Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Weeks
Matthew D. Weeks 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: 10104829Abstract: An airflow directional control system in an agricultural harvester having a grain tank or other structure, an internal combustion engine and a cooling system cooler box disposed between the grain tank or other structure and the internal combustion engine includes a cooler box cover over the cooler box between the grain tank or other structure and the internal combustion engine, at least one air director between the cooling box and the internal combustion engine and a panel adjustment system controlling tilt of side panels of the harvester.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: October 23, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks
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Patent number: 9807933Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member held by the chassis; a cutter held by the chassis; a sensor held by the agricultural harvester so that the sensor is directed in front of the cutter and configured to emit and receive sound and/or radio waves and produce a plurality of output signals; and an electrical processing circuit coupled to the sensor. The electrical processing circuit is configured to produce a field map from the plurality of output signals and adjust an operating parameter of the agricultural harvester based on the field map.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: November 7, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Robert S. Boyd, Matthew D. Weeks
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Patent number: 9686918Abstract: A combine has a a threshing and separating system to separate grain from crop material and a feeder housing receives crop material from the harvesting head and conveys it to the threshing and separating system. A grain tank has a conveyor for transferring separated grain to the grain tank. The feeder housing has a perforated floor section sufficiently coarse to permit passage of grain to a conveyor beneath the perforated floor section that receives the grain and delivers it to downstream of the threshing and separating system or the separated grain conveyor.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Matthew D. Weeks, Robert Stewart Boyd
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Publication number: 20170099777Abstract: A combine having a mobile frame and a harvesting header for removing crop material from the field and feeding it to a central location. A threshing and separating system separates grain from crop material and a feeder housing receives crop material from the harvesting head and conveys it to the threshing and separating system. A grain tank has a conveyor for transferring separated grain to the grain tank. Either of the harvesting header or the feeder housing has a perforated floor section sufficiently coarse to permit passage of grain to a conveyor beneath the perforated floor section that receives the grain and delivers it to either downstream of the threshing and separating system or the separated grain conveyor.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLCInventors: Matthew D. Weeks, Robert Stewart Boyd
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Patent number: 9591806Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a hollow tube rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and at least one finger unit rotatably held within the hollow tube. Each finger unit includes: a finger hub having at least one pivoting aperture formed therein and at least one driving aperture formed therein; a pivoting finger pivotally held within the at least one pivoting aperture and configured to at least partially extend out of one of the openings of the hollow tube during rotation; and a driving finger fixedly held within the at least one driving aperture and configured to at least partially extend into one of the openings of the hollow tube to rotate the finger unit by the hollow tube.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd, Seth M. Bich
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Patent number: 9578806Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a cylinder rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and a paddle assembly eccentrically positioned and rotationally held within the cylinder. Each paddle assembly includes a plurality of paddles variably positioned through the openings in the cylinder. Each paddle includes a laterally slidable wing that withdraws into the cylinder when the paddle retracts into the cylinder, and slides outwardly as the paddle extends form the cylinder.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2015Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd
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Publication number: 20170006764Abstract: An airflow directional control system in an agricultural harvester having a grain tank or other structure, an internal combustion engine and a cooling system cooler box disposed between the grain tank or other structure and the internal combustion engine includes a cooler box cover over the cooler box between the grain tank or other structure and the internal combustion engine, at least one air director between the cooling box and the internal combustion engine and a panel adjustment system controlling tilt of side panels of the harvester.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks
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Publication number: 20160360701Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a cylinder rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and a paddle assembly eccentrically positioned and rotationally held within the cylinder. Each paddle assembly includes a plurality of paddles variably positioned through the openings in the cylinder. Each paddle includes a laterally slidable wing that withdraws into the cylinder when the paddle retracts into the cylinder, and slides outwardly as the paddle extends form the cylinder.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2015Publication date: December 15, 2016Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLCInventors: Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd
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Publication number: 20160316628Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a hollow tube rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and at least one finger unit rotatably held within the hollow tube. Each finger unit includes: a finger hub having at least one pivoting aperture formed therein and at least one driving aperture formed therein; a pivoting finger pivotally held within the at least one pivoting aperture and configured to at least partially extend out of one of the openings of the hollow tube during rotation; and a driving finger fixedly held within the at least one driving aperture and configured to at least partially extend into one of the openings of the hollow tube to rotate the finger unit by the hollow tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2015Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd, Seth M. Bich
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Publication number: 20160106038Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; at least one ground engaging traction member held by the chassis; a cutter held by the chassis; a sensor held by the agricultural harvester so that the sensor is directed in front of the cutter and configured to emit and receive sound and/or radio waves and produce a plurality of output signals; and an electrical processing circuit coupled to the sensor. The electrical processing circuit is configured to produce a field map from the plurality of output signals and adjust an operating parameter of the agricultural harvester based on the field map.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 13, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: Robert S. Boyd, Matthew D. Weeks