Patents
US 11864492 B2: Implement drive system and grounds maintenance vehicle incorporating same
- Granted
- 2024-01-09
- Filed
- 2019-05-03 application 16403436
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Various embodiments of a grounds maintenance vehicle are described herein. The vehicle includes a frame and an implement connected to the frame. The implement includes a housing, a first spindle pulley, and a second spindle pulley. The vehicle further includes a power system having a prime mover and an implement drive system. The implement drive system includes a drive pulley connected to the prime mover, an idler pulley, and an endless belt engaging the drive pulley, the idler pulley, the first spindle pulley, and the second spindle pulley. A first longitudinal distance between an idler pulley axis and a drive pulley axis is greater than a second longitudinal distance between a first spindle pulley axis and the drive pulley axis and a third longitudinal distance between a second spindle pulley axis and the drive pulley axis.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240109.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED 69 patents | US company or organization | Beatrice, NE | Exmark Manufacturing Company Incorporated State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickolas T. Moore | Beatrice, NE | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/76 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16H | Gearing | F16H7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D11/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOORE, NICKOLAS T. signed 2019-06-13 | EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INCORPORATED BEATRICE, NE | 49487/881 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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