Patents by Inventor Dirk BLOME

Dirk BLOME 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).

  • Collecting apparatus for round bales
    Patent number: 12550825
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collecting apparatus for round bales. The collecting apparatus has a frame device and a conveying device, which is designed to convey a plurality of round bales relative to the frame device in a conveying direction. The conveying device comprises at least two traction members, which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the conveying direction and are designed to rotate about a front deflection axis and a rear deflection axis and have a conveying run and a return run. The conveying device also comprises at least two conveying elements, which are arranged offset to one another in the conveying direction, extend longitudinally between the conveying runs of the traction members transversely to the conveying direction, are attached to the traction members, and in each case have a conveying section arranged centrally between the traction members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Nils Bruhn, Christian Osthues, Dirk Blome, André Berghaus, Michael Kreyenhagen
  • COLLECTING APPARATUS FOR ROUND BALES
    Publication number: 20240276921
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a collecting apparatus for round bales. The collecting apparatus has a frame device and a conveying device, which is designed to convey a plurality of round bales relative to the frame device in a conveying direction. The conveying device comprises at least two traction members, which are spaced apart from one another transversely to the conveying direction and are designed to rotate about a front deflection axis and a rear deflection axis and have a conveying run and a return run. The conveying device also comprises at least two conveying elements, which are arranged offset to one another in the conveying direction, extend longitudinally between the conveying runs of the traction members transversely to the conveying direction, are attached to the traction members, and in each case have a conveying section arranged centrally between the traction members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2024
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Inventors: Nils BRUHN, Christian OSTHUES, Dirk BLOME, André BERGHAUS, Michael KREYENHAGEN