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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Christopher K. Wyatt, Windsor, IL (US);
Alan D. Goetzelmann, Wheeling, IL (US);
Ivan E. Fox, Mattoon, IL (US);
Andy Vogel, Beach Park, IL (US);
Raymond Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Inventors:
Christopher K. Wyatt, Windsor, IL (US);
Alan D. Goetzelmann, Wheeling, IL (US);
Ivan E. Fox, Mattoon, IL (US);
Andy Vogel, Beach Park, IL (US);
Raymond Hauser, Sullivan, IL (US);
Assignee:
Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership, Sullivan, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 5/02 (2006.01); B62D 11/02 (2006.01); B62D 5/04 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); B62D 11/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01); B62D 7/12 (2006.01); B62D 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/006 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); B62B 11/04 (2013.01); B62D 11/003 (2013.01); B62D 7/12 (2013.01); B62D 5/0418 (2013.01); B62D 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electronic steering and control apparatus and related control methods for a pair of variable drive units. The variable drive units may be hydrostatic, continuously variable transmissions (CVTs), or other similar devices. The apparatus is shown in use with a vehicle that may include a mowing deck.