Patents
US 12344333 B2: Brake assembly for a tracked vehicle
- Granted
- 2025-07-01
- Filed
- 2022-11-10 application 17984883
- Type
- Utility · 6 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A farm implement is provided having a frame and first and second track assemblies for assisting in moving the farm implement along a ground surface in a line of travel. The first track assembly and the second track assembly are positioned on opposite lateral sides of the frame. The first track assembly has a first track frame, a first idler wheel, and a first brake assembly. The first idler wheel has an inboard side facing toward a center of the first track frame and an outboard side facing away from the center the first track frame. The first brake assembly has a first disc coupled to the first idler wheel on the outboard side of the first idler wheel, a first caliper couplable to first and second sides of the first disc, and a first torque arm coupled to the first track frame and a spindle of the first idler wheel. The first caliper is mounted on the first torque arm, and the first caliper is configured to clamp down on the first and second sides of the first disc in order to slow and/or stop rotation of the first idler wheel.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250701.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 81 patents | US company or organization | Kalida, OH | UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING CO., INC. 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 D. Van Mill | Shell Rock, IA | 61 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Shawn W. Gerdeman | Delphos, OH | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Walvatne | Parkersburg, IA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D55/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60T | Vehicle brake control systems or parts thereof; brake control systems or parts thereof, in general ; arrangement of braking elements on vehicles in general; portable devices for preventing unwanted movement of vehicles; vehicle modifications to facilitate cooling of brakes | B60T1/065 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16D | Couplings for transmitting rotation; clutches; brakes | F16D51/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D90/10 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-09 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | VAN MILL, MICHAEL D. signed 2019-10-07 WALVATINE, JOHN signed 2019-10-07 GERDEMAN, SHAWN signed 2019-10-10 | UNVERFERTH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. KALIDA, OH | 62045/667 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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