Patents by Inventor Nicolas Preau

Nicolas Preau 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).

  • Device comprising a motorized conveyor for conveying a flow of harvested crop based on device inclination
    Patent number: 11617306
    Abstract: A device including at least one motorized conveyor for conveying a flow of harvested crop between an upstream end and a downstream end of the conveyor along a longitudinal direction. The device further including at least one sensor that monitors a longitudinal inclination of the device relative to a nominal orientation of the device. The device computes a conveyor speed based on the monitored longitudinal inclination, the conveyor speed being adapted to maintain conveying kinematics of the harvested crop independent from the longitudinal inclination; and the device operates the motorized conveyor at the computed conveyor speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Lieven De Bolle, Nicolas Preau, Raphaël Metayer
  • DEVICE COMPRISING A MOTORIZED CONVEYOR FOR CONVEYING A FLOW OF HARVESTED CROP
    Publication number: 20190343047
    Abstract: A device including at least one motorized conveyor for conveying a flow of harvested crop between an upstream end and a downstream end of the conveyor along a longitudinal direction. The device further including at least one sensor that monitors a longitudinal inclination of the device relative to a nominal orientation of the device. The device computes a conveyor speed based on the monitored longitudinal inclination, the conveyor speed being adapted to maintain conveying kinematics of the harvested crop independent from the longitudinal inclination; and the device operates the motorized conveyor at the computed conveyor speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Lieven De Bolle, Nicolas Preau, Raphaël Metayer