Patents by Inventor Jean Viaud

Jean Viaud 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: 9474212
    Abstract: A web wrap device is provided for a round baler. The device has a web carrier for pulling the web from a roll of web to a bale chamber. In a leading portion the web carrier has two elements at least one of which being moveable towards the other. The moveable element has a leading edge, which engages the web and is pulled by the tensioned web onto the other element, which increases the clamping effect. In addition a guard is provided to cover a knife during the wrapping mode, but to expose the knife to the web, when it should be cut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Frédéric Paillet, Pascal Gresset, Jean Viaud, Michel Menetrier, Jean-François Fournier, Frederic Morel
  • Patent number: 8789687
    Abstract: A belt tracking control device for a conveyor device is provided, in particular for agricultural round balers, having at least one roller and at least one traction element which is guided over the roller and having at least one edge region which extends from the side edge of the traction element in the direction of the width thereof. At least one guide roller is provided through which the edge region can be deflected from the movement plane of the traction element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8733242
    Abstract: A hauling or towing vehicle has a power take-off shaft that can be activated and deactivated selectively by way of a coupling. The apparatus has drivable elements that can be connected to the power take-off shaft. An electronic control unit of the apparatus is connected via a bus to an electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle. The electronic control unit of the apparatus is connected to a sensor for detecting a living creature present in a danger zone of the machine. In the case that a living creature is detected in the danger zone, the electronic control unit of the apparatus causes the electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle to order an actuator to disconnect the coupling of the power take-off shaft and/or to prevent the actuator from closing the coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8656831
    Abstract: A round baler of the non-stop type has three arms rotating about a common axis and having rolls at their free ends. A loop may be formed between rolls of adjacent arms, wherein material is fed to the loop forming a bale from one of several outlets fed by a feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Mickael Cocardon
  • Patent number: 8621992
    Abstract: A round baler of the non-stop type has three arms rotating about a common axis and having rolls at their free ends. A loop may be formed between the rolls of the same arm, whereas a small loop is created, by way of which the start of a bale core can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Mickael Cocardon
  • Patent number: 8601770
    Abstract: A web wrap apparatus is provided in conjunction with a round baler. The web wrap apparatus has a feeder, a separator for the web, and a motion means. An actuator is provided at the motion means, which assists the separator in cutting the web, when the separator gets close to a cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Fredéric Paillet, Pascal Gresset, Jean Viaud, Emmanuel Chapon
  • Patent number: 8522512
    Abstract: A round baler is provided having a web wrap apparatus with a feeder for introducing web into a bale chamber through a gap between adjacent motion means. The motion means are provided with protrusions, and anti-interference spacing means are provided to prevent the feeder from contacting the protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Frédéric Paillet, Pascal Gresset, Jean Viaud, Emmanuel Chapon, David Beaufort, Sébastien Guerin
  • Patent number: 8517158
    Abstract: A combination is provided of an agricultural implement and vehicle. The implement includes components that can be driven that are connected to a power take-off shaft of the vehicle, the components being covered by at least one manually opened cover. A sensor is also provided to detect the open status of the cover, that is coupled to an electronic control unit of the implement. The electronic control unit, is connected with an electronic control unit of the vehicle. The electronic control unit of the implement instructs the electronic control unit of the vehicle in case of an opening of the cover detected by the sensor and advises an actuator to disengage a clutch of the power take-off shaft and/or to prevent the actuator from engaging the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8499685
    Abstract: A round baler has bale chamber partly covered by a web spanning at least the distance between its side walls. The web is guided slideably on a path following the shape of the bale chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8281713
    Abstract: A round baler is provided for producing bales. The baler has a bale-forming chamber, at least one roller that is driven and that defines a part of an extent of the bale-forming chamber and that is mounted on a moving holder. Continuous, flexible bale forming elements are driven and define another part of the extent of the bale-forming chamber. The bale forming elements contact a first rotating body and a second rotating body, of which the first rotating body is mounted on the holder. It is proposed that the second rotating body is coupled with the holder with respect to motion by a drive connection, so that both move together with the growing bale.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8230663
