Patents by Inventor Bernhard Aerdker

Bernhard Aerdker 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: 9198352
    Abstract: A front attachment for an agricultural harvesting machine operates independently of rows of stalk crop to be harvested. The front attachment includes harvesting devices for harvesting the stalk crop, intake conveyor mechanisms extending across a width of the harvesting devices, snapping devices located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of the crop flow and a cross conveyor located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms and snapping devices. In the arrangement, the cross conveyor and snapping device driven by a common drive train, the front attachment is prefabricated to enable retrofitting with a second drive train and the second drive train functions as the drive for a retrofittable chopping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: CLAAS HUNGARIA KFT.
    Inventors: Thomas Tilly, Thomas Dennis Engler, Bernhard Aerdker, Tim Luetke Harmann
  • Publication number: 20140020355
    Abstract: A front attachment for an agricultural harvesting machine operates independently of rows of stalk crop to be harvested. The front attachment includes harvesting devices for harvesting the stalk crop, intake conveyor mechanisms extending across a width of the harvesting devices, snapping devices located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of the crop flow and a cross conveyor located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms and snapping devices. In the arrangement, the cross conveyor and snapping device driven by a common drive train, the front attachment is prefabricated to enable retrofitting with a second drive train and the second drive train functions as the drive for a retrofittable chopping device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: CLAAS HUNGARIA KFT.
    Inventors: Thomas TILLY, Thomas Dennis ENGLER, Bernhard AERDKER, Tim LUETKE HARMANN
  • Patent number: 8578689
    Abstract: A front attachment for a self-propelled combine harvester includes intake conveyor mechanisms arranged side by side having grooved conveyor wheels that rotate about a vertical rotational axis. Snapping units located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of crop flow have snapping rollers extending horizontally and transversely to the direction of travel. A transverse conveyor is equipped with opposing auger sections drawn together in the center of the front attachment. The grooved conveyor wheels include extending driving elements that engage via sections thereof into guide channels to pick up and convey plant stalks in the direction of the center of the front attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Luetke-Harmann, Bernhard Aerdker
  • Publication number: 20130014483
    Abstract: A front attachment for a self-propelled combine harvester for harvesting stalked crop includes a number of intake conveyor mechanisms are arranged side by side, each of which exhibiting grooved conveyor wheels that rotate about a substantially vertical rotational axis. Snapping units are located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of crop flow are formed with snapping rollers extending horizontally and transversely to the direction of travel. A transverse conveyor is equipped with opposing auger sections via which harvested fruits are drawn together in the center of the front attachment and fed from there to a feed rake. The grooved conveyor wheels of the individual intake conveyor mechanisms include, on the outer circumference thereof, radially extending driving elements. The driving elements engage via sections thereof into guide channels to pick up and convey plant stalks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Tim Luetke-Harmann, Bernhard Aerdker
  • Patent number: 8104254
    Abstract: A front attachment for harvesting stalked plants has an intake conveyor mechanism that operates independently of the distance between rows, and a picking assembly located downstream thereof and transversely to the direction of travel, which separates the crops from the stalked plants and conveys them to a separate utilization, the plant stalks are guided in a guide channel from the intake conveyor mechanism to the picking channel, the guide channel is at least partially swept over, in the region of the intake conveyor mechanism, by driving elements of intake conveyor elements, which are situated in pairs and rotate in opposite directions, and, in the region of transfer to the picking assembly, the guide channel is at least partially swept over by driving elements of at least one rotating transfer element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Tim Luetke-Harmann, Walter Foegeling, Bernhard Aerdker
  • Publication number: 20100300057
    Abstract: A front attachment for harvesting stalked plants has an intake conveyor mechanism that operates independently of the distance between rows, and a picking assembly located downstream thereof and transversely to the direction of travel, which separates the crops from the stalked plants and conveys them to a separate utilization, the plant stalks are guided in a guide channel from the intake conveyor mechanism to the picking channel, the guide channel is at least partially swept over, in the region of the intake conveyor mechanism, by driving elements of intake conveyor elements, which are situated in pairs and rotate in opposite directions, and, in the region of transfer to the picking assembly, the guide channel is at least partially swept over by driving elements of at least one rotating transfer element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventors: Tim Luetke-Harmann, Walter Foegeling, Bernhard Aerdker
  • Publication number: 20090061969
    Abstract: A combine harvester, has a device for separating out foreign objects, a feed rake with at least one tension mechanism, which is located in a channel and is redirected via at least one upper and one lower tension mechanism guide, at least one foreign-object capture basin, foreign object separating elements that extend through the tension mechanism and assigned to at least the upper tension mechanism guide, the foreign object capture basin is located in the engagement region of the foreign object separating elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Walter Foegeling, Dirk Speckamp, Hubert Korte, Bernhard Aerdker