Patents by Inventor Dré W.J. Jongmans
Dré W.J. Jongmans has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10321628Abstract: A header for an agricultural harvester. The header includes a connector adapted to be connected to a feeder of the agricultural harvester. The header further includes a cutter bar and a first lateral crop transporting mechanism to move crop material towards a first opening at the connector. The header further includes a second lateral crop transporting mechanism provided at a distance from the first lateral crop transporting mechanism. The second lateral crop transporting mechanism is provided to move crop material towards a second opening at the connector, the second opening being different from the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Stijn Borry, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir
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Patent number: 10314231Abstract: An agricultural combine including a residue spreading system adapted for spreading residue onto a field. The residue spreading system includes a seed container and a seed dispensing system adapted to dispense seeds from the seed container into the residue so that, in operation, the dispensed seeds are spread onto the field together with the residue.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme
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Publication number: 20190150361Abstract: The present invention is in particular related to an agricultural harvesting vehicle, such as a combine harvester for gathering crops from a field and processing the crops in order to separate grain kernels from residue material such as stalks and leaves. The harvesting vehicle of the invention is provided with a cleaning section comprising a blower (10) and at least one sieve (3, 5), usually a set of an upper and lower sieve. The sieves (3, 5) are configured to transport a layer comprising a mixture of grain kernels and residue material towards an exit edge (16) of the sieve so that kernels fall through the sieve's openings and residue remains on the sieve until it is ejected from the sieve by crossing the exit edge (16).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Glenn Aesaert, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Karel M.C. Viaene
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Patent number: 10292323Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural combine in a field using at least one field-map. The method includes steps of determining (S1) a position of the agricultural combine in the field, retrieving (S2) field-related data from the at least one field-map related to the determined position in the field, and adjusting (S3) residue processing system settings of the agricultural combine based on the retrieved data.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Bart M. A. Missotten, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Frederik Tallir, Thomas Mahieu
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Patent number: 10254147Abstract: An unloading automation system for unloading of harvested crop from an agricultural vehicle, such as a combine harvester, into a container. The container may be part of a vehicle container combination that is arranged to maneuver next to the agricultural vehicle in the field. The unloading automation system includes a filling degree measurement system and position measurement system, wherein the position measurement is based on UWB technology. This non-optical technology improves measurement results in dusty environments. The filing degree measurement system and the position measurement system have at least one UWB tag or base station in common.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Koen J. J. Vermue, Bart M. A. Missotten, Thomas Mahieu, Karel M. C. Viaene, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Glenn Aesaert
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Patent number: 10194585Abstract: A harvesting vehicle including a cleaning section including a blower and at least one sieve. The sieve is configured to transport a layer comprising a mixture of grain kernels and residue material towards an exit edge of the sieve so that kernels fall through openings of the sieve and the residue remains on the sieve until it is ejected from the sieve by crossing the exit edge. The sieve may be subject to a grain loss, including a sieve-off loss and a blowout loss. The cleaning section further includes a sensor configured to determine whether the blowout loss or the sieve-off loss is a highest contributor to the grain loss. The cleaning section may also include a grain loss detector configured to measure the sieve-off loss and at least a portion of the blowout loss and a blowout sensor mounted above the sieve for measuring the blowout loss.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2015Date of Patent: February 5, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Glenn Aesaert, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Karel M. C. Viaene
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Patent number: 10149437Abstract: A feeder for a combine harvester, the feeder including a housing and a conveyor assembly mounted in the housing. The conveyor assembly includes a frame having lateral support arms, and moveable belts guided by sprocket wheels. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section of the housing. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section. The conveyor assembly is equipped with a first and second tensioning mechanism, the first mechanism being configured to push the conveyor shaft forward with respect to the frame, the second mechanism including spring-operated tensioning arms and tensioning rolls mounted above the support arms.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: December 11, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Pieter Van Overschelde, Björn Depoortere, Frank R. G. Duquesne, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme
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Patent number: 10104840Abstract: A cleaning section of an agricultural harvester. The cleaning section including a sieve, a plurality of load sensors, and a sieve slope compensating system. The sieve is positioned in the harvester to receive crop material from a threshing section. The plurality of load sensors are coupled to the sieve. The load sensors are configured to produce signals representative of a distributed load of the crop material on the sieve. The sieve slope compensating system is configured to tilt or side shake the sieve dependent upon the signals.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Frank R. G. Duquesne, Bart M. A. Missotten, Glenn Aesaert, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Frederik Tallir, Karel M. C. Viaene
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Publication number: 20180098490Abstract: A controller for a harvester. The controller is configured to receive crop flow information representative of how crop is flowing through the harvester and generate display information for providing a visual display to an operator of the harvester. The visual display includes an animation of crop flowing through the harvester. The controller is further configured to set one or more properties of the animation of the crop flowing through the harvester based on the received crop flow information.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: BART M.A. MISSOTTEN, GLENN AESAERT, MICHAEL CARPENTIER, DRE W.J. JONGMANS, THOMAS MAHIEU, RICARDO MESQUITA, KAREL M.C. VIAENE, BART VROMAN, JOHNNY M.F. SCHERRENS
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Publication number: 20180042177Abstract: A grain mass flow sensor assembly of an agricultural harvester has a continuously curved sensor plate positioned to receive a grain flow from an exit of the grain elevator. The continuously curved sensor plate is configured to change the direction of the grain flow in order to generate a reaction force for measuring the grain mass flow rate of the grain flow. The continuously curved sensor plate is attached to a sensor plate to load cell mounting bracket. The sensor plate to load cell mounting bracket is attached to a single point load cell torque or moment compensated force transducer at a single mounting point. The single point load cell torque or moment compensated force transducer produces a mass flow sensor signal that is proportionate to the grain mass flow rate.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 28, 2017Publication date: February 15, 2018Inventors: Matthias Baert, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Pieter Vandevelde
