Patents by Inventor BERT VAN DE STEENE

BERT VAN DE STEENE 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).

  • Combine harvester with multi-stage grain preparation and related methods for operating a combine harvester
    Patent number: 9750193
    Abstract: A combine harvester is provided with a threshing system, a preparation arrangement and cleaning arrangement. The preparation arrangement comprises multiple preparation stages, each of said stages being configured to transport said mixture over a given distance between a front edge and a rear edge of the stage, with an air gap being present between each pair of consecutive stages. The preparation arrangement further comprises a blower, separate from the main blower, said blower configured to direct air towards at least one of said air gaps, to thereby blow at least a portion of said mixture towards the rear of the combine harvester. The preparation arrangement comprises a plate provided with fins mounted transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the harvester, each fin representing one of said preparation stages, the plate further comprising one or more openings between at least one pair of consecutive fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Ward Bonte, Todd A. Cannegieter, Frank R. G. Duquesne, Bart M. A. Missotten, Bart Moutton, Dimitri Van Steenkiste, Benny Willem, Bert Van De Steene
  • Combine Harvester with Multi-Stage Grain Preparation
    Publication number: 20160135372
    Abstract: A combine harvester is provided with a threshing system, a preparation arrangement and cleaning arrangement. The preparation arrangement comprises multiple preparation stages, each of said stages being configured to transport said mixture over a given distance between a front edge and a rear edge of the stage, with an air gap being present between each pair of consecutive stages. The preparation arrangement further comprises a blower, separate from the main blower, said blower configured to direct air towards at least one of said air gaps, to thereby blow at least a portion of said mixture towards the rear of the combine harvester. The preparation arrangement comprises a plate provided with fins mounted transversally with respect to the longitudinal direction of the harvester, each fin representing one of said preparation stages, the plate further comprising one or more openings between at least one pair of consecutive fins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: WARD BONTE, TODD A. CANNEGIETER, FRANK R.G. DUQUESNE, BART M.A. MISSOTTEN, BART MOUTTON, DIMITRI VAN STEENKISTE, BENNY WILLEM, BERT VAN DE STEENE