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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8038380 | Position indication mechanism for a loader bucket A bucket position indication mechanism is provided for a material handling machine. The material handling machine includes a bucket and an operator's control station. The bucket position indication mechanism includes at least one position indicating element attached... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8016540 | Boom A pivoted coupling member of a two-piece boom can be shared with standard booms. The boom comprises a first boom having, on the base end side, a pivoted coupling member that is pivotably coupled to a boom support section, and a second boom in which the base end side... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7934899 | Bucket attachment for loader An attachment useful with a mobile platform is provided for containing and selectively pouring flowable materials. The attachment has an elongated spout extending outwardly and upwardly from a forward wall of the attachment. Rear and side splash guards may be provid... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7828505 | Loading device for working machine A lift arm having a plate-like structure that is capable of taking a large load is realized without increasing a plate thickness and at low cost. The structure with required strength and of low cost is realized by a simple construction and achieves, at the same time... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7789613 | Bucket loader for small tractors and all terrain vehicles A control apparatus for a bucket loader allows a single linear actuator to provide multiple operative functions for the bucket loader. A selector link is pivotally mounted on the back plate of loader bucket to selectively connect the back plate to the base portion o... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780395 | Lift arm for skid-steer loader A lift arm for a skid-steel loader, in which a pair of right and left lift arms are divided in two so that they are constituted as first arm portions and second arm portions. Each of the first arm portions is constituted as a long member which is constituted from a ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7762758 | Directional bushing A directional bushing is provided for a pinned joint of an articulated structure such as a front end loader used with a work vehicle. The bushing has an annular ring portion and an oblong flange portion. The flange portion extends angularly outward from one side of ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7670099 | Working arm for construction machine and method of producing the same A wide plate-like material (27), having thin and thick wall portions in a transverse direction, is prepared by alternately joining one of flat thin plates (28, 29) and one of thick corner plates (30) or thick plates (31). The wide plate-l... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7520713 | Boom assembly There is provided a boom assembly bent at the center in a longitudinal direction so as to form a round shape protruding upward when seen from the side, comprising; a front boom sub assembly (47), the front boom sub assembly constituting the front of the cente... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7448841 | Front device An upper boom is constituted by a box member having a shape like a box that includes an upper flange, a lower flange, a left web and a right web, and bosses that are welded to both ends of the box member. Bent plate portions which are bent inward are provided at bot... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442001 | Boom assembly A boom assembly is bent at a longitudinal center portion thereof to present an upwardly convex shape. The assembly includes a front boom body and a rear boom body. The front boom body and the rear main body each includes a main body consisting essentially of a pair ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429158 | Expandable implement attachment An expandable implement attachment selectively connectable to a vehicle and having a frame assembly, a first bucket member laterally fixed to the frame assembly and a second bucket member laterally moveable relative to the frame assembly to provide a bucket with an ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7415748 | Vacuum implement for use with a skid steer A portable vacuum implement for use with a skid steer vehicle has a frame, a skid steer mounting saddle coupled to the frame and a motor mounted to the frame. A vacuum pump mounted on the frame is coupled to the motor so that the motor drives the vacuum pump. A coll... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7354238 | Work vehicle A work vehicle includes a pair of, right and left booms detachably attached to a vehicle body, an implement attached to leading ends of the booms and a stand for supporting the booms with the implement being placed on a ground surface when the booms are detached fro... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354239 | Attachment device for a loader bucket or fork A mounting device for securing a grapple tooth bar to a loader bucket or fork includes at least one guide arm rotatably secured to the loader bucket or fork and having a distal end. A grapple tooth bar mounting bracket is attached to the distal end of the guide arm ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351028 | Work machine adapter and method Adapter for mounting on a work machine comprising an attachment for individually attaching one or more working implements to the work machine and allowing lateral rotation or tilting of the working implement, thereby raising one lateral end of the implement while si... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7314342 | Cement hopper attachment for skid steer loader The cement hopper attachment includes a raised hopper supported atop two uprights extending from a rectangular base. The hopper has a forward mounted gate and cement chute. A hydraulic cylinder operatively connected to the skid steer's auxiliary hydraulic controls a... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287949 | Mobile apparatus for earth moving and other operations such as lifting and displacing of loads Disclosed is a mobile apparatus for earth moving and other operations, such as lifting and displacing loads. A frame is displaceable on wheels. An articulated operating arm is supported by the frame for carrying an implement, for instance a container, a digger bucke... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281838 | Material mixing chamber installed in the bucket of a skid loader or backhoe type vehicle A material mixing chamber inserted into the bucket of an existing loader or backhoe, which provides the power source for the up and down motion creating gravity flow in the chamber. In said chamber a plurality of unique diffusers are affixed in a symmetrical stagger... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273342 | Boom extension for a construction vehicle A non-articulated boom extension is designed to be attached to the moveable support arm of a skid steer loader or similar construction vehicle, to increase both horizontal and vertical reach capabilities of the vehicle. The boom extension is formed with two longitud... