Patents
US 8505976 B2: Tank support assembly for a crop sprayer
- Granted
- 2013-08-13
- Filed
- 2011-07-23 application 13189495
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A crop sprayer comprises a main frame including a first elongated frame rail and a second elongated frame rail that are spaced apart from each other. A first elongated tank support is secured in fixed relation to the first elongated frame rail and includes a first elongated convex support surface. A second elongated tank support is secured in fixed relation to second elongated frame rail and includes a second elongated convex support surface. The second elongated tank support is spaced apart from the first elongated tank support to define a sump space therebetween. The crop sprayer includes a product tank defining a first cavity that is configured to contain a first quantity of fluid therein. The product tank includes i) a first elongated concave support surface, and ii) a second elongated concave support surface. The first elongated convex support surface is positioned in mating contact with the first elongated concave support surface. The second elongated convex support surface is positioned in mating contact with the second elongated concave support surface. The first elongated concave support surface and second elongated concave support surface define a product sump portion of the product tank. The product sump portion is at least partially positioned in the sump space.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg130813.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET Works, LLC 14 patents | US company or organization | Mooresville, IN | ET WORKS, INC State business registration FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad A. Ringer | Trafalgar, IN | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Justin Honegger | Plainfield, IN | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ryan Larsh | Bargersville, IN | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jarrett Waters | Camby, IN | 15 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | B60K13/04 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A01M | Catching, trapping or scaring of animals ; apparatus for the destruction of noxious animals or noxious plants | A01M7/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60G | Vehicle suspension arrangements | B60G9/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B60R | Vehicles, vehicle fittings, or vehicle parts, not otherwise provided for | B60R3/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B62D | Motor vehicles; trailers | B62D33/0617 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F01N | Gas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for machines or engines in general; gas-flow silencers or exhaust apparatus for internal-combustion engines | F01N13/08 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| F16J | Pistons ; cylinders; sealings | F16J12/00 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H01L | Semiconductor devices not covered by class h10 | H01L2924/0002 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Y10T | Technical subjects covered by former us classification | Y10T137/794 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ET WORKS, INC. signed 2018-08-24 | EXEL INDUSTRIES EPERNAY | 49214/88 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2019-05-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ET WORKS, LLC signed 2018-08-24 | ET WORKS, INC. MOORESVILLE, IN | 49213/869 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2012-11-12 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HONEGGER, JUSTIN signed 2012-10-24 LARSH, RYAN signed 2012-10-24 RINGER, CHAD signed 2012-10-24 WATERS, JARRETT signed 2012-10-24 | ET WORKS, LLC MOORESVILLE, IN | 29279/26 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2011-10-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HONEGGER, JUSTIN signed 2011-09-16 LARSH, RYAN signed 2011-09-16 RINGER, CHAD signed 2011-09-16 WATERS, JARRETT signed 2011-09-16 | EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. MOORESVILLE, IN | 27044/705 | 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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