Patents by Inventor James Michael Gessel

James Michael 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).

  • Publication number: 20190110400
    Abstract: An example corn harvester and associated systems and methods are provided. The corn harvester includes a corn head including a plurality of dividers. Each divider includes a hood with a top surface, and first and second side surfaces, one of the first or second side surfaces including a recessed area formed therein. The corn harvester includes an auger mounted to the hood. The auger is configured to be powered to rotate about an auger central axis. The corn harvester includes a tall corn attachment mounted to the hood and configured to be positioned in a stored position or a working position. In the stored position, the tall corn attachment is received within the recessed area of the hood. In the working position, the tall corn attachment extends from the top surface of the hood and at least partially covers a radial section of the auger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: April 18, 2019
    Inventors: Michael Lee Berggren, James Michael Gessel, Zachary Long, Andrew Lauwers, Vijayashankar Rajalingam
  • Patent number: 10159186
    Abstract: A corn harvester that includes a corn head including a plurality of dividers is provided. Each divider includes a hood with a top surface, and first and second side surfaces, one of the first or second side surfaces including a recessed area formed therein. The corn harvester includes an auger mounted to the hood. The auger is configured to be powered to rotate about an auger central axis. The corn harvester includes a tall corn attachment mounted to the hood and configured to be positioned in a stored position or a working position. In the stored position, the tall corn attachment is received within the recessed area of the hood. In the working position, the tall corn attachment extends from the top surface of the hood and at least partially covers a radial section of the auger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Lee Berggren, James Michael Gessel, Zachary Long, Andrew Lauwers, Vijayashankar Rajalingam
  • Patent number: 10159188
    Abstract: A corn harvester that includes a corn head including a plurality of dividers. Each divider includes a top surface, first and second side surfaces, a proximal end and a distal end. One of the first or second side surfaces includes a recessed area formed therein. The corn harvester includes a tall corn attachment mounted to the hood and configured to be positioned in a stored position or a working position. In the stored position, the tall corn attachment is received within the recessed area of the hood. In the working position, the tall corn attachment extends from the top surface of the hood. The tall corn attachment includes a latching mechanism for locking the tall corn attachment in the stored position or the working position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: James Michael Gessel, Eric L. Walker, Michael Lee Berggren, Brian Patrick Crow
  • Patent number: 10130035
    Abstract: A row unit of a corn head assembly for an agricultural harvester capable of reducing grain loss is provided. The row unit includes a frame and first and second spaced apart row unit arms mounted to the frame, and a top plate. The top plate is positioned about a rear end of the frame and includes an outer surface having a retaining structure configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Crow, Eric L. Walker, James Michael Gessel
  • Publication number: 20180054971
    Abstract: An example corn harvester and associated systems and methods are provided. The corn harvester includes a corn head including a plurality of dividers. Each divider includes a top surface, first and second side surfaces, a proximal end and a distal end. One of the first or second side surfaces includes a recessed area formed therein. The corn harvester includes a tall corn attachment mounted to the hood and configured to be positioned in a stored position or a working position. In the stored position, the tall corn attachment is received within the recessed area of the hood. In the working position, the tall corn attachment extends from the top surface of the hood. The tall corn attachment includes a latching mechanism for locking the tail corn attachment in the stored position or the working position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America, LLC
    Inventors: James Michael Gessel, Eric L. Walker, Michael Lee Berggren, Brian Patrick Crow
  • Publication number: 20180054969
    Abstract: An example corn harvester and associated systems and methods are provided. The corn harvester includes a corn head including a plurality of dividers. Each divider includes a hood with a top surface, and first and second side surfaces, one of the first or second side surfaces including a recessed area formed therein. The corn harvester includes an auger mounted to the hood. The auger is configured to be powered to rotate about an auger central axis. The corn harvester includes a tall corn attachment mounted to the hood and configured to be positioned in a stored position or a working position. In the stored position, the tall corn attachment is received within the recessed area of the hood. In the working position, the tall corn attachment extends from the top surface of the hood and at least partially covers a radial section of the auger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2016
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Lee Berggren, James Michael Gessel, Zachary Long, Andrew Lauwers, Vijayashankar Rajalingam
  • Patent number: 9675006
    Abstract: A corn head assembly for a combine harvester capable of reducing grain loss. The corn head assembly includes a frame, a plurality of row units and a hood. The frame is mounted to a forward end of the combine harvester. The plurality of row units extends forward from the frame. The hood extends between an adjacent pair of row units. The hood includes a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends. The outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Brian Patrick Crow, James Michael Gessel, Frederick Robert Hubach
  • Publication number: 20170127615
    Abstract: A row unit of a corn head assembly for an agricultural harvester capable of reducing grain loss is provided. The row unit includes a frame and first and second spaced apart row unit arms mounted to the frame, and a top plate. The top plate is positioned about a rear end of the frame and includes an outer surface having a retaining structure configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: CNH INDUSTRIAL AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Crow, Eric L. Walker, James Michael Gessel
  • Publication number: 20140298769
    Abstract: A corn head assembly for a combine harvester capable of reducing grain loss. The corn head assembly includes a frame, a plurality of row units and a hood. The frame is mounted to a forward end of the combine harvester. The plurality of row units extends forward from the frame. The hood extends between an adjacent pair of row units. The hood includes a first end proximal to the frame, a second end distal to the frame and opposite the first end, and an outer surface extending between the first and second ends. The outer surface has a plurality of structures configured to inhibit a flow of grain in a forward direction along the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Brian Patrick Crow, James Michael Gessel, Frederick Robert Hubach
  • Patent number: D697944
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Brian Patrick Crow, James Michael Gessel, Frederick Robert Hubach
  • Patent number: D739881
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Eric L. Walker, Brian Patrick Crow, James Michael Gessel, Frederick Robert Hubach