Patents by Inventor James Gessel

James Gessel 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).

  • Lightweight stalk roll knife
    Patent number: 10321626
    Abstract: A header for a combine harvester is provided. The header includes a row unit, a stalk roll, and a stalk roll knife. The stalk roll is mounted to the row unit. The stalk roll knife is mounted to the stalk roll and includes a plurality voids about a trailing end of the stalk roll knife.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric Fredricks, James Gessel, Brian Crow, Eric Walker, Michael Berggren
  • Corn header having an air flow generating cutting blade for an agricultural harvester
    Patent number: 10123482
    Abstract: A header for a combine harvester. The header includes a row unit that includes a pair of stalk rolls, a knife mount and a cutting blade. The knife mount is mounted to the row unit. The cutting blade is mounted to the knife mount and includes a leading cutting edge, and a tail end having a baffle configured to generate a flow of air, wherein the leading cutting edge is forward the tail end upon rotation of the knife mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Ricketts, James Gessel
  • LIGHTWEIGHT STALK ROLL KNIFE
    Publication number: 20180054962
    Abstract: A header for a combine harvester is provided. The header includes a row unit, a stalk roll, and a stalk roll knife. The stalk roll is mounted to the row unit. The stalk roll knife is mounted to the stalk roll and includes a plurality voids about a trailing end of the stalk roll knife.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric Fredricks, James Gessel, Brian Crow, Eric Walker, Michael Berggren
  • CORN HEADER WITH AIR ASSIST FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20180020619
    Abstract: A header for a combine harvester is provided. The header includes a row unit, a knife mount and a cutting blade. The knife mount is mounted to the row unit. The cutting blade is mounted to the knife mount and includes a leading cutting edge, and a tail end configured to generate a flow of air substantially transverse to a major plane of the cutting blade.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Ricketts, James Gessel
  • Stalk roll knife
    Patent number: D803271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric Fredricks, James Gessel, Brian Crow, Eric Walker, Michael Berggren