Patents by Inventor Hans De Gersem

Hans De Gersem 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).

  • Publication number: 20220000026
    Abstract: A crop cutting device including a crop guiding surface including parallel slots. A row of knives pivotally mounted below the guiding surface is pivotable between a retracted inoperative position in which it is located below the guiding surface and an extended operative position, wherein the knives project above the guiding surface. An actuating mechanism includes movable operating members. Each operating member is associated with a respective knife and is movable from a first position in which the knife is in its retracted position to a second position in which the knife is in its extended position. Further, there is included a lifting mechanism for raising at least a part of each knife above the guiding surface, while the operating members are in their first position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Danny N.O. Claeys, Freek De Baere, Joseph Hans De Gersem, Enrico Giuliani, Jeremy Graulus, Jan Vanheule
  • Patent number: 10973172
    Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a processing conveyance that is positioned between a pickup roll and a main bale chamber for conveying crop material from the pickup roll to the main bale chamber. The processing conveyance includes at least one of a bottom wall and side wall having at least one sieve with a plurality of openings extending through the sieve. The openings are sized and configured for allowing non-crop material to exit from the at least one processing conveyance through the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Patrick Staelens, Hans De Gersem
  • Publication number: 20190133045
    Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a processing conveyance that is positioned between a pickup roll and a main bale chamber for conveying crop material from the pickup roll to the main bale chamber. The processing conveyance includes at least one of a bottom wall and side wall having at least one sieve with a plurality of openings extending through the sieve. The openings are sized and configured for allowing non-crop material to exit from the at least one processing conveyance through the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Patrick Staelens, Hans De Gersem
  • Patent number: 10064340
    Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a processing conveyance that is positioned between a pickup roll and a main bale chamber for conveying crop material from the pickup roll to the main bale chamber. The processing conveyance includes at least one of a bottom wall and side wall having at least one sieve with a plurality of openings extending through the sieve. The openings are sized and configured for allowing non-crop material to exit from the at least one processing conveyance through the openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Patrick Staelens, Hans De Gersem
  • Publication number: 20160157435
    Abstract: An agricultural baler includes a processing conveyance that is positioned between a pickup roll and a main bale chamber for conveying crop material from the pickup roll to the main bale chamber. The processing conveyance includes at least one of a bottom wall and side wall having at least one sieve with a plurality of openings extending through the sieve. The openings are sized and configured for allowing non-crop material to exit from the at least one processing conveyance through the openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Karel Naeyaert, Patrick Staelens, Hans De Gersem