Patents by Inventor Dennis LUTTERBECK

Dennis LUTTERBECK 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: 11895949
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for separating a crop flow on at least one conveying and cleaning unit, particularly a top sieve, of a combine harvester, wherein the conveying and cleaning unit is excited to a longitudinal oscillation and a transverse oscillation. The transverse oscillation is controlled depending on at least one state, wherein least one state for controlling the transverse oscillation is the inclination of the combine harvester, wherein at least one further state for controlling the transverse oscillation is the grain purity, particularly the grain purity of a main crop flow. The transverse oscillation is pre-controlled depending on the inclination of the combine harvester and fine-tuned depending on the grain purity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt Poelling, Norbert Strieker, Dennis Lutterbeck, Joachim Baumgarten
  • Patent number: 11832554
    Abstract: A self-propelled combine harvester has at least one tilting mechanism for the uniform distribution of a harvested material on an oscillating conveying and cleaning unit, in particular a top sieve. The tilting mechanism has elements for defining a swiveling direction of the conveying and cleaning unit which are arranged between the conveying and cleaning unit and a machine housing. The tilting mechanism has an actuator for continuous adjustment of at least one component part of the elements from an initial position to an adjusting position. The position of the at least one component part decisively defines the swiveling direction. An electric control unit controls the actuator depending on a state of the combine harvester and/or harvested material and the initial position of the at least one component part of the tilting mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBH
    Inventors: Benedikt Poelling, Dennis Lutterbeck, George Danatzis, Norbert Strieker, Michael Kuehn
  • Publication number: 20210084817
    Abstract: A self-propelled combine harvester has at least one tilting mechanism for the uniform distribution of a harvested material on an oscillating conveying and cleaning unit, in particular a top sieve. The tilting mechanism has elements for defining a swiveling direction of the conveying and cleaning unit which are arranged between the conveying and cleaning unit and a machine housing. The tilting mechanism has an actuator for continuous adjustment of at least one component part of the elements from an initial position to an adjusting position. The position of the at least one component part decisively defines the swiveling direction. An electric control unit controls the actuator depending on a state of the combine harvester and/or harvested material and the initial position of the at least one component part of the tilting mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt POELLING, Dennis LUTTERBECK, George DANATZIS, Norbert STRIEKER, Michael KUEHN
  • Publication number: 20210084818
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for separating a crop flow on at least one conveying and cleaning unit, particularly a top sieve, of a combine harvester, wherein the conveying and cleaning unit is excited to a longitudinal oscillation and a transverse oscillation. The transverse oscillation is controlled depending on at least one state, wherein least one state for controlling the transverse oscillation is the inclination of the combine harvester, wherein at least one further state for controlling the transverse oscillation is the grain purity, particularly the grain purity of a main crop flow. The transverse oscillation is pre-controlled depending on the inclination of the combine harvester and fine-tuned depending on the grain purity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Benedikt POELLING, Norbert STRIEKER, Dennis LUTTERBECK, Joachim BAUMGARTEN