35 patents
Utility
Containment Plow
21 Dec 23
A containment plow adapted to be mounted to a vehicle such as a skid steer, a wheeled loader, or a tractor, comprises a moldboard frame, a moldboard mounted to the moldboard frame, a moldboard cutting edge mounted to a lower edge of the moldboard and comprising a plurality of cutting edge segments, each moldboard cutting edge segment mounted so as to have two rotational degrees of freedom movement relative to the moldboard and one translational degree of freedom movement relative to the moldboard, and a moldboard extension and wing assembly connected to the moldboard frame adjacent each end of the moldboard.
Derek William Adam, Benjamin Chadwick Altfillisch, David N. Bloxdorf, Christopher David Damon, Christopher Aaron Horn, Tyler David Gentz
Filed: 27 Jul 23
Utility
Containment Plow
14 Dec 23
A containment plow adapted to be mounted to a vehicle such as a skid steer, a wheeled loader, or a tractor comprises a moldboard frame, a moldboard mounted to the moldboard frame, a wing pivotally connected to the moldboard frame adjacent each end of the moldboard, a moldboard cutting edge mounted to a lower edge of the moldboard and comprising a plurality of cutting edge segments, and a wing cutting edge mounted to a lower edge of each wing.
Derek William Adam, Benjamin Chadwick Altfillisch, David N. Bloxdorf, Christopher David Damon
Filed: 9 Nov 22
Utility
Containment Plow
14 Dec 23
A containment plow adapted to be mounted to a vehicle such as a skid steer, a wheeled loader, or a tractor comprises a moldboard frame, a moldboard mounted to the moldboard frame, a wing pivotally connected to the moldboard frame adjacent each end of the moldboard, a moldboard cutting edge mounted to a lower edge of the moldboard and comprising a plurality of cutting edge segments, and a wing cutting edge mounted to a lower edge of each wing.
Derek William Adam, Benjamin Chadwick Altfillisch, David N. Bloxdorf, Christopher David Damon, Christopher Aaron Horn
Filed: 14 Jun 22
Utility
Spreader or Sprayer and Control System Therefore
28 Sep 23
A vehicle mounted spreader for spreading materials such as sand, salt, or other granular chemicals onto snow and ice covered road surfaces comprises a hopper for containing the material to be spread, a spinner for spreading the material, a conveyor for conveying the material from the hopper to the spinner, a vehicle speed sensor, a load sensor, and a controller programmed with an intended density of material (e.g., pounds per acre) and desired width of coverage; within the controller the vehicle speed sensor measurement and load sensor inputs are processed to generate outputs to control the speed of the conveyor and spinner, to both control the rate of material distribution and the pattern of material distribution to approach the intended density and width.
Seth Thomas Bergerud, Bob W. Iverson, Benjamin Richard Koch, Jakob C. Low, Andrew Craig Mills
Filed: 22 Feb 23
Utility
Spreader or Sprayer and Control System Therefore
28 Sep 23
A vehicle mounted spreader for spreading materials such as sand, salt, or other granular chemicals onto snow and ice covered road surfaces comprises a hopper for containing the material to be spread, a spinner for spreading the material, a conveyor for conveying the material from the hopper to the spinner, a vehicle speed sensor, a load sensor, a road condition sensor, and a controller programmed with an intended density of material (e.g., pounds per acre) and desired width of coverage; within the controller the vehicle speed sensor measurement and load and road sensor inputs are processed to generate outputs to control the speed of the conveyor and spinner, to both control the rate of material distribution and the pattern of material distribution to approach the intended density and width.
Bob W. Iverson, Jeffery Scott De Ruyter, Tucker Evans Hill, Andrew Joseph Janowicz, Jason Nathanael Sievert
Filed: 24 Mar 23
Utility
Convertible Snow Plow
21 Sep 23
A convertible snow plow comprises a support frame having a forward end and a rearward end, the rearward end adapted to be mounted to a vehicle, a pair of plow blades hinged together along inboard ends of the blades at a hinge at the forward end of the support frame, an actuator having opposite ends, one end connected to the support frame, and a two-position linkage connected to the other end of the actuator and to at least one of the blades.
Gatesy R.C.D. Gates, Andre Valmont Leblond
Filed: 17 Mar 22
Utility
Brine machine and method
22 Aug 23
A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper.
Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
Filed: 1 Mar 21
Utility
Spreader with Shaftless Auger
10 Aug 23
A spreader comprises a hopper for containing sand, salt or other granular material to be spread upon snow or ice on paved surfaces, the hopper being adapted to be installed in or on a bed of a truck, the hopper having a trough, a shaftless auger positioned in the trough, an auger motor for driving the auger, a spinner positioned at one end of the auger for slinging the granular material upon the snow or ice, a spinner motor for driving the spinner, and at least one keeper supported by the trough and extending over the auger for retaining the auger in place during operation and thereby reducing flexure of the auger and resulting loss of efficiency of material transport by the auger during operation of the spreader.
