Patents by Inventor MICHAEL MESCHKE

MICHAEL MESCHKE 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).

  • Systems and methods for automated concave leveling of combine harvester
    Patent number: 11510369
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically establishing a gap between a concave and a rotor of a rotary crop processing system are disclosed. Establishing the gap may include displacing the concave towards the rotor until contact is detected therebetween. Contact may be detected using a sensor configured to detect contact between the rotor and the concave. The sensor may be a knock sensor. The concave is displaced away from the rotor when contact is detected until contact between the rotor and the concave is no longer detected. One or more actuators may be coupled to the concave to move the concave relative to the rotor. In some implementations, the actuators may be operated in sequence to form the gap between the rotor and the concave.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Eric L. Bortner, Kevin P. Hurley, Michael Meschke
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONCAVE LEVELING OF COMBINE HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20210282328
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically establishing a gap between a concave and a rotor of a rotary crop processing system are disclosed. Establishing the gap may include displacing the concave towards the rotor until contact is detected therebetween. Contact may be detected using a sensor configured to detect contact between the rotor and the concave. The sensor may be a knock sensor. The concave is displaced away from the rotor when contact is detected until contact between the rotor and the concave is no longer detected. One or more actuators may be coupled to the concave to move the concave relative to the rotor. In some implementations, the actuators may be operated in sequence to form the gap between the rotor and the concave.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: ERIC L. BORTNER, KEVIN P. HURLEY, MICHAEL MESCHKE