Patents Examined by Arpad Fabian Kovas
  • Patent number: 10485180
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes an auger assembly including an auger having an auger shaft defining an axis of rotation and a fighting carried by the auger shaft, the auger being configured to rotate the fighting in a sweeping path about the axis of rotation and convey cleaned crop material toward the crop material elevator; an auger trough placed adjacent to the auger to hold crop material in the sweeping path; and an auger cover held above the sweeping path that is configured to direct flung crop material toward the auger and/or the auger trough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jason R. Coppinger, Tyler D. Brockel, Clay Alan Reinecke, Craig A. Murray, William L. Cooksey, Eric E. Veikle
  • Patent number: 10477771
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester having a combine and a header is provided. The combine includes a primary hydraulic system for use in operations of the combine. The primary hydraulic system includes primary hydraulic fluid. The header is attachable to the combine and includes a header hydraulic system having a header hydraulic fluid and a heat exchanger operatively connected to the primary hydraulic system and the header hydraulic system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Joshua Steward Joyce
  • Patent number: 5890353
    Abstract: An adjustable chopper shaft is disclosed including a chopper shaft (14), a gear (18) concentrically mounted on the chopper shaft, the gear being accomodated in a gearbox (40). A setup (30, 32) for selectively allowing rotation of the chopper shaft relative to the gear are provided and this setup for selectively allowing rotation of the chopper shaft relative to the gear is located externally of the gearbox.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Westhill Engineering Construction
    Inventor: Wayne Brown