Patents by Inventor Terry Ray Schwalenberg

Terry Ray Schwalenberg 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).

  • Apparatus and method for attaching a utility vehicle 3-point hitch to an implement bracket
    Patent number: 8353359
    Abstract: A connecting apparatus and method of using the apparatus provide for attaching an implement to a utility vehicle that has a 3-point hitch including lower lift arms and connecting arms attached to rockshaft arms. The attachment apparatus and corresponding method include a lift support attached to the lower lift arms of the 3-point hitch. This combination of the lift support and lower lift arms provides for the hydraulic positioning of the implement, so that the implement (and/or brackets attached to the implement) may be attached to the utility vehicle (and/or brackets attached to the utility vehicle) without removing the lower lift arms and connecting arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2013
    Assignee: Amerequip Corporation
    Inventors: Terry Ray Schwalenberg, Eric James Muehlbauer
  • UTILITY VEHICLE ATTACHMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20120085559
    Abstract: Disclosed are a connecting apparatus, and method of using the apparatus, that provides for safely and easily attaching an implement to a utility vehicle that has a 3-point hitch. The attachment apparatus and corresponding method include a lift support attached to the lower lift arms of the 3-point hitch. This combination of the lift support and lower lift arms provides for the hydraulic positioning of the implement, so that the implement (and/or brackets attached to the implement) may be attached to the utility vehicle (and/or brackets attached to the utility vehicle), thus providing for a more secure and rigid attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Inventors: Terry Ray Schwalenberg, Eric James Muehlbauer