Patents by Inventor Brian Gorge

Brian Gorge 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: 12667049
    Abstract: An access door for a combine harvester includes a body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side. The body includes a height defined between the top and the bottom and a width defined between the first side and the second side. A plurality of ribs is integrally formed in the body for adding rigidity thereto, and a deflector is integrally formed with the body and protrudes therefrom. The deflector has a top surface and a width that is substantially the same as the width of the body. The body is defined within a first plane and the top surface is defined within a second plane such that the second plane is disposed at an angle less than 90° from the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Brian Gorge, Manish Singh
  • Patent number: 12628743
    Abstract: Combine harvesters may include crop processing systems having a grate subassemblies with flaps that, in some instances, are divided into groups that are independently movable and moveable in opposite directions between a fully open position and a fully closed position. Further, each of the grate assemblies may include an actuator that is operable to actuate simultaneously a portion of the flaps on each of the grate assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Meschke, Michael L. Vandeven, Brian Gorge, Martin Rittershofer
  • Patent number: 12490679
    Abstract: Combine harvesters may include crop processing systems having a grate subassemblies with flaps that, in some instances, are divided into groups that are independently movable and moveable in opposite directions between a fully open position and a fully closed position. Further, each of the grate assemblies may include an actuator that is operable to actuate simultaneously a portion of the flaps on each of the grate assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2025
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Michael T. Meschke, Michael L Vandeven, Brian Gorge, Martin Rittershofer
  • Publication number: 20250134000
    Abstract: A cover for a threshing concave or separator grate of a crop threshing assembly may include a first body portion. The first body portion may include a leading end, a trailing end opposite the leading end, a first lateral side, and a second lateral side opposite the first lateral side. A first passage may be formed through the leading edge, and the passage may define a first axis that extends laterally between the first lateral side and the second lateral side. A notch may be formed in the first body portion and extend from the trailing edge end towards the leading end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2023
    Publication date: May 1, 2025
    Inventors: MANISH SINGH, MICHAEL T. MESCHKE, JEFFREY R. WALTER, BRIAN GORGE, JASON R. DEHNKE
  • Publication number: 20240224853
    Abstract: An access door for a combine harvester includes a body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side. The body includes a height defined between the top and the bottom and a width defined between the first side and the second side. A plurality of ribs is integrally formed in the body for adding rigidity thereto, and a deflector is integrally formed with the body and protrudes therefrom. The deflector has a top surface and a width that is substantially the same as the width of the body. The body is defined within a first plane and the top surface is defined within a second plane such that the second plane is disposed at an angle less than 90° from the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Brian Gorge, Manish Singh
  • Patent number: 11997946
    Abstract: An access door for a combine harvester includes a body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side. The body includes a height defined between the top and the bottom and a width defined between the first side and the second side. A plurality of ribs is integrally formed in the body for adding rigidity thereto, and a deflector is integrally formed with the body and protrudes therefrom. The deflector has a top surface and a width that is substantially the same as the width of the body. The body is defined within a first plane and the top surface is defined within a second plane such that the second plane is disposed at an angle less than 90° from the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Brian Gorge, Manish Singh
  • Publication number: 20240065170
    Abstract: Combine harvesters may include crop processing systems having a grate subassemblies with flaps that, in some instances, are divided into groups that are independently movable and moveable in opposite directions between a fully open position and a fully closed position. Further, each of the grate assemblies may include an actuator that is operable to actuate simultaneously a portion of the flaps on each of the grate assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: MICHAEL T. MESCHKE, MICHAEL L. VANDEVEN, BRIAN GORGE, MARTIN RITTERSHOFER
  • Publication number: 20240065171
    Abstract: Combine harvesters may include crop processing systems having a grate subassemblies with flaps that, in some instances, are divided into groups that are independently movable and moveable in opposite directions between a fully open position and a fully closed position. Further, each of the grate assemblies may include an actuator that is operable to actuate simultaneously a portion of the flaps on each of the grate assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: MICHAEL T. MESCHKE, MICHAEL L. VANDEVEN, BRIAN GORGE, MARTIN RITTERSHOFER
  • Patent number: 11013175
    Abstract: A grain harvesting vehicle is configured to harvest a grain. A chaffer is configured to separate grain from material other than grain (MOG). A grate is positioned rearward of the chaffer. The grate includes a grate panel having an upper surface and a lower surface and an aperture in the grate panel extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The aperture has a first end nearer the chaffer and a second end opposite the first end. The grate further includes a ramp portion extending above the grate panel from adjacent the first end of the aperture toward the second end of the aperture. A grain sensor has a sensing location positioned at a height below the grate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Nathan R. Vandike, Adam J. Donohoe, Michael T. Meschke, Jody I. Eyestone, Jeremiah K. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Walter, Matthew T. Wold, Brian Gorge
  • Publication number: 20200337238
    Abstract: An access door for a combine harvester includes a body having a top, a bottom, a first side, and a second side. The body includes a height defined between the top and the bottom and a width defined between the first side and the second side. A plurality of ribs is integrally formed in the body for adding rigidity thereto, and a deflector is integrally formed with the body and protrudes therefrom. The deflector has a top surface and a width that is substantially the same as the width of the body. The body is defined within a first plane and the top surface is defined within a second plane such that the second plane is disposed at an angle less than 90° from the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventors: Brian Gorge, Manish Singh
  • Publication number: 20200029498
    Abstract: A grain harvesting vehicle is configured to harvest a grain. A chaffer is configured to separate grain from material other than grain (MOG). A grate is positioned rearward of the chaffer. The grate includes a grate panel having an upper surface and a lower surface and an aperture in the grate panel extending between the upper surface and the lower surface. The aperture has a first end nearer the chaffer and a second end opposite the first end. The grate further includes a ramp portion extending above the grate panel from adjacent the first end of the aperture toward the second end of the aperture. A grain sensor has a sensing location positioned at a height below the grate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Nathan R. Vandike, Adam J. Donohoe, Michael T. Meschke, Jody I. Eyestone, Jeremiah K. Johnson, Jeffrey R. Walter, Matthew T. Wold, Brian Gorge