Patents by Inventor Stijn Vergote

Stijn Vergote 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).

  • Safe knotter for an agricultural baler
    Patent number: 10433489
    Abstract: A knotter for a baler, the knotter including a knotting system with at least one movable part, and a driver, operatively connected to the at least one movable part. The knotter is further provided with a first cover, associated with at least one movable part, having a first covering position wherein the first cover at least partly covers the at least one movable part, and a second uncovering position, wherein the first cover no longer covers the at least one movable part. The knotter further includes a safety mechanism, operatively connected to the driver and the first cover, such that positioning or enabling the positioning of the first cover in the second uncovering position stops the moving of the at least one movable part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Stijn Vergote
  • Safe Knotter For An Agricultural Baler
    Publication number: 20140367965
    Abstract: A knotter for a baler, the knotter comprising a knotting system with at least one movable part, and a driver, operatively connected to the at least one movable part. The knotter is further provided with a first cover, associated with at least one movable part, having a first covering position wherein the first cover at least partly covers the at least one movable part, and a second uncovering position, wherein the first cover no longer covers the at least one movable part. The knotter further comprises a safety mechanism, operatively connected to the driver and the first cover, such that positioning or enabling the positioning of the first cover in the second uncovering position stops the moving of the at least one movable part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Stijn Vergote
  • Method for clearing a blockage in the intake duct of a square baler
    Patent number: 8826816
    Abstract: Upon detecting a blockage in the intake duct of a square baler, the path of the tines is temporarily modified from the normal path to a path whereby only a fraction of the crop material accumulated in the intake duct is loaded into the baling chamber. Subsequently the path of the tines is restored to the normal path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Stijn Vergote
  • Method for Clearing a Blockage in the Intake Duct of a Square Baler
    Publication number: 20120186463
    Abstract: Upon detecting a blockage in the intake duct of a square baler, the path of the tines is temporarily modified from the normal path to a path whereby only a fraction of the crop material accumulated in the intake duct is loaded into the baling chamber. Subsequently the path of the tines is restored to the normal path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: CNH BELGIUM N.N.
    Inventor: Stijn Vergote