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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7360327 | Material moving pusher/bucket A pusher/bucket has back plate with wings pivotably mounted at either end, and a drop blade pivotably mounted thereto. The drop blade can be secured in a raised position where it is superimposed over the back plate; when in the raised position, the wings can be posi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7311466 | Apparatus and method for subgrade preparation A subgrade preparation apparatus for preparing a subgrade surface for concrete to be placed thereon includes a base unit positionable on a support surface adjacent to a targeted subgrade area, an extendable boom extending from the base unit, and a subgrade head asse... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249429 | Quick-release bucket adapter A manipulator assembly for attachment to a bucket of a construction vehicle is disclosed. The manipulator assembly includes a universal attachment apparatus for attaching a utility tool to the bucket. The universal attachment apparatus includes a housing adapted to ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7134227 | Adjustable wing plow A plow assembly includes a pair of plow wings which are pivotally mounted at opposite ends of a center plow. Each of the plow wings may pivot between a forwardly angled position and an aligned position. The plow assembly may pivot a trailing plow wing in response to... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131221 | Self-adjusting snow plow A self-adjusting snow plow for use with pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles is disclosed. The snow plow includes a mounting apparatus for attachment to a vehicle and a plow blade having first and second ends, a top, a bottom, a plurality of retention members an... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7107710 | Mounting bracket for side blade A frontward blade mounting bracket, for connecting the front end of a side blade to a vehicle side adjacent a road surface, includes a spacer and an elongate guide member. The spacer has opposed first and second spacer ends. The first spacer end is pivotally connect... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7100314 | Plow blade float attachment A plow blade float attachment for preventing damage to a side deflector on a plow blade. The plow blade float attachment includes an arm member pivotally attached to a deflector member of a plow blade, a contact member attached to the arm member, a guide member atta... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7051819 | Means for creating weep holes in a ridge of roadway material A weep hole blade is operably mounted on the heel of the grader blade of a motor grader which is movable between raised and lowered positions with respect to the grader blade to create weep holes or channels in a ridge of roadway material being deposited at the side... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6977597 | Vehicle mounted travel surface and weather condition monitoring system A system and apparatus for detecting and evaluating surface conditions on a road surface and atmospheric conditions simultaneously from a vehicle is disclosed. The system comprises a sensor for detecting the presence of deposited material on a road surface, a detect... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6681505 | Snow plow barrier attachment A snow plow blade includes a selectively extendable barrier attachment. The barrier attachment includes a base pivotally secured to the plow blade and secured to one end of each of a number of flexible members that are also engaged by a retraction mechani... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6463683 | End gate for grader blade An end gate for a grader blade includes a first body attachable to a grader blade. A second body is provided which supports a barrier member. The second body is pivotally secured to the first body for movement between a lowered operative position and a ra... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6363631 | Lateral plough The lateral plough is attached to the hitch assembly of a grader or snow plough and is used to remove selected segments of an elongated pile of gravel or snow. The plough has an arcuate blade for pushing the gravel or snow forward. A gate is attached by a... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6347465 | Plow blade deflector system A plow blade deflector system for reducing the size of windrows thrown to the side of a plow blade. The inventive device includes a first bracket and a second bracket attachable to the upper edge of a plow blade, a pivot structure attached to the brackets... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6240660 | Snow blade attachment An attachment for use with snow handling equipment such as a snowplow blade or a wheel loader bucket or similar implement, the attachment comprising a plate pivotally mounted at each end of the implement and movable between a forwardly projecting horizont... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6209235 | Snow blocker attachment for a device used to move snow A snow blocker attachment for a device used to move snow including a snow blocker having a wall member with a hole through central portion and near a bottom edge thereof, a frame to strengthen the wall, and at least one brace member formed about the hole.... | 04/03/2001 |
| 5921326 | Plow with folding auxiliary blade Plow windrow interruption by use of a folding auxiliary blade that is designed to overlay a portion of the plow main blade. The auxiliary blade is motivated to fold vertically pleatwise and, by alternating projection of the folded auxiliary forward of the... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5894689 | Free floating, self-leveling, instant mounting side-shield wing attachments for general utility grading flows A side-shield wing attachment for a plow blade is disclosed. The planar wing blade is attached to a key element which rides in a vertical slot in a keyway assembly which is attached to the back side of a plow blade. The wing plate is held in about a perpe... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5815957 | Snowplow snow channeler Device relating to a paired set of snow spoons mounted at or near the ends of a snowplow blade, featuring alternative two-position emplacements and an optional street-side obstruction buffer.... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5025577 | Adjustable one-way trip edge snow plow A moldboard assembly having a flexible moldboard sheet joined along its bottom edge to a scraper blade unit so that material passing over the blade is directed into contact with the sheet. One top corner of the sheet is fixed to a side plate and an adjust... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4962600 | Wing assembly for use with a plow blade A wing assembly is mountable to a plow blade driven in a direction of travel by a vehicle, and preferably left and right wing assemblies are respectively mounted on the left and right side edges of the plow blade. A representative wing assembly provides a... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4741116 | Snowplow wing assembly A snow plow wing assembly (10) comprising a pair of heavy duty plow wing extension units (11) adapted to be secured at a fixed angle relative to a conventional vehicle mounted snow plow (100) wherein each of the extension units (11) comprise a blade eleme... | 05/03/1988 |
| 4614048 | Snow plow apparatus with hinged side blade A conventional snow plow comprises a scraper blade set at an angle, which then deposits a ridge of snow at the railing edge of the scraper blade. This ridge of snow creates problems at driveways and crosswalks. This present invention discloses a snow plow appa... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4446639 | Angling snow blade An improved angling snow blade, of the type which pushes snow to the left or right as the supporting vehicle alternates directions across an area to be cleared, has a right (28) and left (29) side panel attached to hinge about the upper edge of the blade,... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4217707 | Snow retaining gate for snow plow In a snow plow having a horizontally elongated blade that extends lengthwise obliquely to the direction of plow travel, a snow retaining gate is mounted in front of the plow blade to swing flatwise about a horizontal axis near the top of the plow blade an... | 08/19/1980 |
| 4208812 | Snow plow attachment Hydraulically-actuated snow plow attachment swingable in a vertical plane on occasion to a lowered position at which it inhibits lateral flow of snow.... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4145825 | Plow wings A plow wing for mounting on each side of a snow plow blade and adjustable by the snow plow operator to permit the snow pushed by a plow to move in a direction determined by the operator. When not in use, the wings are retracted rearward so that they will ... | 03/27/1979 |
| 4077139 | Snow wing gate A snow gate attachment to be used at the end of a snow plow blade, adapted when in operation to prevent snow from discharging from the end of the blade, thereby preventing ridging when crossing driveways and the like. The gate attachment has a frame with ... | 03/07/1978 |
