Patents
US 12156489 B2: Spreader vehicle configuration
- Granted
- 2024-12-03
- Filed
- 2022-03-14 application 17694491
- Type
- Utility · 27 claims
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Abstract
A vehicle has a vehicle frame having a first end and a second end and a first siderail and a second siderail spaced laterally and each extend longitudinally from the first end to the second end. A caster wheel having a lateral axis is rotatably coupled to the vehicle frame towards the first end. Drive wheels defining an axis are rotatably coupled to the vehicle frame towards the second end. A prime mover coupled to the vehicle frame has a base and a vertical driveshaft, which is in operative communication with the drive wheels, extending from the base. The vertical driveshaft has a driveshaft axis closer to the second siderail than the first siderail laterally and closer to the caster wheel axis than the drive wheel axis longitudinally. The base is positioned vertically below most of the length of each of the first siderail and the second siderail.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241203.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey J. Moore | Beatrice, NE | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01C | Planting; sowing; fertilising | A01C17/001 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60K | Arrangement or mounting of propulsion units or of transmissions in vehicles; arrangement or mounting of plural diverse prime-movers in vehicles; auxiliary drives for vehicles; instrumentation or dashboards for vehicles; arrangements in connection with cooling, air intake, gas exhaust or fuel supply of propulsion units in vehicles | B60K5/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60P | Vehicles adapted for load transportation or to transport, to carry, or to comprise special loads or objects | B60P1/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D51/02 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MOORE, JEFFREY J. signed 2022-12-02 | EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED BEATRICE, NE | 62310/848 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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