Patents by Inventor Dirk Cyriel Andre Ameye

Dirk Cyriel Andre Ameye 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).

  • Method for moving a shearbar in a forage harvester
    Patent number: 5704199
    Abstract: A method for moving a shearbar (102) towards a fixed stop (109), wherein the method comprises the steps of; energizing a bidirectional motor (110/112) for driving a guide screw (106/108) to move the shearbar towards the fixed stop (109), monitoring a variable indicative of the torque or force output of the motor (110/112), limiting the torque or force output to a first maximum value, moving the shearbar (102) against the fixed stop (109) and stalling the motor (110/112) thereby, deenergizing the motor (110/112), when the resulting torque or force output reaches or exceeds the first maximum value; and energizing the motor (110/112) for moving the shearbar (102) in the opposite direction, away from the stop (109), while not limiting the torque or force output or while limiting the same to a second maximum value, which is substantially larger than the first maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1998
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Bert Juul Frans Paquet, Dirk Cyriel Andre Ameye