Patents by Inventor Steven L. Niewohner

Steven L. Niewohner 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: 7681534
    Abstract: A gate is operatively secured to the three-point hitch of a vehicle such as a tractor or the like and is movable between a forwardly extending transport position at one side of the vehicle, a substantially vertically disposed second position, and a third rearwardly extending position to close an opening in a fence or the like. The gate may be moved by an electrical motor/gearbox or a hydraulic motor/gearbox and is radio controllable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Inventor: Steven L. Niewohner
  • Patent number: 6390750
    Abstract: A side dump box for dumping the ingredients of a feed ration into a feed mixing truck is provided. A side dump box is pivotally moved on a pair of upwardly and outwardly extending slides to enable the side dump box to be elevated from a lower position to an elevated position and then pivotally moved so that contents of the side dump box may be dumped into the interior of a feed mixing truck. The side dump box includes a plurality of load cells which indicate the amount of ingredients, by weight, placed in the interior of the side dump box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2002
    Inventor: Steven L. Niewohner