Patents by Inventor Mattheus-Willem Verplanke

Mattheus-Willem Verplanke 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: 4011912
    Abstract: Harvesting machine for ground vegetables, such as turnips. In such machine, there is provided an unearthing component including a pair of share halves which cooperate to comprise an unearthing share. A driven conveyor element is positioned directly above said unearthing share for moving unearthed vegetables onto other means such as a grating. The conveyor means comprise a generally disk-shaped base having a plurality of arms extending generally radially therefrom. Said arms are mounted in cylindrical housings fixed with respect to said disk and on one side thereof. Each of said arms extends first radially from said housing, then generally axially of said disk to a point adjacent the other side thereof, then again radially and angled in the normal direction of travel of said harvesting machine and terminating with a reverse bend.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1975
    Date of Patent: March 15, 1977
    Assignee: Wilhelm Stoll Maschinenfabrik GmbH
    Inventor: Mattheus-Willem Verplanke