Patents by Inventor Jose Luiz Veiga Leal

Jose Luiz Veiga Leal 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).

  • Grain saving, directable unloader boot assembly
    Patent number: 7644816
    Abstract: A pivoting boot is disclosed for attachment to the unloading auger tube of combine harvesters, and serves as both a grain saving dam against unwanted grain spillage, and a directable spout. The boot permits evenly unloading grain onto, or completely filling, transportation vehicles or storage containers, without having to change the combine position, once it is staged for unloading.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Jose Luiz Veiga Leal, Jay D. Schroeder, Bryan B. Finley, Luiz G. Junges
  • Grain saving, directable unloader boot assembly
    Publication number: 20090272619
    Abstract: A pivoting boot is disclosed for attachment to the unloading auger tube of combine harvesters, and serves as both a grain saving dam against unwanted grain spillage, and a directable spout. The boot permits evenly unloading grain onto, or completely filling, transportation vehicles or storage containers, without having to change the combine position, once it is staged for unloading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2008
    Publication date: November 5, 2009
    Inventors: Jose Luiz Veiga Leal, Jay D. Schroeder, Bryan B. Finley, Luiz G. Junges
  • Crop lifter mechanism
    Patent number: 6244026
    Abstract: A crop lifter for the header assembly of an agricultural combine. The crop lifter includes a lifter arm in the form of a longitudinally elongated panel which has a lifting tip at its leading end. The panel is vertically oriented and has a crop lifting surface extending along its upper edge. Extending laterally of the panel are a pair of flexible crop lifting wings which expand the effective lifting area of the crop lifter. The crop lifting surface has an initially steep incline followed by a shallower incline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Case Corporation
    Inventors: James William Minnihan, Jose Luiz Veiga Leal