Patents by Inventor Joris De Witte

Joris De Witte 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).

  • Agricultural vehicle with adjustable rasp bars
    Patent number: 11399466
    Abstract: A threshing and separating system for an agricultural harvester includes a concave having a plurality of perforations; a rotor having an outer surface and at least partially enclosed by the concave; and a plurality of rasp bars connected to the outer surface of the rotor, each rasp bar having a working surface defining a working angle relative to a tangent of the outer surface. At least one of the rasp bars is an adjustable rasp bar with an adjustable working surface pivotably coupled to the rotor. The system further includes an actuator coupled to the adjustable rasp bar and configured to selectively pivot the adjustable working surface to adjust the working angle of the adjustable rasp bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Joris De Witte, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Johan A. Van Der Haegen, Bart G. L. Van Hullebusch, Pieter Van Overschelde, Luc Yde
  • AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE WITH ADJUSTABLE RASP BARS
    Publication number: 20220039322
    Abstract: A threshing and separating system for an agricultural harvester includes a concave having a plurality of perforations; a rotor having an outer surface and at least partially enclosed by the concave; and a plurality of rasp bars connected to the outer surface of the rotor, each rasp bar having a working surface defining a working angle relative to a tangent of the outer surface. At least one of the rasp bars is an adjustable rasp bar with an adjustable working surface pivotably coupled to the rotor. The system further includes an actuator coupled to the adjustable rasp bar and configured to selectively pivot the adjustable working surface to adjust the working angle of the adjustable rasp bar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Joris De Witte, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir, Johan A. Van Der Haegen, Bart G.L. Van Hullebusch, Pieter Van Overschelde, Luc Yde
  • Harvester concave with modularized independently configurable and detachable assemblies
    Patent number: 10143141
    Abstract: A threshing section of an agricultural harvester. The threshing section includes a threshing drum and at least one concave assembly positioned proximate to the threshing drum. The concave assembly has a plurality of modularized assemblies, each modularized assembly being independently configurable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Joris De Witte, Johan A. Van Der Haegen, Tom N. N. Somers
  • Agricultural Harvester Concave System and Method
    Publication number: 20160295802
    Abstract: A threshing section of an agricultural harvester. The threshing section includes a threshing drum and at least one concave assembly positioned proximate to the threshing drum. The concave assembly has a plurality of modularized assemblies, each modularized assembly being independently configurable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Inventors: Joris De Witte, Johan A. Van Der Haegen, Tom N.N. Somers