Garry E Baxter

US Patent:

6942163, Sep 13, 2005

Filed:

Jun 10, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/459314

Inventors:

Joshua Jacob Engelbrecht - Ankeny IA, US
Mark Eugene Barker - Ankeny IA, US
Garry Eugene Baxter - Ankeny IA, US
Jack Conan Anderson - Madrid IA, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

A01G025/09

US Classification:

239172, 239146, 239302, 239304

Abstract:

An agricultural sprayer includes tubular main frame rails supporting tank and plumbing structure. A tank port is located between the rails with a substantial portion of the plumbing structure supported between the rails and between the upper and lower planes of the rails for protection and a neat appearance. The upright walls of the rails include round holes reinforced with round tube secured to the walls to seal the wall and prevent contaminants from entering the rails. The round tube is split to allow torsional frame flexibility while preventing high stress at the round tube sidewall connections. A straight horizontal fluid line path between the port and a location outside the frame is provided through the round tube to limit line length, eliminate elbows, improve appearance, improve cleanout functions and facilitate a low mounting of the tank on the frame.

US Patent:

7717443, May 18, 2010

Filed:

Dec 3, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/327231

Inventors:

Brandon Cy Carlson - Ankeny IA, US
Garry Eugene Baxter - Ankeny IA, US
Daniel Craig Jordan - Ames IA, US
Nathan D. Clarke - Pierre SD, US
Scott Matthew Buse - Indianola IA, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B60G 15/00

US Classification:

280124155

Abstract:

The working clearance height of a high-clearance vehicle is normally established by four main suspension spindles that are respectively received for reciprocating within upright journals provided at the opposite ends of front and rear axle assemblies of the vehicle main frame, with the bottom end each of the main spindles being received in a bore at the top of an associated wheel motor housing that serves also as a wheel hub mounting bracket. In order to increase the working clearance height of the vehicle, an optional elongate spacer assembly is mounted between the bottom of each elongate main suspension spindle and the associated wheel motor housing. Each main suspension spindle is inclined slightly outwardly relative to a vertical plane extending in the direction of travel of the vehicle and, in order for the spacing between tires at opposite sides of the vehicle to remain the same, with or without the usage of the spacer assemblies, each spacer assembly includes a coupler spindle extending parallel to, and offset inwardly from, a pivot axis of the associated main suspension spindle by a distance calculated to result in the desired tire spacing, this coupler spindle being received in the bore at the top of the associated wheel motor housing.

US Patent:

7938415, May 10, 2011

Filed:

Mar 10, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/045107

Inventors:

Brandon C. Carlson - Ankeny IA, US
Donald E. Young - Cedar Falls IA, US
Garry E. Baxter - Ankeny IA, US
Jack C. Anderson - Madrid IA, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B60G 9/02

US Classification:

28012411, 280124116

Abstract:

A vehicle is provided with an axle suspended from a main frame of the vehicle by right- and left-hand pairs of connecting rods. As viewed from the top, one of each of the right- and left-hand pairs of connecting rods crosses the other of the pair of rods, and, as viewed from the side, the right- and left-hand pairs of rods are disposed parallel to each other. This arrangement of the connecting rods results in the axle moving substantially vertically up and down during operation of vehicle over uneven terrain.

US Patent:

8028781, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Apr 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/427331

Inventors:

Joshua Juel Fausch - Ankeny IA, US
Brandon C. Carlson - Ankeny IA, US
Scott M. Buse - Indianolar IA, US
Garry E. Baxter - Ankeny IA, US

Assignee:

Deere & Company - Moline IL

International Classification:

B62D 25/20

US Classification:

180 691, 280770

Abstract:

An under-frame shield, particularly useful with crop sprayers and other implements which traverse fields of plants, includes one or more flexible sheet material shields connected to axle structure and to a central rigid shield by resilient connectors to facilitate suspension system movement in all directions without sacrificing ground clearance. The connection structure and sheet material shields maintain a smooth, seamless protective surface on the under side of the machine to reduce vehicle and crop damage.

