Patents by Inventor Brian de Jong

Brian de Jong 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).

  • Rotating infeed chute for a brush chipper
    Patent number: 12734528
    Abstract: A material reduction machine includes an infeed chute and a processing portion. The infeed chute has a plurality of guide walls. The processing portion is coupled to the infeed chute. The processing portion has a rotatable cutting mechanism configured to receive material from the infeed chute along a feed axis. The infeed chute is rotatable relative to the processing portion about an axis parallel to the feed axis between an operational configuration and a transport configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Stefan Klaassen, Dolph Cantrijn, Brian de Jong, Wouter van Wezel, Nithy Nagendran, Rinodh Thandal Ramasubramanian, Hans van den Ende, Tim Traas
  • ROTATING INFEED CHUTE FOR A BRUSH CHIPPER
    Publication number: 20240326064
    Abstract: A material reduction machine includes an infeed chute and a processing portion. The infeed chute has a plurality of guide walls. The processing portion is coupled to the infeed chute. The processing portion has a rotatable cutting mechanism configured to receive material from the infeed chute along a feed axis. The infeed chute is rotatable relative to the processing portion about an axis parallel to the feed axis between an operational configuration and a transport configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Stefan Klaassen, Dolph Cantrijn, Brian de Jong, Wouter van Wezel, Nithy Nagendran, Rinodh Thandal Ramasubramanian, Hans van den Ende, Tim Traas