Patents by Inventor Jochen Rathjens

Jochen Rathjens 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: 11968926
    Abstract: A forage harvester that includes a cutterhead assembly and two frame parts between which the cutterhead assembly is rotatably suspended. The forage harvester assembly is held on both frame parts by a clamp bearing that defines a rotary axis. Contact points between an element on the frame part side and an element on the assembly side of the clamp bearing lie on a spherical surface centered on the rotary axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Look, Jochen Rathjens
  • Publication number: 20210392806
    Abstract: A forage harvester is disclosed that includes a cutterhead assembly and two frame parts between which the cutterhead assembly is rotatably suspended. The forage harvester assembly is held on both frame parts by a clamp bearing that defines a rotary axis. Contact points between an element on the frame part side and an element on the assembly side of the clamp bearing lie on a spherical surface centered on the rotary axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Look, Jochen Rathjens
  • Patent number: 10897847
    Abstract: A forage harvester is configured to chop harvested material and includes at least one conditioning unit for conditioning the chopped harvested material. The conditioning unit may transfer from its active position (in which operatively connected with other working units) to its passive position (in which the conditioning unit is released from the operational connection). In the passive position, the condition unit may be removed from the entirety of the forage harvester. The forage harvester further includes at least two track drives arranged on opposing ends of a front axle of the forage harvester. The forage harvester includes a free cross-section positioned on a removal side of the forage harvester through which the conditioning unit, in its passive position, can be removed laterally from the rest of the forage harvester, as well as removed above the track drive assigned to the removal side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Rathjens
  • Publication number: 20190059229
    Abstract: A forage harvester configured to chop harvested material and including at least one conditioning unit for conditioning the chopped harvested material is disclosed. The conditioning unit may transfer from its active position (in which operatively connected with other working units) to its passive position (in which the conditioning unit is released from the operational connection). In the passive position, the condition unit may be removed from the entirety of the forage harvester. The forage harvester further includes at least two track drives arranged on opposing ends of a front axle of the forage harvester. The forage harvester includes a free cross-section positioned on a removal side of the forage harvester through which the conditioning unit, in its passive position, can be removed laterally from the rest of the forage harvester, as well as removed above the track drive assigned to the removal side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: CLAAS Selbstfahrende Erntemaschinen GmbH
    Inventor: Jochen Rathjens