Patents by Inventor Hector Portillo

Hector Portillo 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).

  • Patent number: 11457567
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a yoke, a needle coupling connected to the yoke, and a needle connected to the needle coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Amol M. Sawale, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth
  • Patent number: 11419273
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a needle connected to a needle frame. The needle frame includes a yoke extending between a first arm and a second arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Amol M. Sawale, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth
  • Patent number: 11412662
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a needle connected to a needle frame. The needle frame includes a yoke connected a first arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Hema V. Guthy, Sankaran Subramaniam, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth, Mark A. Pieper, Todd C. Aeschliman
  • Patent number: 11324166
    Abstract: Frame assemblies for a corn row head formed from components formed from different materials may include a frame portion having a first beam leg and a second beam leg formed of a first material and a skid plate attached to each of the first beam leg and the second beam leg formed from a second material different than the first material. The first material may be aluminum, and the second material may be steel. In some implementations, a breast plate joining the first beam leg and the second beam leg may be formed from the first material and may be welded to the first beam leg and the second beam leg. In other implementations, the breast plate may be formed from the second material and may be adhesively bonded to the first and second beam legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hema V. Guthy, Sankaran Subramaniam, Hector Portillo, Nathan E. Krehbiel, Eric D. Windsor, Nathan F. Tortorella, Daniel J. Cox, Daniel A. Hartschuh, Christopher J. McKelvey, Amol M. Sawale, Ryan M. Gneiting
  • Publication number: 20220132739
    Abstract: A spindle assembly includes a spindle nut having a cylindrically shaped bore and a threaded portion that engages a threaded opening in a cotton picker bar. The spindle assembly further includes a first friction reducing element disposed in the cylindrically shaped bore, a cotton picking member. The cotton picking member includes a barbed end, an engaging end, and a cylindrically shaped shaft located between the barbed end and the engaging end. A drive member includes a receiving end that receives the engaging end of the cotton-picking member and a geared end that engages a gear on a driveshaft in the cotton picker bar. The cylindrically shaped shaft includes a surface rotatably supported within the first friction reducing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: BRANDON C. CARLSON, SANJEEV M. HALLALE, MATTHEW C. RONEY, CHARLES F. OSTERMEIER, HEMA V. GUTHY, HECTOR PORTILLO, MOHAMAD EL-ZEIN
  • Patent number: 11078644
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a reinforcing structure having a first edge plate, a second edge plate and at least two support members extending from the first edge plate. The reinforcing structure is for coupling the bucket assembly to the movable loader arms. The bucket assembly includes a double-wall bucket defining a volume for carrying material. The bucket is coupled to the at least two support members of the reinforcing structure, and the bucket has a leading edge coupled between the first edge plate and the second edge plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Jorge Luis Cantu, Sanjeev M. Hallale, Satyam Sahay, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hema V. Guthy, Vikas Shinde, Hector Portillo, Israel Priego, Daniel Chapa
  • Publication number: 20210112720
    Abstract: Frame assemblies for a corn row head formed from components formed from different materials are disclosed. For example, a frame assembly may include a frame portion having a first beam leg and a second beam leg formed of a first material and a skid plate attached to each of the first beam leg and the second beam leg formed from a second material different than the first material. The first material may be aluminum, and the second material may be steel. In some implementations, a breast plate joining the first beam leg and the second beam leg may be formed from the first material and may be welded to the first beam leg and the second beam leg. In other implementations, the breast plate may be formed from the second material and may be adhesively bonded to the first and second beam legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: SANJEEV HALLALE, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HEMA V. GUTHY, SANKARAN SUBRAMANIAM, HECTOR PORTILLO, NATHAN E. KREHBIEL, ERIC D. WINDSOR, NATHAN F. TORTORELLA, DANIEL J. COX, DANIEL A. HARTSCHUH, CHRISTOPHER J. MCKELVEY, AMOL M. SAWALE, RYAN M. GNEITING
  • Patent number: 10927522
    Abstract: A structural assembly for a work machine and method of assembling a node and strut structure are provided. The assembly includes at least one strut extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The assembly further includes node members. Each of the node members has a first node portion with a first node cavity. The first end portion of at least one strut is configured to engage the first node portion of one of the node members. The second end portion of at least one strut is configured to engage the first node portion of another node member. An adhesive bonds the first end portion and the second end portion of the strut to the node members at the first node cavity of each of the node members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventors: Scott S. Hendron, Nathan F. Tortorella, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hector Portillo, Hema V. Guthy, Sankaran Subramaniam, Kristine M. Johanning, Kent A. Burkett, Jamie M. Coates, Jesse J. Kueter
  • Publication number: 20210000017
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a needle connected to a needle frame. The needle frame includes a yoke extending between a first arm and a second arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Amol M. Sawale, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth
  • Publication number: 20210000014
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a yoke, a needle coupling connected to the yoke, and a needle connected to the needle coupling.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Amol M. Sawale, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth
  • Publication number: 20210000016
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine includes a binding mechanism to secure binding material around a crop package and a delivery device to wrap binding material around a portion of the crop package and provide binding material to the binding mechanism. The delivery device includes a needle connected to a needle frame. The needle frame includes a yoke connected a first arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Nathan F. Tortorella, Hema V. Guthy, Sankaran Subramaniam, Hector Portillo, Darin L. Roth, Mark A. Pieper, Todd C. Aeschliman
  • Publication number: 20200370270
