Patents by Inventor William John Dietrich

William John Dietrich 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: 4117892
    Abstract: A folding tool bar system for agricultural use includes a cross frame rigidly secured to a main frame at a position forward of the support wheels and rear-folding wings. Ground implements are mounted on the wings and cross frame at equal lateral spacing across the entire system when the wings are extended for use. The innermost sections of the wings are free of implements to facilitate folding the wings rearwardly for road travel without interference between the wheels and the center implements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 3, 1978
    Assignee: DMI, Inc.
    Inventors: William John Dietrich, Sr., Cary Leon Sizelove
  • Patent number: 4049063
    Abstract: A plow system includes a number of individual plow units mounted on a beam which is inclined relative to the direction of travel of a traction vehicle. The units are mounted for continuous rotation about vertical axes so that they may be opened or closed to adjust the width of a cut between adjacent units over a continuous, wide range. The plow unit is supported by a forward furrow wheel located to ride in previously-plowed ground and a rear furrow wheel, and the main frame is pulled by a tongue or draft member connected between a tractor hitch and an intermediate location of the inclined beam. A hydraulic unit adjusts the individual plow units in unison, and at the same time, through a linkage, adjusts the tongue relative to the inclined beam to keep the forward furrow wheel at a constant distance from the rear tractor wheel for all width adjustments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 20, 1977
    Assignee: DMI, Inc.
    Inventor: William John Dietrich