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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4331208 | Hydromechanical steering differential Crawler tractor adapted for stepless hydromechanical steering by driving. The power train terminates in a novel hydromechanical steering differential delivering its output to an oppositely extending pair of axles at the sides of the tractor, and forced by... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4303140 | Transport apparatus for heavy open-cast working equipment Transport apparatus is provided for heavy duty equipment which allows for the interchangeable connection of the caterpillar power drive units used for transport of a plurality of supporting frames holding different pieces of heavy equipment. A lesser numb... | 12/01/1981 |
| 4299300 | Vehicle steering brake and clutch control A crawler tractor vehicle having steering clutches and associated steering brake includes a control apparatus for each clutch and brake system, including a valve made up of a valve body, and a clutch valving spool and a brake valving spool movably associa... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4274502 | All-terrain amphibious vehicle An automotive vehicle is provided, for use inter alia as a mobile anti-tank guided missile-firing platform, which is sufficiently inexpensive to be expendable in battle and can be readily carried by a helicopter. The vehicle has a main frame comprising a ... | 06/23/1981 |
| 4273206 | Torque converter A torque converter comprises an input member and an output member that are interconnected by a planetary gear arrangement. A planet carrier of the planetary gear arrangement is driven by the input member and a sun wheel of the planetary gear arrangement i... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4258486 | Scooper-excavator The scooper-excavator is self-propelling and comprises a chassis having a roughly U-shape in its horizontal plane. A bucket-wheel is mounted to be rotatable about a horizontal axis which is fixed relative to the chassis and is engaged at least partly betw... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4253555 | Vehicle steering brake and clutch control A crawler tractor vehicle having steering clutches and associated steering brake includes a control apparatus for each clutch and brake system, including a valve made up of a valve body, and a clutch valving spool and a brake valving spool movably associa... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4230198 | Fluid-stream driven ground vehicle The vehicle has a body provided with ground-engaging portions and has an imaginary longitudinal medial vertical face of symmetry. At least one pair of devices which produce fluid streams is disposed substantially symmetrically on opposite sides of the fac... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4223753 | Omni-directional transport device An apparatus for producing or measuring omni-directional motion of the apparatus upon a relatively smooth but not necessarily planar surface and/or for producing or measuring omni-directional movement of the surface relative to the apparatus. The transpor... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4174013 | Mine car A fire safety transmission apparatus comprising an explosion-proof container, an adapter plate secured to the container, a cylindrical sleeve mounted to the adapter plate defining a central bore, allowing communication with the interior of the container. ... | 11/13/1979 |
| 4158968 | Hand control system for a tractor A hand control system for a tractor having several controllable units such as hydraulic and brake units. A tubular member is rotatably mounted about its longitudinal axis and it connects to one of the units for actuating the same, and a member is pivotall... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4154314 | Steering mechanism for vehicles A steering mechanism for a vehicle comprising a first control member for operating a steering clutch and a steering brake on the left side of the vehicle, a second control member for operating a steering clutch and a steering brake on the right side of th... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4147034 | Hydraulic system with priority control A hydraulic system including a pressure and flow compensated pump, a source of pilot fluid under pressure, a plurality of hydraulic circuits each including a work performing device, a plurality of controls, one for each circuit, each including a pilot ope... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4144944 | Drive and steering mechanism for a vehicle Drive and steering mechanism for a vehicle embodying a frame supported by a pair of transversely spaced wheels separately connected to a pair of transverse shafts rotatable about a common axis with adjacent ends being rotatable relative to each other. A s... | 03/20/1979 |
| 4133404 | Automatic lawn mower An automatic lawn mower operable to cut about the periphery of a lawn, moving inwardly, and automatically shutting off at the conclusion of the cutting operation. A cut border is placed about the periphery of the lawn to be mowed and also about any obstac... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4116298 | Angled roll axis suspension for off-road vehicles An off-road vehicle of the large relatively slow earthmoving type having a rear frame with a set of wheels and having, at its forward end, a front frame, for example in the form of an axle assembly, mounting a set of steerable wheels and with means for dr... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4116291 | Integrated steering control for tracked vehicles A crawler tracked vehicle of the type including right and left crawler tracks is provided and includes a prime mover drivingly connected to the crawler tracks through a differential, or the equivalent, as well as separate clutch and brake mechanisms inter... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4101004 | Drive and steering apparatus A drive and steering apparatus for a vehicle of a type having ground engaging wheels or tracks on each side thereof. A shaft rotatably connected to the frame of the vehicle is selectively rotated by a motor through a drive train. A first drive assembly is... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4093048 | Vehicle steering brake and clutch control A crawler tractor vehicle having steering clutches and associated steering brake includes a control apparatus for each clutch and brake system, including a valve made up of a valve body, and a clutch valving spool and a brake valving spool movably associa... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4088209 | Steering clutch and brake control apparatus Apparatus for controlling steering clutches and independent brakes of a vehicle comprising a steering device responsive to a pair of clutch actuating steering levers for selectively and independently disengaging the clutches for steering purposes. Operati... | 05/09/1978 |
| 4085697 | All-terrain vehicle A steering and transmission arrangement for an off-road all-terrain vehicle provides for the drive ratios to each of the vehicle wheels to be geared up and down in unison so that each wheel receives a torque which is an average of the torque requirements ... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4063611 | Surface effect vehicle A surface effect vehicle wherein wheels or other ground contacting devices are utilized for propulsion and/or steering. The air or gas cushion forces are used only for hull suspension or floatation purposes.... | 12/20/1977 |
| 4009761 | Skid steer vehicle A loader or other vehicle provided with three pairs of wheels located as closely to each other as is practical while allowing a small space between the peripheral surfaces of adjacent wheels; the axles of the three pairs of wheels extending transversely o... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3964327 | Automatic synchronized pitch controls for pairs of driver and driven V pulley drives In a vehicle or the like, a source of power is connected to a drive shaft. Two pairs of pulley halves are splined to this shaft and can be moved apart and together and are rotated by the shaft. Driven shafts also carry pairs of pulley halves which are spl... | 06/22/1976 |
