Patents by Inventor Dirk Georges Cornelius Leupe

Dirk Georges Cornelius Leupe 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).

  • Mistie detection system for agricultural balers
    Patent number: 5988053
    Abstract: An agricultural baler comprising a baling chamber and a mechanism for loading successive charges of crop material into the chamber. The baler also comprises a tying mechanism for forming a plurality of loops of binding material around the packages of crop material formed in the baling chamber. The movement of the strands of binding material is monitored by sensors and compared. In case the movement of a strand deviates substantially from the movement of the other strands a mistie indication is generated. Such mistie detection system is operable to detect a wide range of mistie conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Dirk Georges Cornelius Leupe, Johan Maurice Vande Ginste, Marnix Jozef Schoonheere