Patents by Inventor Benjamin A. Heiser

Benjamin A. Heiser 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).

  • Mower-conditioner machine for sensing moisture content of crop material
    Patent number: 12029154
    Abstract: A mower-conditioner machine which includes a frame, a cutter bar connected to the frame, the cutter bar is configured to cut a crop material from a field, and a crop-engaging member connected to the frame. The crop-engaging member is configured to contact the crop material. The mower-conditioner machine also includes at least one moisture sensor connected to the crop-engaging member. The at least one moisture sensor is configured to sense a moisture content of the crop material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Fay, II, Philip Eby, Benjamin A. Heiser, Michael Jacob Digman
  • MOWER-CONDITIONER MACHINE FOR SENSING MOISTURE CONTENT OF CROP MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20220210974
    Abstract: A mower-conditioner machine which includes a frame, a cutter bar connected to the frame, the cutter bar is configured to cut a crop material from a field, and a crop-engaging member connected to the frame. The crop-engaging member is configured to contact the crop material. The mower-conditioner machine also includes at least one moisture sensor connected to the crop-engaging member. The at least one moisture sensor is configured to sense a moisture content of the crop material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: July 7, 2022
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey B. Fay, II, Philip Eby, Benjamin A. Heiser, Michael Jacob Digman
  • Method and apparatus for oiling splines in a bevel gearbox
    Patent number: 8356695
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the apparatus then directs the lubricant flow toward the splined connection by force of gravity. The apparatus is configured to be self-aligning when installed in an existing receptacle in the gearbox housing thereby enabling the apparatus to be conveniently installed in a housing designed to utilize gearbox lubricant to lubricate the splines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Mark T. Scuffham, Benjamin A. Heiser, Philip J. Ehrhart
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OILING SPLINES IN A BEVEL GEARBOX
    Publication number: 20110113739
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the apparatus then directs the lubricant flow toward the splined connection by force of gravity. The apparatus is configured to be self-aligning when installed in an existing receptacle in the gearbox housing thereby enabling the apparatus to be conveniently installed in a housing designed to utilize gearbox lubricant to lubricate the splines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Inventors: Mark T. Scuffham, Benjamin A. Heiser, Philip J. Ehrhart