Patents by Inventor Aelbrecht De Block

Aelbrecht De Block 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).

  • Corn Ear Harvester Device and Combine Harvester Comprising Corn Ear Harvester Devices
    Publication number: 20160235004
    Abstract: A corn ear harvester which comprises two deck plates and two gathering chain devices. The gathering chain devices each comprise an endless chain which forms a chain loop which comprises a straight operational part; a corn ear paddle and paddle connector which connects the corn ear paddle to the chain. The device further comprises a corn stalk channel having a deck plate channel section extends between the deck plates and a gathering chain channel section between the gathering chain devices. The deck plate channel section is too narrow for a corn ear to pass through. The corn ear paddles are arranged adjacent to a deck plate on the side of the ear blocking surface of said first deck plate and the endless chains of the gathering chain devices are arranged adjacent to the deck plates on the opposite side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Glenn Aesaert, Ward Bonte, John J. Conroy, Aelbrecht De Block, James M. Gessel, Barry E. Lehman, Bart M.A. Missotten, Bart Moutton, Geert Bonne, Jonathan E. Ricketts, Frederik Tallir, Willem Vandamme, Pieter Van Overschelde