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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2011
Applicants:
Joseph M. Denis Montocchio, Dubuque, IA (US);
David F. Rindfleisch, Asbury, IA (US);
John M. Chesterman, Dubuque, IN (US);
Inventors:
Joseph M. Denis Montocchio, Dubuque, IA (US);
David F. Rindfleisch, Asbury, IA (US);
John M. Chesterman, Dubuque, IN (US);
Assignee:
Deere and Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 20/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An articulated vehicle is provided having a cab portion, a trailer portion, and a coupling assembly positioned between the cab portion and the trailer portion. A front wheel assembly may support the cab portion, and a rear wheel assembly may support the trailer portion. The vehicle may include a modulated retarder system configured to slow the vehicle when descending a slope.