Patents by Inventor Nicholas A. Estock

Nicholas A. Estock 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: 11812701
    Abstract: A combine harvester includes a rotor cage surrounding a rotor, a threshing space defined between the rotor cage and the rotor, and a transition section defining an infeed to the rotor cage. The transition section is mounted to the rotor cage at a location upstream of the rotor cage. The transition section has an inlet for receiving the crop material. The harvester also includes a crop conveying drum for conveying crop material to the inlet of the transition section and beneath the rotor. The crop conveying drum is at least partially encased by a shroud. The transition section includes a bottom wall, two side walls each having lower portions extending substantially vertical with respect to the bottom wall, and curved side walls each extending between the bottom wall and one of the side walls. The bottom wall is substantially tangential to a lower portion of the shroud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Wayne Flickinger, Nicholas Estock
  • Patent number: 10945376
    Abstract: A threshing and separating system for an agricultural harvester includes: a rotor; a rotor cage at least partially enclosing the rotor, the rotor cage including a first flat wall, a second flat wall connected to and angled with respect to the first flat wall, and a curved wall connected to the second flat wall; and at least one vane connected to the first flat wall or the second flat wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Estock, Clinton T. Baltz, Trey Davenport, III, Wayne T. Flickinger, Benjamin D. Kemmerer, Joshua A. Lesher
  • Publication number: 20200404849
    Abstract: A combine harvester includes a rotor cage surrounding a rotor, a threshing space defined between the rotor cage and the rotor, and a transition section defining an infeed to the rotor cage. The transition section is mounted to the rotor cage at a location upstream of the rotor cage. The transition section has an inlet for receiving the crop material. The harvester also includes a crop conveying drum for conveying crop material to the inlet of the transition section and beneath the rotor. The crop conveying drum is at least partially encased by a shroud. The transition section includes a bottom wall, two side walls each having lower portions extending substantially vertical with respect to the bottom wall, and curved side walls each extending between the bottom wall and one of the side walls. The bottom wall is substantially tangential to a Sower portion of the shroud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Wayne Flickinger, Nicholas Estock
  • Patent number: 10827674
    Abstract: A spreader configured for dispersing a non-grain crop material onto a field. The spreader includes a floor panel having a distal end, a pair of side deflectors pivotally connected to the floor panel, and a table slideably connected to the floor panel and slideable between a retracted position and an extended position in which at least a portion of the table is extended past the distal end of the floor panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Estock, Nathan Isaac, Herbert Farley
  • Publication number: 20200187418
    Abstract: A spreader configured for dispersing a non-grain crop material onto a field. The spreader includes a floor panel having a distal end, a pair of side deflectors pivotally connected to the floor panel, and a table slideably connected to the floor panel and slideable between a retracted position and an extended position in which at least a portion of the table is extended past the distal end of the floor panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas Estock, Nathan Isaac, Herbert Farley
  • Publication number: 20190133042
    Abstract: A threshing and separating system for an agricultural harvester includes: a rotor; a rotor cage at least partially enclosing the rotor, the rotor cage including a first flat wall, a second flat wall connected to and angled with respect to the first flat wall, and a curved wall connected to the second flat wall; and at least one vane connected to the first flat wall or the second flat wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Publication date: May 9, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas Estock, Clinton T. Baltz, Trey Davenport, III, Wayne T. Flickinger, Benjamin D. Kemmerer, Joshua A. Lesher
  • Patent number: 9894837
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis and a windrow assembly carried by the chassis. The windrow assembly includes a windrow chute and a width adjustment device operatively mounted to the windrow chute. The windrow chute includes a discharge panel and a pair of side walls attached and movable relative to the discharge panel. The width adjustment device includes a manual adjustment member mounted to the discharge panel, and a pair of linkages with each linkage interconnecting between the manual adjustment member and a respective side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Estock, Nathan E. Isaac
  • Publication number: 20140096498
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis and a windrow assembly carried by the chassis. The windrow assembly includes a windrow chute and a width adjustment device operatively mounted to the windrow chute. The windrow chute includes a discharge panel and a pair of side walls attached and movable relative to the discharge panel. The width adjustment device includes a manual adjustment member mounted to the discharge panel, and a pair of linkages with each linkage interconnecting between the manual adjustment member and a respective side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Estock, Nathan E. Isaac