Patents by Inventor William James Smart

William James Smart 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).

  • Motor grader with adjustable front wheel structure
    Patent number: 7735574
    Abstract: A motor grader has an ordinary direction of travel, has a forward end and a rearward end as defined by the ordinary direction of travel, and has two opposed sides. At least one set of front wheels is steerably mounted on the opposed sides of the motor grader adjacent the forward end, with one front wheel in each set mounted on each opposed side of the motor grader. At least one front wheel in each set of front wheels is movably mounted to the motor grader and can be selectively positioned such that each front wheel on one side of the motor grader is further away from the rearward end than the other front wheel in that set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Volvo Road Machinery, Ltd.
    Inventors: William James Smart, Edward McGugan