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7244092 | Car lifting platform A car lifting platform including a plurality of “L” shaped forks in a parallel mounting arrangement with plates interconnecting the forks. The plates are secured (typically by welding) to the forks and extend substantially along the horizontal leg of the “L”... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240441 | Excavator thumb for use with excavator equipment An excavator thumb assembly for use with an excavator having a boom, a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic cylinder shaft that extends and retracts from the hydraulic cylinder, and a bucket pivotally attached to an end of the boom and operatively attached to the hydraul... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7241101 | Double action grab fork and method A double action grab fork is provided according to the invention. The double action grab fork includes an upper grab member, a lower grab member, and an arm. The upper grab member has an upper grab end and an upper grab body. The lower grab member has a lower grab e... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234910 | Bucket for pin grabber coupler A bucket has a pair of longitudinally parallel and spaced apart pins for attaching to a pin grabber quick coupler. The pins may require removal from the bucket for repair or replacement if the pins are damaged. One or more windows are formed in the side of the bucke... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7223062 | Front end loader tactical boom apparatus A front end loader tactical boom apparatus providing a means of penetrating walls for the purposes of gathering intelligence and the dispensation of suppression agents. The tactical boom apparatus my be readily assembled at a given site with varying boom lengths and... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7204378 | Goods transshipment apparatus A goods transshipment apparatus having a mobile substructure with a superstructure mounted so as to be rotatable relative to said substructure and having a driver's cab and engine compartment and a jib or jib system jointed to the superstructure wherein the superstr... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7182173 | Material-handling device for aerial work platform An improved aerial work apparatus of the type having an aerial work platform attached to the distal end of a boom mounted to a mobile chassis comprising a material-handling device mounted with respect to the platform. Preferably, the material-handling device is eith... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182568 | Bale handling apparatus The invention provides a bale handling apparatus capable of being used to lift and transport two similar bales in a substantially side-by-side manner. The apparatus includes at least two vertically and horizontally offset main spears. Each main spear is grouped with... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7181322 | Ammunition loading vehicle and method A motorized hydraulically-operated and driven aircraft loading vehicle is particularly suited for the loading of bombs, which are raised by a pair of hydraulically-operated arms. Vehicle has two selectable operation modes. A first, working mode provides four-wheel h... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7165929 | Load bearing member arrangement and method In the design of load bearing members for use in work machines, it is oftentimes beneficial to minimize the weight of such structures which, in turn, may allow for increased payloads and decreased cycle times of the work machine. A load bearing arrangement for use w... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7165930 | Co-operatively actuating thumb apparatus An actuated mechanical thumb apparatus is provided that pivots in compliment to the hinging of a bucket or similar hydraulically actuated attachment, as employed with conventional heavy equipment, such as backhoes and excavators. The thumb co-operatively actuates wi... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7162817 | Wheel loader The lifting frame with Z-kinematics of a wheel loader comprises an accessory arm with a lifting cylinder coupled to the vehicle frame or to the truck front-end and a rocker-type reversing lever coupled to the accessory arm, to the ends of which reversing lever the t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7160076 | Work machine with boom stop A work machine has a lift arm assembly pivotably coupled to a frame assembly at a forward frame pivot. The lift arm assembly includes a pair of spaced-apart lift arms and an extensible lift cylinder. The lift cylinder is pivotably coupled to the lift arms at a lift ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156236 | Machine for removing articles deposited on the ground A machine for removing articles such as debris and the like deposited on a tract of ground, comprising a wheel unit; a support frame mounted on said wheel unit, having means for advancing said machine along said tract of ground; a endless conveyor mounted on said su... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7111419 | Thumb for a backhoe A digging implement (10) including an extendable linkage (12) including a bucket (14) and a thumb assembly (34) for holding materials in the bucket (14). The thumb assembly (34) is configured to rotate as the linkage (12 | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104745 | Elongated front end loader attachment A front end loader attachment with a deck of exaggerated length, low height, and narrow width which remains constant in proportion from the front to the back. The attachment has a backplate that has a tool engagement comprising a mechanical quick coupler that facili... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7074004 | Device and system for loading and unloading a storage container with respect to a transport vehicle A device adapted to operably engage a vehicle to load and unload a container between the vehicle and a surface, and to cooperate with the vehicle to transport the container, is provided. Such a device includes a pair of laterally separated horizontal lifting members... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066706 | Hydraulic earth-moving bucket with lateral tilting mechanism A laterally tiltable bucket for earth-moving equipment and the like is constructed with a flat plate of unitary construction attached to, and extending the full width of, the bucket, as a support for one or a pair of hydraulic cylinders whose axes are arranged paral... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066682 | Vehicles and methods for soil compaction and loading Vehicles and methods provide for a single vehicle that has both loading ability to grade and otherwise move dirt while also having the ability to compact soil. One or more compaction wheels are included on a vehicle such as a skid steer loader. Wiper bars are also i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047835 | Articulated bending mechanism for legged mobile robot and the legged mobile robot An articulated bending mechanism is formed by connecting links which rotatably support a plurality of gears including input-side gears and output-side gears by engaging the gears. Each link rotatably supports an odd number of gears by engaging the gears, and an outp... | 05/23/2006 |
