Patents by Inventor Nate McGraw

Nate McGraw 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: 12052951
    Abstract: A header for an agricultural vehicle includes: a header frame; at least one crop remover carried by the header frame; a plurality of row dividers pivotably carried by the header frame; and at least one divider lifter coupled to at least one of the row dividers and configured to activate in order to pivot the coupled at least one row divider relative to the header frame. The at least one divider lifter is configured to be selectively activated by a remote controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Ricketts, Brett Gutknecht, Nate McGraw, Adam L. Hession
  • Publication number: 20220000029
    Abstract: A header for an agricultural vehicle includes: a header frame; at least one crop remover carried by the header frame; a plurality of row dividers pivotably carried by the header frame; and at least one divider lifter coupled to at least one of the row dividers and configured to activate in order to pivot the coupled at least one row divider relative to the header frame. The at least one divider lifter is configured to be selectively activated by a remote controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Ricketts, Brett Gutknecht, Nate McGraw, Adam L. Hession
  • Patent number: 10694674
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a header connected to the chassis. The header includes a frame, at least one crop divider connected to the frame and having a crop divider body with at least one opening therein, and at least one down crop gatherer rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and at least partially extending through the at least one opening of the crop divider body. The at least one down crop gatherer has a first rotational direction. The header also includes a drive unit rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and contacting the at least one down crop gatherer. The drive unit has a second rotational direction and is configured for contacting the field and driving the at least one down crop gatherer in its first rotational direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Nate McGraw
  • Patent number: 10674652
    Abstract: A harvester and associated method for adjusting a first row divider and a second row divider of the harvester, the first row divider having a first adjustable divider tip defining a first divider angle relative to a travel axis of the harvester and the second row divider having a second adjustable divider tip defining a second divider angle relative to the travel axis. The method includes detecting a turn of the harvester and activating at least one actuator to adjust the first divider angle by a first amount and the second divider angle by a second amount that is different from the first amount responsively to the detecting the turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Ricketts, Brett Gutknecht, Nate McGraw, Adam Hession
  • Publication number: 20190230860
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a header connected to the chassis. The header includes a frame, at least one crop divider connected to the frame and having a crop divider body with at least one opening therein, and at least one down crop gatherer rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and at least partially extending through the at least one opening of the crop divider body. The at least one down crop gatherer has a first rotational direction. The header also includes a drive unit rotatably mounted to the at least one crop divider and contacting the at least one down crop gatherer. The drive unit has a second rotational direction and is configured for contacting the field and driving the at least one down crop gatherer in its first rotational direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventor: Nate McGraw
  • Publication number: 20190230843
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a harvester and associated method for adjusting a first row divider and a second row divider of the harvester, the first row divider having a first adjustable divider tip defining a first divider angle relative to a travel axis of the harvester and the second row divider having a second adjustable divider tip defining a second divider angle relative to the travel axis. The method includes detecting a turn of the harvester and activating at least one actuator to adjust the first divider angle by a first amount and the second divider angle by a second amount that is different from the first amount responsively to the detecting the turn.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Ricketts, Brett Gutknecht, Nate McGraw, Adam Hession