Patents by Inventor Adam L. Hession

Adam L. Hession 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).

  • Publication number: 20230024497
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a feederhouse having a first output shaft that is configured to be connected to a header, and a second output shaft that is also configured to be connected to the header. The first and second output shafts are configured to be operated at different rotational speeds on the feederhouse for driving different header drives on the header at different speeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Adam L. Hession
  • Patent number: 11412659
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle header includes a frame, a front conveyor, and a rear conveyor. The frame extends in a lateral direction from a first end to a second end and has a leading edge, and a feeder housing opening positioned behind the leading edge with respect to a forward direction. The front conveyor is attached to the frame behind the leading edge with respect to the forward direction, and includes a front movable surface configured to move an adjacent portion of crop material towards the feeder housing opening. The rear conveyor is attached to the frame behind the front conveyor, and has a rear belt having an operative surface that faces in the forward direction and is configured to move an adjacent portion of crop material towards the feeder housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Adam L. Hession, Cory Conway
  • Publication number: 20220000029
    Abstract: A header for an agricultural vehicle includes: a header frame; at least one crop remover carried by the header frame; a plurality of row dividers pivotably carried by the header frame; and at least one divider lifter coupled to at least one of the row dividers and configured to activate in order to pivot the coupled at least one row divider relative to the header frame. The at least one divider lifter is configured to be selectively activated by a remote controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Ricketts, Brett Gutknecht, Nate McGraw, Adam L. Hession
  • Publication number: 20210212258
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle header having a frame, a front conveyor, and a rear conveyor. The frame extends in a lateral direction from a first end to a second end and has a leading edge, and a feeder housing opening positioned behind the leading edge with respect to a forward direction. The front conveyor is attached to the frame behind the leading edge with respect to the forward direction, and includes a front movable surface configured to move an adjacent portion of crop material towards the feeder housing opening. The rear conveyor is attached to the frame behind the front conveyor, and has a rear belt having an operative surface that faces in the forward direction and is configured to move an adjacent portion of crop material towards the feeder housing opening. An agricultural vehicle having such a header is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Adam L. Hession, Cory Conway
  • Publication number: 20200060061
    Abstract: In one aspect, a system for controlling the position of row units of an agricultural implement as the implement is moved across a field may include a row unit. The system may also include an actuator configured to adjust a position of the row unit between an operating position relative to the ground and a raised position relative to the ground. Additionally, the system may also include a controller configured to monitor a current location of the row unit relative to a boundary defined between a processed portion of the field and an unprocessed portion of the field. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to control an operation of the actuator to initiate adjustment the position of the row unit between the operating and raised positions when it is determined that the row unit is about to traverse across the boundary.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventor: Adam L. Hession