Patents by Inventor Eric Taflinger

Eric Taflinger 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).

  • Gang arm gauge wheel height control for crop harvesting device
    Patent number: 11058056
    Abstract: A harvesting head for an agricultural harvester including a center frame section that is pivotally coupled to each of a left frame section and a right frame section. The elevation or height of the center frame section is determined by setting a height of the inner gauge wheels of the left and right frame sections. A gauge assembly for each of the left and right frame sections includes a linking member that spans between and operatively connects to outer and inner gauge wheels. The gauge assemblies are operably connected to the left and right frame sections to adjust an elevation of the outer and inner gauge wheels relative to the linking member to thereby adjust the elevation or height of the frame section when actuated by an actuation mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Joshua R. Pierson, Michael L. Vandeven, Jixin Chen, Eric Taflinger
  • GANG ARM GAUGE WHEEL HEIGHT CONTROL FOR CROP HARVESTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200352101
    Abstract: A harvesting head for an agricultural harvester including a center frame section that is pivotally coupled to each of a left frame section and a right frame section. The elevation or height of the center frame section is determined by setting a height of the inner gauge wheels of the left and right frame sections. A gauge assembly for each of the left and right frame sections includes a linking member that spans between and operatively connects to outer and inner gauge wheels. The gauge assemblies are operably connected to the left and right frame sections to adjust an elevation of the outer and inner gauge wheels relative to the linking member to thereby adjust the elevation or height of the frame section when actuated by an actuation mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Publication date: November 12, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua R. Pierson, Michael L. Vandeven, Jixin Chen, Eric Taflinger
  • Multilink connection between harvesting head adapter frame and mainframe
    Patent number: 10405474
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting head for mounting on a feederhouse of an agricultural combine has an adapter frame coupled to and supported on a center frame section with four links. Each link extends between and is pivotally coupled to the center frame section at a forward end of the link and is pivotally coupled to the adapter frame at a rear end of the link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Alex Brimeyer, Eric Taflinger
  • MULTILINK CONNECTION BETWEEN HARVESTING HEAD ADAPTER FRAME AND MAINFRAME
    Publication number: 20180310457
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting head for mounting on a feederhouse of an agricultural combine has an adapter frame coupled to and supported on a center frame section with four links. Each link extends between and is pivotally coupled to the center frame section at a forward end of the link and is pivotally coupled to the adapter frame at a rear end of the link.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Alex Brimeyer, Eric Taflinger