deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: SPENCER H. MORRIS, SANTOSH KHADASARE, Sean T. Miller