Patents by Inventor Stephen H. Stuhr

Stephen H. Stuhr 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).

  • Patent number: 7854345
    Abstract: A fuel tank arrangement for a vehicular agricultural applicator is provided. The fuel tank arrangement includes a fuel tank having an interior cavity defined by an uppermost wall, a lowermost wall, and a series of side walls extending therebetween. The interior cavity includes an expansion space defined upwardly in the vertical direction above a maximum fill line. The arrangement further includes a fill neck extending from the uppermost wall to receive the supply of fuel. The fill neck includes an uppermost end opposite a lowermost end that defines the maximum fill line. A bridge that defines a passage therethrough interconnects the fill neck and the expansion space of the fuel tank. A lowermost end of the passage is horizontally aligned at the lowermost end of the fill neck, and the passage extends upwardly in the vertically direction therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Dane M. Kallevig, Kevin C. Lent, Stephen H. Stuhr
  • Publication number: 20070272696
    Abstract: A fuel tank arrangement for a vehicular agricultural applicator is provided. The fuel tank arrangement includes a fuel tank having an interior cavity defined by an uppermost wall, a lowermost wall, and a series of side walls extending therebetween. The interior cavity includes an expansion space defined upwardly in the vertical direction above a maximum fill line. The arrangement further includes a fill neck extending from the uppermost wall to receive the supply of fuel. The fill neck includes an uppermost end opposite a lowermost end that defines the maximum fill line. A bridge that defines a passage therethrough interconnects the fill neck and the expansion space of the fuel tank. A lowermost end of the passage is horizontally aligned at the lowermost end of the fill neck, and the passage extends upwardly in the vertically direction therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Dane M. Kallevig, Kevin C. Lent, Stephen H. Stuhr
  • Patent number: 7237636
    Abstract: A side mounted storage device is provided for an agricultural applicator having a frame assembly in support of a drive unit or engine configured to drive the agricultural applicator on a plurality of wheel assemblies in a forward direction of travel. The storage device includes a fixed storage compartment and a pivotal storage compartment. The pivotal storage compartment is pivotally attached at the forward end of the fixed storage compartment with respect to the forward direction of travel of the agricultural applicator. From a closed position, the pivotal storage compartment is coupled to swing in a radially outward direction with respect to the frame assembly of the agricultural applicator. In a preferred embodiment, the pivotal storage compartment in the open position provides an operator on the ground with ready access to the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Rex L. Ruppert, Stephen H. Stuhr
  • Patent number: D565607
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2008
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Richard A. Moen, Stephen H. Stuhr