Patents by Inventor Joshua Mark Beichner

Joshua Mark Beichner 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).

  • Apparatus and method for monitoring grain content within a tailings system of an agricultural harvester
    Patent number: 11375662
    Abstract: A cleaning and tailings system of an agricultural harvester including an upper sieve and a lower sieve spaced from the upper sieve. A clean grain sheet is disposed below the lower sieve, and a tailings sheet is disposed below the clean grain sheet for receiving grain from the lower sieve and upper sieve. A tailings auger is disposed about a forward end of the tailings sheet, and a sensor is disposed about an inlet of the tailings auger for sensing impact of grain received by the tailings sheet. A controller is in communication with the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to determine an amount of grain received by the tailings sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Thomas, Curtis Frederick Hillen, Joshua Mark Beichner, Zachary Harmon
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GRAIN CONTENT WITHIN A TAILINGS SYSTEM OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20200390033
    Abstract: A cleaning and tailings system of an agricultural harvester including an upper sieve and a lower sieve spaced from the upper sieve. A clean grain sheet is disposed below the lower sieve, and a tailings sheet is disposed below the clean grain sheet for receiving grain from the lower sieve and upper sieve. A tailings auger is disposed about a forward end of the tailings sheet, and a sensor is disposed about an inlet of the tailings auger for sensing impact of grain received by the tailings sheet. A controller is in communication with the sensor, wherein the controller is configured to determine an amount of grain received by the tailings sheet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2019
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jeff Thomas, Curtis Frederick Hillen, Joshua Mark Beichner, Zachary Harmon