Patents by Inventor Christian Speer

Christian Speer 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).

  • Publication number: 20250241238
    Abstract: Mower (1) of an agricultural harvesting machine, comprising a plurality of mowing members (2a, 2b) which are positioned next to one another in a row to form a cutter bar (3), wherein each mowing member (2a, 2b) has a cutter disk (4a, 4b), wherein the cutter disks (4a, 4b) of directly adjacent mowing members (2a, 2b) are arranged alternately in different planes, namely, in the working position of the mower (1), first cutter disks (4a) of first mowing members (2a) are arranged in a first, lower plane and second cutter disks (4b) of second mowing members (2b) are arranged in a second, upper plane, and wherein the cutter disks (4a, 4b) of directly adjacent mowing members (2a, 2b) overlap in a projection, and comprising a housing (7) having a transmission bar (8), wherein a transmission, which serves to drive the cutter disks (4a, 4b), is at least partially arranged in the transmission bar (8), and wherein the transmission bar (8) is arranged below the cutter disks (4a, 4b) in the working position of the mower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Speer, Josef Fischer
  • Publication number: 20250241239
    Abstract: Mowing member (2a, 2b) of a mowing mechanism (1) of an agricultural harvesting machine, having a cutter disk (3), a cutter flange (6), a pressure disk (7) and at least one resilient element (8, 9), wherein the cutter flange (6) is arranged at a first side of the cutter disk (3), wherein the pressure disk (7) is arranged at a second side of the cutter disk (3), wherein the at least one resilient element (8, 9) presses the cutter flange (6) and the pressure disk (7) against each other and thus clamps the cutter disk (3) between the cutter flange (6) and the pressure disk (7), wherein, in order to exchange the cutter disk (3), the cutter flange (6) and the pressure disk 10 (7) can be pressed apart from each other counter to the resilient force of the at least one resilient element (8, 9). FIG.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2025
    Publication date: July 31, 2025
    Inventors: Christian Speer, Josef Fischer
  • Publication number: 20250089609
    Abstract: An assistance system for generating driving routes for one or more driver-controlled or autonomous agricultural work machines. The assistance system includes a computer configured to create a driving route for an agricultural work machine configured to work an agricultural area on the basis of a saved strategy, which may take into account features of areas adjacent to the agricultural area which are not to be worked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2024
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: CLAAS E-Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Jannik Redenius, Christian Speer, Jan Behmenburg, Timo Korthals, Sven Bone, Josef Fischer, Martin Jan Joseph Verploegen
  • Patent number: 9986676
    Abstract: A mowing device has an elongate frame with opposing longitudinal ends and two mowing units disposed on opposite longitudinal sides of the frame. Each mowing unit has an elongate support with a first pivot joint (G1) by which a first of the opposing longitudinal ends of the support is hinged on one of the longitudinal sides to pivot about a horizontal rotational axis (A) extending in the longitudinal direction (LR1) of the frame. A bar-shaped mower is hinged on a second the opposing longitudinal ends of the support in order to extend, in a working position, longitudinally horizontally and transversely to the longitudinal direction (LR1). A second pivot joint (G2) provides a rotational axis (A2) that extends vertically, transversely to the first rotational axis (A1) to allow for mower pivoting to a transport position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Christian Speer
  • Publication number: 20160150717
    Abstract: A mowing device has an elongate frame with opposing longitudinal ends and two mowing units disposed on opposite longitudinal sides of the frame. Each mowing unit has an elongate support with a first pivot joint (G1) by which a first of the opposing longitudinal ends of the support is hinged on one of the longitudinal sides to pivot about a horizontal rotational axis (A) extending in the longitudinal direction (LR1) of the frame. A bar-shaped mower is hinged on a second the opposing longitudinal ends of the support in order to extend, in a working position, longitudinally horizontally and transversely to the longitudinal direction (LR1). A second pivot joint (G2) provides a rotational axis (A2) that extends vertically, transversely to the first rotational axis (A1) to allow for mower pivoting to a transport position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventor: Christian Speer
  • Publication number: 20060159817
    Abstract: A method for treating milk, wherein milk is short-term heated in a container. At least during the heating, the container is set in motion in such a way that a milk film forms on the inner wall of the container. A device for carrying out the method is likewise described (FIG. 1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Publication date: July 20, 2006
    Inventors: Gerhard Jahn, Christian Speer, Jens Maschmann, Klaus Hamprecht, Klaus Lauf