Patents by Inventor William Duane Brandt

William Duane Brandt 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).

  • Electro-hydraulic feed delivery system
    Patent number: 10718100
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a feed delivery unit according to the present disclosure may include a pump configured to supply a total flow, the pump including at least one suction port configured to be connected to a reservoir and at least one outlet port configured to be connected to a supply line, a control valve fluidly coupled to the pump and including a plurality of valve sections, the control valve being coupled to the pump such that the total flow supplied by the pump is distributed among the plurality of valve sections, and wherein each valve section of the plurality of valve sections is configured to control a direction of flow of a portion of the total flow, and a plurality of hydraulic motors fluidly coupled to the pump via the control valve, each of the motors being configured to drive a respective auger of the feed delivery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Van-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: William Duane Brandt, Samual Francis Newbauer, Dave Heiling
  • ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC FEED DELIVERY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20180142445
    Abstract: A hydraulic system for a feed delivery unit according to the present disclosure may include a pump configured to supply a total flow, the pump including at least one suction port configured to be connected to a reservoir and at least one outlet port configured to be connected to a supply line, a control valve fluidly coupled to the pump and including a plurality of valve sections, the control valve being coupled to the pump such that the total flow supplied by the pump is distributed among the plurality of valve sections, and wherein each valve section of the plurality of valve sections is configured to control a direction of flow of a portion of the total flow, and a plurality of hydraulic motors fluidly coupled to the pump via the control valve, each of the motors being configured to drive a respective auger of the feed delivery unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Van-Tech Corporation
    Inventors: William Duane Brandt, Samual Francis Newbauer, Dave Heiling