Patents by Inventor Michiel J. Vanderstichele

Michiel J. Vanderstichele 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).

  • Publication number: 20220369560
    Abstract: A sieve for use in an agricultural harvester includes a framework with a pair of opposed side members. A plurality of overlapped louvres extend between the pair of opposed side members and are overlapped relative to each other. The opposed side members are each comprised of an extruded metal side member with a partially open elongate channel having a predefined cross section, and a polymeric strip having a mating cross section carried within the elongate channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Kris S. Vanhee, Michiel J. Vanderstichele, Jonas F.G. Deprauw
  • Publication number: 20220369559
    Abstract: A sieve assembly for an agricultural harvester includes a cleaning shoe having a pair of opposed side rails, and a sieve which is removably installed within the cleaning shoe at a selected location against the side rails. The sieve has an upstream end defining a first angled surface, and a downstream end defining a second angled surface. The cleaning shoe includes a first engagement surface for engaging the first angled surface, and a pair of bolts, with each of the bolts being pivotally attached relative to a respective one of the side rails and engageable with a respective second angled surface. Each of the bolts has a longitudinal axis that is positioned at an acute angle (?) relative to the side rails of the cleaning shoe and biases the first angled surface into engagement with the first engagement surface when the bolts are tightened against a respective second angled surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonas F.G. Deprauw, Michiel J. Vanderstichele, Kris S. Vanhee
  • Patent number: 10076078
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a crop material handling assembly. The crop material handling assembly is driven in fore and aft oscillation by a device while permitting side to side movement. A pivotal link mechanism structurally connected to the crop material handling assembly midway between its side members and to the agricultural harvester chassis drives linear side to side movement of the crop material handling assembly while permitting fore and aft movement thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Curtis F. Hillen, Willem De Coninck, Michiel J. Vanderstichele, Frank R. G. Duquesne, Jonas F. G. Deprauw
  • Publication number: 20180027738
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a crop material handling assembly. The crop material handling assembly is driven in fore and aft oscillation by a device while permitting side to side movement. A pivotal link mechanism structurally connected to the crop material handling assembly midway between its side members and to the agricultural harvester chassis drives linear side to side movement of the crop material handling assembly while permitting fore and aft movement thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Curtis F. Hillen, Willem De Coninck, Michiel J. Vanderstichele, Frank R.G. Duquesne, Jonas F.G. Deprauw