Patents by Inventor Francis De Kesel

Francis De Kesel 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).

  • Tractor-baler combinations
    Patent number: 11812680
    Abstract: A tractor has a controller and at least one sensor-for sensing at least one swath line of crop material corresponding to a quantity of crop material per unit length of a swath. The controller operates in dependence on at least one output of the at least one sensor to operate a steering mechanism of the tractor such that a baler towed by the tractor follows a said swath line in a manner aligning ingestion of crop material into the baler for baling. The at least one sensor is operable to sense a swath line that is laterally offset from the direction of forward movement of the tractor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Wouter Boone, Joachim Boydens, Francis De Kesel, Thomas Debbaut, Johan O Vanpoucke, Didier Verhaeghe, Jeroen Vermander, Dries Liefooghe, Neel Vanhecke
  • Improvements in or Relating to Tractor-Baler Combinations
    Publication number: 20200205336
    Abstract: A tractor has a controller and at least one sensor-for sensing at least one swath line of crop material corresponding to a quantity of crop material per unit length of a swath. The controller operates in dependence on at least one output of the at least one sensor to operate a steering mechanism of the tractor such that a baler towed by the tractor follows a said swath line in a manner aligning ingestion of crop material into the baler for baling. The at least one sensor is operable to sense a swath line that is laterally offset from the direction of forward movement of the tractor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Wouter Boone, Joachim Boydens, Francis De Kesel, Thomas Debbaut, Johan O Vanpoucke, Didier Verhaeghe, Jeroen Vermander, Dries Liefooghe, Neel Vanhecke