Patents by Inventor Guy Rostoucher

Guy Rostoucher 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).

  • Patent number: 6543210
    Abstract: A cutting machine including a frame which can be hitched to a tractor and carries a cutting mechanism including a large cross section rotor equipped with knives which are mounted on axes arranged in pockets provided in the rotor. Each knife is mounted on an individual axis located in a pocket so as to be situated inside the outer periphery of the rotor and wherein this rotor, on at least one side of each pocket, has a concave recess for fitting or removing the corresponding axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: Kuhn - Audureau S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Rostoucher, Mickael Peterschmitt, Didier Vallat
  • Publication number: 20010052225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cutting machine comprising a frame which can be hitched to a tractor and carries a cutting mechanism comprising a large cross section rotor equipped with knives which are mounted on axes arranged in pockets provided in said rotor. Each knife is mounted on an individual axis located in a pocket set back toward the inside with respect to the outer periphery of the rotor and wherein this rotor, on at least one side of each pocket, has a concave recess for fitting or removing the corresponding axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2001
    Publication date: December 20, 2001
    Applicant: KUHN - AUDUREAU S.A.
    Inventors: Guy Rostoucher, Mickael Peterschmitt, Didier Vallat
  • Patent number: 5031393
    Abstract: A mower-conditioner has a double windrow attachment, in the form of a belt conveyor, mounted to the rear end thereof, the attachment being swingable vertically about a horizontal transverse pivot axis between a lowered working position, wherein it is disposed for intercepting crop, discharged by the conditioning means and guided by a windrow-forming hood, and conveying the crop to one side of the machine, and a raised inoperative position wherein the conveyor is disposed such that it does not extend either the length or width of the machine by any appreciable amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Guy Rostoucher
  • Patent number: 4428185
    Abstract: A mower is provided which has a plurality of cutter supports which are driven to be rotated. One or more of these supports is surmounted by a rotatable shaft; and such support comprises a hub that is rotatable with the shaft thereof, and a plurality of detachable segments, each of which is secured to the hub and defines a conveying surface for the cut produce.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1984
    Assignee: Kuhn S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Toillie, Guy Rostoucher
  • Patent number: 4288972
    Abstract: A haymaking machine for tedding and windrowing, includes a frame, at least one raking wheel drivably mounted on the frame for rotation about a center axis, a cam centered about the center axis forming an endless loop within a predetermined axial range therearound, and rigid with the frame, and a plurality of tool-carrying arms operatively connected to the raking wheel, which may be switched between a tedding position, in which the arms project radially outwards, and a windrowing position, in which the arms extend in a direction substantially tangential of a circle inscribed in the raking wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1981
    Assignee: Kuhn S. A.
    Inventor: Guy Rostoucher