Patents by Inventor Andrew Birkel

Andrew Birkel 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).

  • Patent number: 10653069
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a threshing and separating system for separating grain from non-grain crop material, and a residue handling system for receiving at least a portion of the non-grain crop material. The residue handling system includes a chopper and a windrow arrangement, each having an inlet. A door is movable between a closed position which directs the non-grain crop material to the chopper and an open position which directs the non-grain crop material to the windrow arrangement. A feed roller is positioned adjacent to and between the inlet of the chopper and windrow arrangement. The feed roller is rotatable in a first direction which directs the non-grain crop material to the chopper when the door is in the closed position, and a second direction which directs the non-grain crop material to the windrow arrangement when the door is in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Herbert M. Farley, Nathan E. Isaac, Andrew Birkel, Austin L. Jackson
  • Publication number: 20190124849
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a threshing and separating system for separating grain from non-grain crop material, and a residue handling system for receiving at least a portion of the non-grain crop material. The residue handling system includes a chopper and a windrow arrangement, each having an inlet. A door is movable between a closed position which directs the non-grain crop material to the chopper and an open position which directs the non-grain crop material to the windrow arrangement. A feed roller is positioned adjacent to and between the inlet of the chopper and windrow arrangement. The feed roller is rotatable in a first direction which directs the non-grain crop material to the chopper when the door is in the closed position, and a second direction which directs the non-grain crop material to the windrow arrangement when the door is in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Herbert M. Farley, Nathan E. Isaac, Andrew Birkel, Austin L. Jackson
  • Patent number: 10207380
    Abstract: A power tool (e.g., a pneumatic tool) includes a tool housing, a motor disposed in the tool housing, and a switch coupled to the tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor. A light unit includes a light unit housing removably coupleable to the tool housing. The light unit includes a light disposed in the light unit housing, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense actuation of the switch, and the controller is configured to cause the light to turn on when the sensor senses that the switch is actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Ross A. Billings, David Beers, Andrew Birkel, Daniel Amos Odean Hegarty, Floyd E. Moreland, David Muti, Sandip Patel, Kevin Wang
  • Publication number: 20180161951
    Abstract: A power tool (e.g., a pneumatic tool) includes a tool housing, a motor disposed in the tool housing, and a switch coupled to the tool housing and configured to control operation of the motor. A light unit includes a light unit housing removably coupleable to the tool housing. The light unit includes a light disposed in the light unit housing, a controller, and a sensor. The sensor is configured to sense actuation of the switch, and the controller is configured to cause the light to turn on when the sensor senses that the switch is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ross A. BILLINGS, David BEERS, Andrew BIRKEL, Daniel Amos Odean HEGARTY, Floyd E. MORELAND, David MUTI, Sandip PATEL, Kevin WANG
  • Patent number: 9556897
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes an unloading auger carried by a chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material that has passed through a cleaning system. The unloading auger includes a drive auger assembly having a drive coupling and a driven auger assembly. The driven auger assembly includes a hollow tube having an inner surface; an inner rod journaled within the hollow tube and defining a first end and a second end; a coupler attached to the first end of the inner rod that is configured to couple to the drive coupling; and a tube connector rotatably coupling the inner rod to the inner surface of the hollow tube adjacent to the second end of the inner rod. The inner rod is only rotatably coupled to the hollow tube adjacent to the second end of the inner rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chase Patterson, Kevin Ward, Logan M. Hanson, Wayne T. Flickinger, Andrew Birkel
  • Publication number: 20160319857
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes an unloading auger carried by a chassis and supplied with cleaned crop material that has passed through a cleaning system. The unloading auger includes a drive auger assembly having a drive coupling and a driven auger assembly. The driven auger assembly includes a hollow tube having an inner surface; an inner rod journaled within the hollow tube and defining a first end and a second end; a coupler attached to the first end of the inner rod that is configured to couple to the drive coupling; and a tube connector rotatably coupling the inner rod to the inner surface of the hollow tube adjacent to the second end of the inner rod. The inner rod is only rotatably coupled to the hollow tube adjacent to the second end of the inner rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Chase Patterson, Kevin Ward, Logan M. Hanson, Wayne T. Flickinger, Andrew Birkel