Patents
US 12250903 B2: Grounds maintenance vehicle
- Granted
- 2025-03-18
- Filed
- 2022-02-28 application 17682147
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A grounds maintenance vehicle has a vehicle frame, an implement coupled to the vehicle frame, and a height selection tool configured to change a vertical position of the implement relative to the vehicle frame. The height selection tool has a manually engageable mechanism pivotably coupled to the vehicle frame. Pivoting the manually engageable mechanism relative to the vehicle frame changes the vertical position of the implement relative to the vehicle frame. A locking rail is coupled to the frame, extends adjacently to the pivot pathway, and defines a plurality of latch openings along the pivot pathway. A pawl pivotably coupled to the manually engageable mechanism has a latching end configured pivot into each latch opening to selectively fix the manually engageable mechanism to the locking rail at each of a plurality of incremental locations along the pivot pathway. Each incremental location corresponds to a particular latch opening and defines an operating height of the implement.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250318.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Fredenburg | Hickman, NE | 20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Valerie Jinright | Beatrice, NE | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D34/74 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | FREDENBURG, MICHAEL SHANE signed 2022-08-17 JINRIGHT, VALERIE signed 2022-08-19 | EXMARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY INCORPORATED BEATRICE, NE | 60995/366 | 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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