    Abstract: A baler and wrapper combination comprises a baler, a bale wrapper, and a bale transport table. The bale transport table is movable between a bale receiving position at a bale output location of the baler, a wrapping position at which the wrapper can wrap a bale located upon the bale transport table with a sheet material, while movable bale support elements rotate the bale around its horizontal central axis, and a bale depositing position in which a wrapped bale can be deposited on the ground. The bale support elements are arranged to be moved in the bale depositing position into an orientation in which the bale is deposited on its flat end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Publication number: 20120152698
    Abstract: A belt tracking control device for a conveyor device is provided, in particular for agricultural round balers, having at least one roller and at least one traction element which is guided over the roller and having at least one edge region which extends from the side edge of the traction element in the direction of the width thereof. At least one guide roller is provided through which the edge region can be deflected from the movement plane of the traction element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Patent number: 8186137
    Abstract: A baffle arrangement is provided for a harvested crop recovery machine such as a baler. The baffle arrangement has two baffles that follow each other in the direction of the flow of the crop. The upstream baffle is configured in the form of a rake and permits harvested crop lying upon it to fall back into the flow of the crop. A second baffle following the above baffle is configured as a deflector plate having a substantially closed surface and extends above an overshot conveyor in order to conduct harvested crop lifted by it with a minimal amount of friction and prevents the harvested crop from leaving the flow of crop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Emmanuel Chapon, Sébastien Guillemot
  • Patent number: 8028499
    Abstract: A bale wrapper is provided that comprises a rotating arm holding a film dispenser. The arm rotates around an axis thereby wrapping the film from the film dispenser around the bale. Rotation of the arm is stopped when a sensing arrangement mounted ahead of the arm senses an obstacle. The arm is driven with a first speed sufficiently slow to prevent any risk of injury and the arm and the film dispenser from being damaged by hitting an obstacle detected by the sensing arrangement when an obstacle sensor observing a sensitive range in the environment of the bale wrapper detects an obstacle. The arm rotates at a second speed faster than the first speed when the obstacle sensor detects no obstacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Publication number: 20110209631
    Abstract: A combination of an agricultural apparatus and a hauling or towing vehicle is provided. The hauling or towing vehicle has a power take-off shaft that can be activated and deactivated selectively by means of a coupling. The apparatus comprises drivable elements that can be connected to the power take-off shaft. An electronic control unit of the apparatus is connected via a bus to an electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle. The electronic control unit of the apparatus is connected to a sensor for detecting a living creature present in a danger zone of the machine. In the case that a living creature is detected in the danger zone, the electronic control unit of the apparatus causes the electronic control unit of the hauling or towing vehicle to order an actuator to disconnect the coupling of the power take-off shaft and/or to prevent the actuator from closing the coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2010
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Publication number: 20110191001
    Abstract: A device is provided for monitoring the correct functioning of a crop pick-up mechanism. The device features a sensor that monitors the crop pick-up mechanism and/or a region situated in front thereof referred to the forward moving direction. The sensor is connected to a signal processing device that derives information on crop accumulations upstream of the crop pick-up mechanism that do not occur during proper operation from the signals of the sensor and generates an error signal in case of a crop accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Inventor: Jean Viaud
  • Publication number: 20110174171
    Abstract: A round baler of the non-stop type has three arms rotating about a common axis and having rolls at their free ends. A loop may be formed between rolls of adjacent arms, wherein material is fed to the loop forming a bale from one of several outlets fed by a feeder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Mickael Cocardon
  • Publication number: 20110168038
    Abstract: A round baler of the non-stop type has three arms rotating about a common axis and having rolls at their free ends. A loop may be formed between the rolls of the same arm, whereas a small loop is created, by means of which the start of a bale core can be achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Jean Viaud, Mickael Cocardon
  • Patent number: 7954633
    Abstract: Disclosed is a large round bale wrapped with a protective covering for permitting it to be stored outside. The covering is constructed of one or more layers of semi-permeable material. It is possible for an additional layer to be added to a region of the baler to be placed on the ground during storage, this additional layer resulting in the covering becoming essentially non-permeable in the region of the additional layer. A baler for applying the covering to a bale is disclosed together with a device for placing a visual marker on the bale so as to aid a person handling a discharged bale in knowing where the region covered with the additional layer of material is located so that this region may be manipulated into ground contact for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Henry Dennis Anstey, Jean Viaud
  • Publication number: 20110113975
    Abstract: A round baler has bale chamber partly covered by a web spanning at least the distance between its side walls. The web is guided slideably on a path following the shape of the bale chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventor: Jean Viaud