Patents by Inventor Manuel Hugger

Manuel Hugger 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).

  • Chopping unit of a forage harvester and shear bar for a chopping unit
    Patent number: 11596107
    Abstract: A chopping unit (10) of a forage harvester, having a chopping drum (11) bearing chopping blades (15), having a shear bar carrier (17) bearing a shear bar (16) for the chopping blades (15), wherein a top side (20), facing away from the shear bar carrier (17), of the shear bar (16) provides a cutting edge (21) of the shear bar (16), wherein the top side (20) of the shear bar (16) is contoured such that the top side (20) of the shear bar (16) is inclined, at least in a top-side portion (26) facing the chopping drum (11), continuously in the direction of the chopping drum (11) in the contact region with the chopping blades, as seen in the axial direction of the chopping drum (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: CLAAS SAULGAU GMBH
    Inventors: Gregor Wehner, Josef Unger, Manuel Hugger
  • Chopping Unit of a Forage Harvester and Shear Bar for a Chopping Unit
    Publication number: 20180279560
    Abstract: A chopping unit (10) of a forage harvester, having a chopping drum (11) bearing chopping blades (15), having a shear bar carrier (17) bearing a shear bar (16) for the chopping blades (15), wherein a top side (20), facing away from the shear bar carrier (17), of the shear bar (16) provides a cutting edge (21) of the shear bar (16), wherein the top side (20) of the shear bar (16) is contoured such that the top side (20) of the shear bar (16) is inclined, at least in a top-side portion (26) facing the chopping drum (11), continuously in the direction of the chopping drum (11) in the contact region with the chopping blades, as seen in the axial direction of the chopping drum (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Gregor Wehner, Josef Unger, Manuel Hugger