Patents by Inventor Jonas Cappelle

Jonas Cappelle 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: 9743590
    Abstract: A baler including a feeder duct and a feeder operable within the feeder duct. The feeder includes a tine bar holding member having rotatably mounted thereon at least one tine bar having mounted thereon a set of tines. The tine bar is rotatable about its own axis relative to the tine bar holding member and is rotatable together with the tine bar holding member about an offset axis. The feeder further includes a sun gear co-axial with and rotatable about the offset axis relative to the tine bar holding member; a mechanical coupling the tine bar to the sun gear; and an adjustment system configured for active adjustment of the angular position of the sun gear about the offset axis as the tine bar is rotated about the offset axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Bram Rosseel, Jeroen Devroe, Dries Liefooghe, Dieter Kindt, Jonas Cappelle
  • Publication number: 20170105352
    Abstract: A baler including a feeder duct and a feeder operable within the feeder duct. The feeder includes a tine bar holding member having rotatably mounted thereon at least one tine bar having mounted thereon a set of tines. The tine bar is rotatable about its own axis relative to the tine bar holding member and is rotatable together with the tine bar holding member about an offset axis. The feeder further includes a sun gear co-axial with and rotatable about the offset axis relative to the tine bar holding member; a mechanical coupling coupling the tine bar to the sun gear; and an adjustment system configured for active adjustment of the angular position of the sun gear about the offset axis as the tine bar is rotated about the offset axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Bram Rosseel, Jeroen Devroe, Dries Liefooghe, Dieter Kindt, Jonas Cappelle