Ryan Fossett, Christopher Aaron Horn, Gregory B. Neilson, Paul Yagiela
Filed: 17 Apr 23
Utility
Shelving Systems
20 Jul 23
A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein.
Charles L. Hanley
Filed: 27 Feb 23
Utility
Shelving systems
21 Mar 23
A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein.
Charles L. Hanley
Filed: 25 Jan 21
Utility
Snow plow and mount assembly
17 Jan 23
A snow plow and mount frame assembly permits an operator to attach and detach a snow plow to and from a mount frame secured to a vehicle, without the operator exiting a cab of the vehicle.
Chad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Gerald L. Depies, Christopher Aaron Horn, Bob Iverson, Matthew Terran Kaminecki, Leonard D. Morris
Filed: 6 Dec 19
Utility
Spreader
27 Dec 22
A vehicle mounted spreader for spreading materials such as sand, salt, or other granular chemicals onto snow and ice covered paved surfaces comprises a material container for containing the material to be spread, a liquid container for containing liquid with which to pre-wet the material, a spinner for spreading the pre-wet material, an auger for conveying the material to the spinner, a liquid applicator for applying liquid to the material to pre-wet the material, and a paddle mixer mounted to an end of the auger adjacent the liquid applicator for mixing the liquid and the material.
Ryan Benesch, Jeffrey Krogmann
Filed: 30 Aug 18
Utility
Snow plow and mount assembly
15 Nov 22
A snow plow and mount frame assembly permits an operator to attach a snow plow to a mount frame secured to a vehicle, without the operator exiting a cab of the vehicle.
Chad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Gerald L. Depies, Christopher Aaron Horn, Bob Iverson, Leonard D. Morris
Filed: 26 Jun 19
Utility
Snow Plow and Mount Assembly
13 Oct 22
A snow plow and mount frame assembly permits an operator to attach a snow plow to a mount frame secured to a vehicle, without the operator exiting a cab of the vehicle.
Chad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Gerald L. Depies, Christopher Aaron Horn, Bob W. Iverson, Leonard D. Morris
Filed: 27 Jun 22
Utility
Snow plow and mount assembly
30 Aug 22
A snow plow and mount assembly has a mount frame, an A-frame, a lift frame, a plow blade, an actuator, arms, receivers, recesses, hitch pins, a latch mechanism, and a latch lever.
Chad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Christopher A. Dominguez, Matthew Terran Kaminecki
Filed: 10 Aug 20
Utility
Snow plow and mount assembly
17 May 22
A snow plow and mount assembly has a mount frame, an A-frame, a lift frame, a plow blade, an actuator, arms, receivers, recesses, hitch pins, a latch mechanism, and a latch lever.
Chad Thomas Barker, David N. Bloxdorf, Matthew Thoma Curran, Christopher A. Dominguez, Matthew Terran Kaminecki
Filed: 10 Aug 20
Utility
Snow Plow Assembly
14 Apr 22
A snow plow assembly comprises an angle frame adapted to be operably mounted to a vehicle, a quadrant frame, a plow blade mounted to the quadrant frame, a drive link pivotally connected to the angle frame and the quadrant frame at first and second pivot points, respectively, a swing link pivotally connected to the angle frame and the quadrant frame at third and fourth pivot points, respectively, the angle frame, quadrant frame, drive link, and swing link, and the first, second, third, and fourth pivot points defining a four-bar linkage, and a first actuator pivotally connected on one end to the angle frame at a fifth pivot point and pivotally connected on the other end to the drive link at a sixth pivot point, wherein extending the first actuator causes the quadrant frame and hence the plow blade to rotate in a first direction from a neutral position generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the vehicle, and retracting the first actuator causes the quadrant frame and hence the plow blade to rotate in a second opposite direction from the neutral position.
Gatesy R.C.D. Gates, Andre Valmont Leblond, Craig D. MacIntosh
Filed: 12 Oct 21
Utility
Brine Machine and Method
17 Jun 21
A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper.
Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
Filed: 1 Mar 21
Utility
Shelving Systems
20 May 21
A shelving system includes side members that each define a first channel having a slide disposed therein.
Charles L. Hanley
Filed: 25 Jan 21
Utility
Brine machine and method
30 Mar 21
A brine machine comprises a salt hopper, a source of water for wetting salt in the salt hopper, a brine hopper positioned in side-by-side relation relative to the salt hopper, a filter providing fluid communication between the salt hopper and the brine hopper, a generally horizontal auger positioned in a base of the salt hopper, and an upwardly directed lift auger having a first end in operable association with an end of the horizontal auger and a second discharge end positioned above a level of brine in the brine hopper.
Clay Houston Hildreth, Andrew John Humke
Filed: 26 Apr 18