Patents by Inventor Curtis J. Steenhoek

Curtis J. Steenhoek 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).

  • Bale processor and binding remover
    Patent number: 10647463
    Abstract: A bale processing machine that removes a binding from a bale allows for rapid bale processing. A method for removing the binding from the bale includes supporting the bale with a bale support at an elevated positon and securing the binding to a binding engagement device. The method also includes cutting the binding and removing the bale support from beneath the bale, such that at least a portion of the bale falls by gravity away from the binding secured to the binding engagement device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Vermeer Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Curtis J. Steenhoek, Gary Verhoef, Matthew William Dykema, Brian Michael Johnson, Gary D. Moffet, Jay C. Van Roekel, Scott A. Weishaar, John G. Gardner
  • BALE PROCESSOR AND BINDING REMOVER
    Publication number: 20160362214
    Abstract: A bale processing machine that removes a binding from a bale allows for rapid bale processing. A method for removing the binding from the bale includes supporting the bale with a bale support at an elevated positon and securing the binding to a binding engagement device. The method also includes cutting the binding and removing the bale support from beneath the bale, such that at least a portion of the bale falls by gravity away from the binding secured to the binding engagement device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Curtis J. Steenhoek, Gary Verhoef, Matthew William Dykema, Brian Michael Johnson, Gary D. Moffet, Jay C. Van Roekel, Scott A. Weishaar, John G. Gardner