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Patent number: 9877427Abstract: A controller for a harvester. The controller is configured to receive crop flow information representative of how crop is flowing through the harvester and generate display information for providing a visual display to an operator of the harvester. The visual display includes an animation of crop flowing through the harvester. The controller is further configured to set one or more properties of the animation of the crop flowing through the harvester based on the received crop flow information.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Bart M. A. Missotten, Glenn Aesaert, Michael Carpentier, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Ricardo Mesquita, Karel M. C. Viaene, Bart Vroman, Johnny M. F. Scherrens
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Publication number: 20180014462Abstract: A Header for an agricultural harvester. The header includes a connector adapted to be connected to a feeder of the agricultural harvester. The header further includes a cutter bar and a first lateral crop transporting mechanism to move crop material towards a first opening at the connector. The header further includes a second lateral crop transporting mechanism provided at a distance from the first lateral crop transporting mechanism. The second lateral crop transporting mechanism is provided to move crop material towards a second opening at the connector, the second opening being different from the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Stijn Borry, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir
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Patent number: 9867334Abstract: A corn header includes a plurality of harvesting units to separate corn ears from corn stalks. Each harvesting unit has a deck plate assembly, and an actuator assembly to adjust a width of a stalk receiving channel by adjusting a position of at least a deck plate of the deck plate assembly. A kernel sensor can generate a signal representative of the presence of kernels detached from the ears during the separation of the corn ears from the corn stalks by the harvesting units and a control unit to receive the signal from the kernel sensor and generate an actuator control signal for controlling the actuator assemblies of the plurality of harvesting units, thereby controlling the width of the stalk receiving channels of the harvesting units.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme, Karel M. C. Viaene
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Publication number: 20170370959Abstract: An air sensor system including a pressure or airflow sensor, a filter housing that defines an air flow path to the air pressure sensor, and a filter in the air flow path. The filter includes a micro filter and a hydrophobic membrane. The hydrophobic membrane is downstream of the micro filter in the air flow path to the pressure or airflow sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Bart M.A. Missotten, Glenn Aesaert, Michael Carpentier, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Brecht Vanmullem, Karel M.C. Viaene
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Publication number: 20170276534Abstract: An unloading automation system for unloading of harvested crop from an agricultural vehicle, such as a combine harvester, into a container. The container may be part of a vehicle container combination that is arranged to maneuver next to the agricultural vehicle in the field. The unloading automation system includes a filling degree measurement system and position measurement system, wherein the position measurement is based on UWB technology. This non-optical technology improves measurement results in dusty environments. The filing degree measurement system and the position measurement system have at least one UWB tag or base station in common.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2017Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: Koen J.J. Vermue, Bart M.A. Missotten, Thomas Mahieu, Karel M.C. Viaene, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Glenn Aesaert
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Publication number: 20170251606Abstract: A feeder for a combine harvester. The feeder includes a housing and a conveyor assembly mounted in the housing. The conveyor assembly includes a frame having lateral support arms, and moveable belts guided by sprocket wheels. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section of the housing. The sprocket wheels are mounted on a drive shaft proximate an outlet section of the housing and on a conveyor shaft proximate an inlet section. The conveyor assembly is equipped with a first and second tensioning mechanism, the first mechanism being configured to push the conveyor shaft forward with respect to the frame, the second mechanism including spring-operated tensioning arms and tensioning rolls mounted above the support arms.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2017Publication date: September 7, 2017Inventors: Pieter Van Overschelde, Björn Depoortere, Frank R.G. Duquesne, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme
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Publication number: 20170231156Abstract: A harvesting vehicle including a cleaning section including a blower and at least one sieve. The sieve is configured to transport a layer comprising a mixture of grain kernels and residue material towards an exit edge of the sieve so that kernels fall through openings of the sieve and the residue remains on the sieve until it is ejected from the sieve by crossing the exit edge. The sieve may be subject to a grain loss, including a sieve-off loss and a blowout loss. The cleaning section further includes a sensor configured to determine whether the blowout loss or the sieve-off loss is a highest contributor to the grain loss. The cleaning section may also include a grain loss detector configured to measure the sieve-off loss and at least a portion of the blowout loss and a blowout sensor mounted above the sieve for measuring the blowout loss.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Inventors: Glenn Aesaert, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Karel M.C. Viaene
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Publication number: 20170215339Abstract: An agricultural combine including a residue spreading system adapted for spreading residue onto a field. The residue spreading system includes a seed container and a seed dispensing system adapted to dispense seeds from the seed container into the residue so that, in operation, the dispensed seeds are spread onto the field together with the residue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme
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Publication number: 20170215330Abstract: A method for operating an agricultural combine in a field using at least one field-map. The method includes steps of determining (S1) a position of the agricultural combine in the field, retrieving (S2) field-related data from the at least one field-map related to the determined position in the field, and adjusting (S3) residue processing system settings of the agricultural combine based on the retrieved data.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Inventors: Bart M.A. Missotten, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Frederik Tallir, Thomas Mahieu
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Publication number: 20170196169Abstract: A cleaning section of an agricultural harvester. The cleaning section including a sieve, a plurality of load sensors, and a sieve slope compensating system. The sieve is positioned in the harvester to receive crop material from a threshing section. The plurality of load sensors are coupled to the sieve. The load sensors are configured to produce signals representative of a distributed load of the crop material on the sieve. The sieve slope compensating system is configured to tilt or side shake the sieve dependent upon the signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2015Publication date: July 13, 2017Inventors: Frank R.G. Duquesne, Bart M.A. Missotten, Glenn Aesaert, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Thomas Mahieu, Frederik Tallir, Karel M.C. Viaene