Patents
US 11991959 B2: Work implement, work vehicle and method
- Granted
- 2024-05-28
- Filed
- 2020-08-28 application 17005437
- Type
- Utility · 25 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A work implement for a work vehicle includes a boom having a chassis attachment end and an arm attachment end, an arm including a boom attachment end and a tool attachment end, and a work tool coupled to the tool attachment end of the arm. The boom attachment end is pivotally coupled to the arm attachment end of the boom. At least one of the boom and the arm includes a first portion and a second portion movably coupled to the first portion between a first orientation with respect to the first portion and a second orientation with respect to the first portion. At least one fastener is coupled between the first and second portions to selectively secure the second portion in the first orientation and the second orientation with respect to the first portion.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240528.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. 19 patents | US company or organization | Peoria, IL | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Schierschmidt | Elder Mountain, TN | 7 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Miteshkumar Hasmukhlal Patel | Falling Water, TN | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andre Lacoursiere | Rivers, CA | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01G | Horticulture; cultivation of vegetables, flowers, rice, fruit, vines, hops or seaweed; forestry; watering | A01G23/091 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| E02F | Dredging; soil-shifting | E02F3/369 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-28 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LACOURSIERE, ANDRE signed 2020-08-20 PATEL, MITESHKUMAR signed 2020-08-20 SCHIERSCHMIDT, WILLIAM signed 2020-08-20 | KOMATSU AMERICA CORP. CHICAGO, IL | 54869/583 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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