    Abstract: A structural assembly for a work machine and method of assembling a node and strut structure are provided. The assembly includes at least one strut extending along a longitudinal axis and having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. The assembly further includes node members. Each of the node members has a first node portion with a first node cavity. The first end portion of at least one strut is configured to engage the first node portion of one of the node members. The second end portion of at least one strut is configured to engage the first node portion of another node member. An adhesive bonds the first end portion and the second end portion of the strut to the node members at the first node cavity of each of the node members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: SCOTT S. HENDRON, NATHAN F. TORTORELLA, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HECTOR PORTILLO, HEMA V. GUTHY, SANKARAN SUBRAMANIAM, KRISTINE M. JOHANNING, KENT A. BURKETT, JAMIE M. COATES, JESSE J. KUETER
  • Patent number: 10822768
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly for a loader work vehicle includes an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes a hollow first beam formed from a lightweight material and a block formed from a second lightweight material. The block has a first block end received within a first end of the first beam. The arm assembly includes at least one first steel reinforcing plate coupled to the first beam at the end, and at least one connecting plate coupled to the at least one first reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hector Portillo, Israel Priego, Daniel Chapa, Nathan F. Tortorella
  • Patent number: 10697148
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly kit for a loader work vehicle includes a hollow first beam formed from a lightweight material, and a block formed from a second lightweight material. The block is configured to couple within the first beam. The kit includes at least one first steel reinforcing plate configured to couple to the first beam at the end, and at least one connecting plate configured to couple to the at least one first reinforcing plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hector Portillo, Israel Priego, Daniel Chapa, Nathan F. Tortorella
  • Patent number: 10662609
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly for a loader work vehicle includes an arm assembly that includes a first beam formed from a lightweight material and a second beam formed from the lightweight material. The loader boom arm includes a connection assembly having a first steel plate and a pair of knee plates formed from the lightweight material. A portion of the first steel plate is received within the first beam and a second portion of the first steel plate is received within the second beam. The pair of knee plates cooperate to define a first channel that receives the end of the first beam and a second channel that receives the second end of the second beam. The first steel plate and the pair of knee plates are configured for interconnecting the first beam with the second beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Sanjeev M. Hallale, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Hector Portillo, Israel Priego, Daniel Chapa, Sathish Kumar Sivaraman
  • Patent number: 10450717
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, a structural attachment assembly for a work vehicle is disclosed. The structural attachment assembly comprises opposing first and second connector ends. The first connector end is arranged for removable or fixed coupling to a frame of the work vehicle and the second connector end is arranged for removable or fixed coupling to another member of the attachment assembly. A support structure is coupled to and interposedly arranged between the first connector end and the second connector end. The support structure comprises a plurality of walls with inner surfaces defining an interior cavity. The interior cavity comprises a first reinforcement member and a second reinforcement member relatively arranged to form a structural reinforcement member that extends substantially through a length of the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Wagner, Hema V. Guthy, Sankaran Subramaniam, Nathan F. Tortorella, Mohamad S. El-Zein, Timothy A. Klousia, Wylie E. Pfaff, Hector Portillo
  • Publication number: 20190316317
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly for a loader work vehicle includes an arm assembly that includes a first beam formed from a lightweight material and a second beam formed from the lightweight material. The loader boom arm includes a connection assembly having a first steel plate and a pair of knee plates formed from the lightweight material. A portion of the first steel plate is received within the first beam and a second portion of the first steel plate is received within the second beam. The pair of knee plates cooperate to define a first channel that receives the end of the first beam and a second channel that receives the second end of the second beam. The first steel plate and the pair of knee plates are configured for interconnecting the first beam with the second beam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: SANJEEV M. HALLALE, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HECTOR PORTILLO, ISRAEL PRIEGO, DANIEL CHAPA, SATHISH KUMAR SIVARAMAN
  • Publication number: 20190316315
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly for a loader work vehicle includes an arm assembly. The arm assembly includes a hollow first beam formed from a lightweight material and a block formed from a second lightweight material. The block has a first block end received within a first end of the first beam. The arm assembly includes at least one first steel reinforcing plate coupled to the first beam at the end, and at least one connecting plate coupled to the at least one first reinforcing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: SANJEEV M. HALLALE, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HECTOR PORTILLO, ISRAEL PRIEGO, DANIEL CHAPA, Nathan F. Tortorella
  • Publication number: 20190316318
    Abstract: A hybrid bucket assembly for a work vehicle having movable loader arms includes a reinforcing structure having a first edge plate, a second edge plate and at least two support members extending from the first edge plate. The reinforcing structure is for coupling the bucket assembly to the movable loader arms. The bucket assembly includes a double-wall bucket defining a volume for carrying material. The bucket is coupled to the at least two support members of the reinforcing structure, and the bucket has a leading edge coupled between the first edge plate and the second edge plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: JORGE LUIS CANTU, SANJEEV M. HALLALE, SATYAM SAHAY, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HEMA V. GUTHY, VIKAS SHINDE, HECTOR PORTILLO, ISRAEL PRIEGO, DANIEL CHAPA
  • Publication number: 20190316316
    Abstract: A hybrid loader boom arm assembly kit for a loader work vehicle includes a hollow first beam formed from a lightweight material, and a block formed from a second lightweight material. The block is configured to couple within the first beam. The kit includes at least one first steel reinforcing plate configured to couple to the first beam at the end, and at least one connecting plate configured to couple to the at least one first reinforcing plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: SANJEEV M. HALLALE, MOHAMAD S. EL-ZEIN, HECTOR PORTILLO, ISRAEL PRIEGO, DANIEL CHAPA, Nathan F. Tortorella