Patents by Inventor Jörn Brinkmann
Jörn Brinkmann 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).
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Publication number: 20180084718Abstract: A combine harvester which regulates spreading of crop flow on the ground, with the crop flow passing through a shredding and/or a spreading device in the rear region of the combine harvester, is disclosed. The combine harvester includes a driver assistance system, which includes a computing unit and a display unit. The computing unit processes information generated by the machine's internal sensor systems, external information and information storable in the computing unit. The driver assistance system stores selectable spreading strategies to regulate the spreading of the crop flow exiting the combine harvester and one or more of the partial strategies assigned to the respective spreading strategy. The driver assistance system uses the selectable spreading strategies and the partial strategies in order to regulate the crop flow spread on the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2017Publication date: March 29, 2018Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Jörn Brinkmann, Christopher Vieregge
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Patent number: 9516812Abstract: A combine harvester includes a driver assistance system that regulates a spreading on the ground of a crop flow exiting the combine harvester. The driver assistance system includes spreading strategies that can be selected in order to regulate the spreading of the crop flow exiting the combine harvester.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntenmaschinen GmbHInventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Joern Brinkmann, Christopher Vieregge
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Publication number: 20160088794Abstract: A combine harvester includes a driver assistance system that regulates a spreading on the ground of a crop flow exiting the combine harvester. The driver assistance system includes spreading strategies that can be selected in order to regulate the spreading of the crop flow exiting the combine harvester.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2015Publication date: March 31, 2016Inventors: Joachim Baumgarten, Andreas Wilken, Christoph Heitmann, Joern Brinkmann, Christopher Vieregge
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Publication number: 20150038201Abstract: A combine harvester is configured with a chopping mechanism for chopping crop that includes a cutting cylinder equipped with knives, a knife carrier equipped with counter-knives and a friction concave plate and, downstream thereof a rasp bar. The knife carrier and the friction concave plate are each swivellable about a swivel axis, which enables the knife carrier and the friction concave plate to be moved into a position in which the counter-knives, the rasp bar or both extend at least partially into a crop stream passing through the chopping mechanism. The knife carrier and the friction concave plate are each adjusted using an actuator without the use of tools.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2014Publication date: February 5, 2015Inventors: Joern BRINKMANN, Christian BEULKE, Dieter AMSBECK, Juergen NOLLMAN, Dirk DUCRÉE
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Publication number: 20140364179Abstract: A combine harvester includes a first discharge mechanism having a changeable discharge direction, a chopping assembly for chopping up straw and a second discharge mechanism disposed downstream of the chopping assembly. The second discharge mechanism disposed is operated at least two different positions. In a first position, the second discharge mechanism is supplied with crop from the chopping assembly and the first discharge mechanism. In a second position, the second discharge mechanism disposed permits crop to be discharged upon bypassing the second discharge mechanism. The discharge direction of the first discharge mechanism is dependent upon the operating state of the chopping assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: CLAAS SELBSTFAHRENDE ERNTEMASCHINEN GMBHInventors: Joern Brinkmann, Christian Beulke, Martin Niermann
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Patent number: 8105140Abstract: In a method and device for spreading a material flow onto a field, the material flow emerging from a chopping mechanism of a chopping and spreading device, in particular a combine mounted straw chopper on a combine harvester, is conveyed to at least one guide element which is situated transversely to the longitudinal axis of the chopping mechanism, the guide element accelerates the material flow and conveys it to at least one downstream spreading unit, the material flow emerging from the at least one guide element is conveyed by a plane of conveyance, in which the material flow enters the at least one guide element, onto a spreading plane situated below the plane of conveyance; in the spreading plane, and the material flow is distributed by the at least one spreading unit onto the field.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2010Date of Patent: January 31, 2012Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Stefan Teroerde, Joern Brinkmann, Christopher Vieregge, Martin Niermann
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Publication number: 20110070934Abstract: In a method and device for spreading a material flow onto a field, the material flow emerging from a chopping mechanism of a chopping and spreading device, in particular a combine mounted straw chopper on a combine harvester, is conveyed to at least one guide element which is situated transversely to the longitudinal axis of the chopping mechanism, the guide element accelerates the material flow and conveys it to at least one downstream spreading unit, the material flow emerging from the at least one guide element is conveyed by a plane of conveyance, in which the material flow enters the at least one guide element, onto a spreading plane situated below the plane of conveyance; in the spreading plane, and the material flow is distributed by the at least one spreading unit onto the field.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Inventors: Stefan Teroerde, Joern Brinkmann, Christopher Vieregge, Martin Niermann
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Publication number: 20060189362Abstract: For operating a self propelling harvester provided with a cutterbar and a chopping and distributing device located in a discharge region and supplying a crop stream to at least one ejecting blower, a discharge direction of the crop stream from the ejecting blower is adjusted by a breaking edge which is longitudinally displaceable by a drive, wherein the drive for adjusting the at least one breaking edge is regulated depending on the working width of the cutterbar and/or depending on the distribution of the crop stream on the ground, to adapt the scattering width automatically to the working width of the cutterbar and to distribute in a uniform layer density on the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 20, 2006Publication date: August 24, 2006Inventors: Martin Niermann, Joern Brinkmann, Norbert Strieker, Ludger Hugenroth, Stefan Teroerde, Thorsten Stiller
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Publication number: 20050059445Abstract: For operating a self propelling harvester provided with a cutterbar and a chopping and distributing device located in a discharge region and supplying a crop stream to at least one ejecting blower, a discharge direction of the crop stream from the ejecting blower is adjusted by a breaking edge which is longitudinally displaceable by a drive, wherein the drive for adjusting the at least one breaking edge is regulated depending on the working width of the cutterbar and/or depending on the distribution of the crop stream on the ground, to adapt the scattering width automatically to the working width of the cutterbar and to distribute in a uniform layer density on the ground.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Inventors: Martin Niermann, Joern Brinkmann, Norbert Strieker, Ludger Hugenroth, Stefan Teroerde, Thorsten Stiller
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Patent number: 6736721Abstract: A stalk and chaff distribution arrangement in an agricultural harvesting machine having a chopping device arranged in a discharge region of the machine includes first and second blowers arranged adjacent to each other in the discharge region and each blower having a rotary shaft, a crop inlet opening, and a crop outlet opening; a crop dividing plate associated with the first and second blowers, the crop dividing plate having an apex and first and second diverging arms, said apex arranged in the direction opposite a crop flow from the chopping device to the blowers; and a first adjustable partial casing moveably associated the first blower and adjoining the first diverging arm, said first adjustable partial casing arranged circumferentially with the first blower; whereby a direction of the crop flow from the crop outlet of the first blower is changed when the first adjustable partial casing is moved.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2002Date of Patent: May 18, 2004Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Martin Niermann, Jürgen Nollmann, Jörn Brinkmann, Dieter Amsbeck
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Patent number: 6685558Abstract: An agricultural harvesting machine has straw walkers or the like, an air sieve device, a straw chopping device, and a variable straw and chaff distribution arrangement. The arrangement includes an articulated lever combination; a servo element associated with the articulated lever combination; preferably two rotary distribution blowers each having a material inlet opening and a rotor circumference and being connected to the articulated lever combination. The rotary blower is movable between two different plane-parallel positions by the articulated lever combination and servo element. A guide is provided for supplying chaff radially to the distribution blower.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Claas Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbHInventors: Martin Niermann, Dieter Strickmann, Jörn Brinkmann, Dieter Amsbeck, Jürgen Nollmann, Martin Perdun, Sergej Kucerin