Vehicle body

- Deere & Company
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Description

FIG. 1 is a elevated right front perspective view of our new design;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of our new design;

FIG. 3 is a right side view thereof; and,

FIG. 4 is a left side view thereof.

Referenced Cited
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5020846 June 4, 1991 Bonnett
Other references
  • Preliminary Feasibility Study, containing information generated and produced by employees of The Dow Chemical Co. and Deere & Company, pages numbered 1-205, including four sub-lettered pages, co-generated prior to Sep. 1, 1989 and confidentially shared between The Dow Chemical Co. and Deere & Company in the U.S.A. The Dow Chemical Co., "If Man Were Meant To Fly, God Would Have Given Him Wings, You'll Never See A Computer Small Enough To Fit On A Desk, Steel Is For Cars, Aluminum Is For Airplanes, Plastic Is For Toys", 12 pages, Apr. 1989, published in U.S.A. Deere & Company, John Deere Riding Mowers, 8 pages, 1990, published in U.S.A. Vicki P. McConnell of the magazine Advanced Composites, In the Fast Track: Composites in Race Cars, 8 pages, Mar.-Apr. 1991, published in U.S.A. Ram Industries brochure entitled Model Ram 80M, 2 pages, date unknown but prior to 1990, published in U.S.A. Honda Power Equipment, America Honda Motor Company, Inc., brochure entitled The Honda Mid-Engine Riding Mower, 4 pages, 1981, published in U.S.A. Private correspondence from Eagle-Picher to a Deere & Company employee in the U.S.A., including two pages of drawings and letter, 5 pages, Mar. 18, 1987. Deere & Company, John Deere Telerobotics, vehicle illustrations, 4 pages, published in U.S.A. prior to 1990. General Electric Co., Systems for Automated Manufacture, 8 pages, date unknown, published in U.S.A. Carron & Company, Inkster, Mich., article entitled All-Plastic Concept Car, 3 pages, Jul. 1987, published in U.S.A. Robert J. Cleereman, Effective Use of Polymers in Durable Goods, 22 pages, Mar. 7, 1988, published in U.S.A.
Patent History
Patent number: D340461
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 14, 1991
Date of Patent: Oct 19, 1993
Assignee: Deere & Company (Moline, IL)
Inventors: Jon M. Patterson (Wauwatosa, WI), Wayne R. Hutchison (Mayville, WI), Eugene G. Hayes (Beaver Dam, WI), Daniel A. Sebben (West Bend, WI), Richard D. Teal (Horicon, WI), Steven C. Wasson (Midland, MI), David R. Daniel (Midland, MI), Earl T. Moore (Midland, MI), Mansour Mirdamadi (Midland, MI), Luis Lorenzo (Midland, MI), Michael J. Coffey (Sanford, MI), Robert J. Cleereman (Midland, MI), James H. Weitz (Ridgewood, NJ), Daniel R. Nickles (Monroe, NY)
Primary Examiner: Bernard Ansher
Assistant Examiner: Sandra Morris
Application Number: 7/716,613
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Rider Type (3) (D15/15)