Patents by Inventor Martin Jean Roberge

Martin Jean Roberge 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).

  • Regulator of residue flow for spreading devices on agricultural combines
    Patent number: 8876583
    Abstract: An agricultural combine having an adjustable spreader assembly is provided that includes a spreader with one or a pair of regulators. The spreader includes a discharge opening about its lateral side. The regulator is pivotably connected to the lateral side of the spreader such that the regulator is in fluid communication with the discharge opening. The regulator can be configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position or to vary the direction of discharge of crop residue. The spreader can be a vertical spreader, a horizontal spreader, or a spread board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Martin Jean Roberge, Jason M. Benes, Andrew V. Lauwers, Nathan E. Isaac
  • Mower cutterbar
    Patent number: 8056307
    Abstract: A gear-driven modular disc cutter assembly that may be used singly or in combination on a header of an agricultural harvester to form a modular disc cutterbar. The modules feature a low profile to minimize disruption of incoming crop flow and are coordinated such that any two adjacent cutters are either converging or diverging the crop flow (e.g. any two adjacent cutters rotate in opposite directions). Additionally, the modules are suitable for mounting on a movable frame which allows the cutterbar to be folded in a horizontal plane to reduce the transverse width of the cutterbar to facilitate transport of the harvester between fields.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventor: Martin Jean Roberge
  • REGULATOR OF RESIDUE FLOW FOR SPREADING DEVICES ON AGRICULTURAL COMBINES
    Publication number: 20110130181
    Abstract: An agricultural combine having an adjustable spreader assembly is provided that includes a spreader with one or a pair of regulators. The spreader includes a discharge opening about its lateral side. The regulator is pivotably connected to the lateral side of the spreader such that the regulator is in fluid communication with the discharge opening. The regulator can be configured to move from a retracted position to an extended position or to vary the direction of discharge of crop residue. The spreader can be a vertical spreader, a horizontal spreader, or a spread board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Martin Jean ROBERGE, Jason M. BENES, Andrew V. LAUWERS, Nathan E. ISAAC
  • THREE-DISC MODULE FOR A MOWER CUTTERBAR
    Publication number: 20110078988
    Abstract: A gear-driven modular disc cutter assembly that may be used singly or in combination on a header of an agricultural harvester to form a modular disc cutterbar. The modules feature a low profile to minimize disruption of incoming crop flow and are coordinated such that any two adjacent cutters are either converging or diverging the crop flow (e.g. any two adjacent cutters rotate in opposite directions). Additionally, the modules are suitable for mounting on a movable frame which allows the cutterbar to be folded in a horizontal plane to reduce the transverse width of the cutterbar to facilitate transport of the harvester between fields.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: MARTIN JEAN ROBERGE
  • Mower disc
    Patent number: D645479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Philip J. Ehrhart, Mark D. Layton, Martin Jean Roberge, Donald L. Osborne