Patents by Inventor Stephanie L. Homewood

Stephanie L. Homewood 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).

  • Utility vehicles
    Patent number: 6916142
    Abstract: A utility vehicle for removably mounting and carrying a plurality of different equipment, such as turf maintenance equipment, is provided. The utility vehicle is motorized and has a support frame. A multi-purpose platform is mounted to the support frame. The multi-purpose platform has a plurality of different equipment mounts so configured and arranged to removably mount the plurality of different equipment to the multi-purpose platform. A hydraulic lifting mechanism pivots the multi-purpose platform upward while the equipment is mounted to the multi-purpose platform to provide access to the area of the vehicle underneath the multi-purpose platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Loren F. Hansen, Stephanie L. Homewood, Thomas J. Deves
  • Utility vehicles
    Publication number: 20040013489
    Abstract: A utility vehicle for removably mounting and carrying a plurality of different equipment, such as turf maintenance equipment, is provided. The utility vehicle is motorized and has a support frame. A multi-purpose platform is mounted to the support frame. The multi-purpose platform has a plurality of different equipment mounts so configured and arranged to removably mount the plurality of different equipment to the multi-purpose platform. A hydraulic lifting mechanism pivots the multi-purpose platform upward while the equipment is mounted to the multi-purpose platform to provide access to the area of the vehicle underneath the multi-purpose platform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Loren F. Hansen, Stephanie L. Homewood, Thomas J. Deves