Patents by Inventor Travis A. Shekleton
Travis A. Shekleton 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).
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Patent number: 10443209Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, an engine connected to the frame and operable to move the vehicle, an operator cab, a tool, and a boom arm. The boom arm includes a first linkage, a second linkage and a cylinder. The first linkage has a first portion connected to the frame and a second portion spaced from the frame. The second linkage has a first portion connected to the second portion of the first linkage and a second portion connected to the tool, the second linkage movable during boom operation within a first plane. The cylinder has a first portion connected to the first linkage and a second portion connected to the second linkage, such that the first linkage and the cylinder are movable during boom operation within a second plane. The first plane is offset from the second plane.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Nilesh T. Kumbhar, Travis A. Shekleton
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Patent number: 9988786Abstract: A lift linkage assembly for a work machine having a work tool. The lift linkage assembly includes a frame, a boom arm, an upper link, a lower link, and a hydraulic actuator. The boom arm is configured to be pivotally coupled to the work tool and has a surface that defines a longitudinal axis. The upper link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The lower link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The hydraulic actuator has a rod that is pivotally coupled to the boom arm and moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper link, lower link, and hydraulic actuator are each spaced from the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2015Date of Patent: June 5, 2018Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Kyle T. Martin, Travis Shekleton, Andrew W. Kahler, Jeff Ekins, Nilesh Kumbhar
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Publication number: 20180106011Abstract: A vehicle includes a frame, an engine connected to the frame and operable to move the vehicle, an operator cab, a tool, and a boom arm. The boom arm includes a first linkage, a second linkage and a cylinder. The first linkage has a first portion connected to the frame and a second portion spaced from the frame. The second linkage has a first portion connected to the second portion of the first linkage and a second portion connected to the tool, the second linkage movable during boom operation within a first plane. The cylinder has a first portion connected to the first linkage and a second portion connected to the second linkage, such that the first linkage and the cylinder are movable during boom operation within a second plane. The first plane is offset from the second plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2016Publication date: April 19, 2018Inventors: Nilesh T. Kumbhar, Travis A. Shekleton
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Patent number: 9719228Abstract: A work vehicle may include a chassis, linkage, and locking pin. The linkage may include an upper link pivotally connected to the chassis, lower link pivotally connected to the chassis, and boom. The boom may include an upper arm pivotally connected to the upper link, lower arm pivotally connected to the lower link, front arm pivotally connected to a work tool assembly, and locking tab affixed to one of the front arm and the lower arm and protruding from one of the front arm and the lower arm in a direction away from the work tool assembly. The locking pin may be connected to the chassis and extend laterally relative to the chassis from a retracted position outside a travel path of the locking tab to an extended position intersecting the travel path of the locking tab.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: DEERE & COMPANYInventors: Nilesh Kumbhar, Travis A. Shekleton, Kyle T. Martin
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Publication number: 20160281321Abstract: A work vehicle may include a chassis, linkage, and locking pin. The linkage may include an upper link pivotally connected to the chassis, lower link pivotally connected to the chassis, and boom. The boom may include an upper arm pivotally connected to the upper link, lower arm pivotally connected to the lower link, front arm pivotally connected to a work tool assembly, and locking tab affixed to one of the front arm and the lower arm and protruding from one of the front arm and the lower arm in a direction away from the work tool assembly. The locking pin may be connected to the chassis and extend laterally relative to the chassis from a retracted position outside a travel path of the locking tab to an extended position intersecting the travel path of the locking tab.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 24, 2015Publication date: September 29, 2016Inventors: Nilesh Kumbhar, Travis A. Shekleton, Kyle T. Martin
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Publication number: 20150159342Abstract: A lift linkage assembly for a work machine having a work tool. The lift linkage assembly includes a frame, a boom arm, an upper link, a lower link, and a hydraulic actuator. The boom arm is configured to be pivotally coupled to the work tool and has a surface that defines a longitudinal axis. The upper link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The lower link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The hydraulic actuator has a rod that is pivotally coupled to the boom arm and moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper link, lower link, and hydraulic actuator are each spaced from the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2015Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: KYLE T. MARTIN, Travis Shekleton, Andrew W. Kahler, Jeff Ekins, Nilesh Kumbhar
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Patent number: 9017005Abstract: A lift linkage assembly for a work machine having a work tool. The lift linkage assembly includes a frame, a boom arm, an upper link, a lower link, and a hydraulic actuator. The boom arm is configured to be pivotally coupled to the work tool and has a surface that defines a longitudinal axis. The upper link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The lower link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The hydraulic actuator has a rod that is pivotally coupled to the boom arm and moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper link, lower link, and hydraulic actuator are each spaced from the longitudinal axis.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: April 28, 2015Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Kyle T. Martin, Travis Shekleton, Andrew W. Kahler, Jeff Ekins, Nilesh Kumbhar
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Publication number: 20140212254Abstract: The present disclosure provides a lift linkage assembly for a work machine having a work tool. The lift linkage assembly includes a frame, a boom arm, an upper link, a lower link, and a hydraulic actuator. The boom arm is configured to be pivotally coupled to the work tool and has a surface that defines a longitudinal axis. The upper link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The lower link has a first end pivotally coupled to the frame and a second end pivotally coupled to the boom arm. The hydraulic actuator has a rod that is pivotally coupled to the boom arm and moves between a retracted position and an extended position. The upper link, lower link, and hydraulic actuator are each spaced from the longitudinal axis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Deere & CompanyInventors: Kyle T. Martin, Travis Shekleton, Andrew W. Kahler, Jeff Ekins, Nilesh Kumbhar
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Patent number: D692030Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Kyle T. Martin, Travis A. Shekleton, Jeffrey R. Ekins, Andrew W. Kahler, Nilesh Kumbhar, Thomas H. Ward
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Patent number: D692031Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Kyle T. Martin, Travis A. Shekleton, Jeffrey R. Ekins, Andrew W. Kahler, Nilesh Kumbhar, Slade Shepard, Thomas H. Ward
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Patent number: D735774Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Slade Shepard, Kyle T. Martin, Travis A. Shekleton, Thomas H. Ward
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Patent number: D799563Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: Deere & CompanyInventors: Nilesh T. Kumbhar, John Gundupalli, Shahebaz Momin, Sean Mairet, Travis Shekleton