US Patent:

58031987, Sep 8, 1998

Filed:

Feb 28, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/608114

Inventors:

Garry E. Baxter - Independence MO
Wayne M. Tiffany - Independence MO

Assignee:

AGCO Engineering Group - Independence MO

International Classification:

B62D 2510

US Classification:

180 6921

Abstract:

A double pivoting tractor hood assembly includes a tractor hood, hood latch, and a mounting bracket assembly which is attachable within a tractor engine compartment. The bracket assembly includes a movable plate with a hinge mounting surface and a bracket latch. The movable plate, and the hinge mounting surface, is pivotable between a lower, latched position and an upper, elevated position. A hinge is attached between the hinge mounting surface and a top rear edge of the tractor hood. The hood can thus be moved to a tilted position when the hood latch is released, and then to an elevated position once the bracket latch is released. A pair of gas springs bias the hood toward the tilted position, and then the hood is biased toward the elevated position from the tilted position to allow unencumbered access to all components within the engine compartment.

US Patent:

20210007345, Jan 14, 2021

Filed:

Jul 10, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/507209

Inventors:

- Moline IL, US
DANIEL J. KOENEN - Ankeny IA, US
GARRY E. BAXTER - Ankeny IA, US
JOHN M. SCHWEITZER - Ankeny IA, US
KODY A. SJOBLOM - Altoona IA, US
ALEJANDRO P. LYNCH - Moron, AR
JEFFREY J. RINGWALD - Ankeny IA, US

International Classification:

A01M 7/00

Abstract:

Folding spray implements and agricultural work vehicle equipped with folding spray implements are provided. In embodiments, the folding spray implement includes a centerframe assembly, boom assemblies mounted to opposing sides of the centerframe assembly, and an actuation system coupled to the centerframe and boom assemblies. The boom assemblies include, in turn, inner wings pivotally joined to the centerframe assembly for rotation about frame-to-wing fold joints, as well as outer wings pivotally joined to the inner wings for rotation about wing-to-wing fold joints. The actuation system selectively transitions the folding spray implement: (i) from a stowed position in which axes of wing-to-wing fold joints extend principally in horizontal directions; (ii) through an intermediate unfolded position in which the axes of the wing-to-wing fold joints extend principally in vertical directions; and (iii) to a deployed position in which the axes of the wing-to-wing fold joints extend principally in horizontal directions.

US Patent:

20160037764, Feb 11, 2016

Filed:

Aug 4, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/817629

Inventors:

Andrew E. DePriest - Melbourne FL, US
Gregory E. Peterson - Sylvan Lake MI, US
Gregory S. McCunn - Orion IL, US
Jonathan J. Nelson - Davenport IA, US
Sankaran Subramaniam - Bettendorf IA, US
Nathan Tortorella - Cedar Falls IA, US
Garry E. Baxter - Ankeny IA, US
Brandon C. Carlson - Ankeny IA, US
Kent A. Klemme - Ankeny IA, US
Dolly Y. Wu - Silvis IL, US

International Classification:

A01M 7/00

Abstract:

Embodiments of a boom system for a work vehicle has a first boom member with a plurality of first boom segments aligned lengthwise to extend along a first boom dimension and a second boom member with a plurality of second boom segments aligned lengthwise to extend in the first boom dimension and spaced from the first boom member in a second boom dimension. The boom system also has a union spanning the second boom dimension to couple the first boom member to the second boom member and having a first coupling segment joining consecutive first boom sections together and a second coupling segment joining consecutive second boom sections together.

US Patent:

20160038961, Feb 11, 2016

Filed:

Jul 22, 2015

Appl. No.:

14/806172

Inventors:

- Moline IL, US
Patrick J. Fisher - West Des Moines IA, US
Kent A. Klemme - Ankeny IA, US
Ryan S. Ullmann - Ankeny IA, US
Garry E. Baxter - Ankeny IA, US
Jonathan D. Ackermann - Ankeny IA, US

International Classification:

B05B 15/08
B05B 13/00
B05B 15/06

Abstract:

An example embodiment includes an agricultural sprayer having a boom that supports the fluid distribution pipes and spray nozzles. The boom is sectioned and folds in such a way to comply with transport dimension requirements or to facilitate storage. The spray nozzles are alternatively mounted underneath the boom or behind the boom in a way to avoid damage if the boom encounters obstacles; the mounting configurations do not hamper the boom folding for transport.