Patents by Inventor Jean-Claude Galant

Jean-Claude Galant 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: 11166412
    Abstract: A baler including a baling chamber that includes a bale-forming channel including an inlet end and an outlet end, a plunger mounted within the channel for compressing bale material in the channel and driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, and a rotary drive mechanism for driving reciprocating movement of the plunger, and an additional drive mechanism for driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, thereby reducing torque in the rotary drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Kuhn-Geldrop BV
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Galant, Marijn Van De Laarschot
  • Publication number: 20190261572
    Abstract: A baler including a baling chamber that includes a bale-forming channel including an inlet end and an outlet end, a plunger mounted within the channel for compressing bale material in the channel and driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, and a rotary drive mechanism for driving reciprocating movement of the plunger, and an additional drive mechanism for driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, thereby reducing torque in the rotary drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Applicant: Kuhn-Geldrop BV
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Galant, Marjin Van De Laarschot
  • Patent number: 10349582
    Abstract: A baler including a baling chamber that includes a bale-forming channel including an inlet end and an outlet end, a plunger mounted within the channel for compressing bale material in the channel and driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, and a rotary drive mechanism for driving reciprocating movement of the plunger, and an additional drive mechanism for driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, thereby reducing torque in the rotary drive mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: KUHN-GELDROP BV
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Galant, Marijn Van De Laarschot
  • Publication number: 20140305322
    Abstract: A baler including a baling chamber that includes a bale-forming channel including an inlet end and an outlet end, a plunger mounted within the channel for compressing bale material in the channel and driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, and a rotary drive mechanism for driving reciprocating movement of the plunger, and an additional drive mechanism for driving the compressed bale material towards the outlet end of the channel, thereby reducing torque in the rotary drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Kuhn-Geldrop BV
    Inventors: Jean-Claude Galant, Marijn Van De Laarschot
  • Patent number: 6862876
    Abstract: In a piston press for bales of harvested material, comprising a plunger piston (K) movable forwards and backwards, a feeding channel (Z) including a reel (R), driven by a crank mechanism, with reel levers (10) on a crankshaft journal (8) of the crank mechanism, a control drive, and a switching device (V) for changing the movement path (l, f) of the reel tips between loading and feeding strokes, wherein a control arm (11) elongating the reel lever (10) is coupled with a control rod (13) supported in a displaceable control joint (G) and the control joint (G) is fixable in at least one position corresponding to a feeding stroke movement path, the control joint (G) is fixed only in the position for a feeding stroke (l) while it remains freely movable during each loading stroke (f).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Kverneland Geldrop BV
    Inventors: Leonardus H. M. Amstel Van, Matthijs J. Wondergem, Leonardus J. Wildenberg Van Den, Jean-Claude Galant
  • Patent number: 4838015
    Abstract: A farm product pickup baler has a frame, ground wheels and a baling device within the frame. A produce pickup device is connected to the frame, as is a tongue. A U-shaped hitch bar pivotably connects the tongue to lifting arms of a tractor about 2 orthogonal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Rivierre Casalis
    Inventors: Patrick Mouret, Jean-Claude Galant
  • Patent number: 4569282
    Abstract: Plunger type hay baler having a frame 1 forming an internal pressing channel 5 in which a pressing plunger 9 moves in a reciprocating movement, an intake orifice 6 through which hay loads into the pressing channel 5 and a loading chute 7 which connects to the pressing channel 5 at the orifice 6. A loader 35 which operates in synchronization with the alternating movement of the plunger 9, periodically introduces into the loading channel 7 basic loads and causes them to go from the loading chute 7 into the pressing channel 5. The loader 35 and pressing plunger 9 are respectively associated with a transmission system 32, 22, 25, 24, 27, 28, 30 for transforming a continuously circular movement of a driving crankshaft 12 of the pressing plunger 9 into an alternating circular movement of the driving pivot 28 of the loader 35.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1984
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1986
    Assignee: Regie Nationale des Usines Renault
    Inventor: Jean-Claude Galant