Patents by Inventor Josef Gerdes

Josef Gerdes 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: 11470769
    Abstract: Screening belt unit is provided for a harvesting machine or harvested material transport device, and in particular for a root crop harvester or root crop transport belt, and for screening extraneous material out of a mixture of harvested material and extraneous material. A screening belt has at least two endless carriers, preferably in the form of carrier belts or chains, between which screening bars are arranged in a direction transversely to the conveying direction. The screening bars forming a plurality of screening bar units that comprise in particular in each case at least two screening bars. At least a part of the screening bars is fixed so as to be movable relative to the endless carriers. The screening belt unit has a positioning means which is arranged at least partially along the screening belt and acts on the movable screening bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Inventors: Julian Ross, Josef Gerdes, Heinrich Hönemann, Christoph Halbrügge
  • Publication number: 20210251135
    Abstract: A screening belt unit is provided for a harvesting machine or harvested material transportation device and for screening extraneous material out of a mixture of harvested material and extraneous material. A screening belt has at least two endless carriers, preferably in the form of carrier belts or chains, between which screening bars are arranged in a direction transversely to the conveying direction. The screening bars form a plurality of screening bar units that comprise in each case at least two screening bars. At least a part of the screening bars is fixed so as to be movable relative to the endless carriers. The screening belt unit has a positioning means arranged at least locally along the screening belt and acts on the movable screening bars and via which, in the screening zone S as seen in the screening direction, a spacing A in the conveying direction F of successive screening bars is defined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Applicant: Grimme Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Julian ROSS, Christoph HALBRÜGGE, Josef GERDES, Franz-Bernd KRUTHAUP, Heinrich SCHLEINER
  • Publication number: 20210185904
    Abstract: Screening belt unit is provided for a harvesting machine or harvested material transport device, and in particular for a root crop harvester or root crop transport belt, and for screening extraneous material out of a mixture of harvested material and extraneous material. A screening belt has at least two endless carriers, preferably in the form of carrier belts or chains, between which screening bars are arranged in a direction transversely to the conveying direction. The screening bars forming a plurality of screening bar units that comprise in particular in each case at least two screening bars. At least a part of the screening bars is fixed so as to be movable relative to the endless carriers. The screening belt unit has a positioning means which is arranged at least partially along the screening belt and acts on the movable screening bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Julian Ross, Josef Gerdes, Heinrich Schleiner, Christoph Halbrügge