Patents by Inventor Paul C. Tyvaert

Paul C. Tyvaert 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).

  • Crop processor and blower arrangement for a forage harvester
    Patent number: 6604352
    Abstract: A forage harvester having a crop processor unit, a cutter unit operable to comminute crop material and a processor unit movably disposed between first and second positions. In the first position, the processing unit receives comminuted crop material from the cutter unit. In the second position, comminuted crop material from the cutter unit bypasses the crop processor unit. A blower unit is disposed to move with the crop processor between the first and second positions, the blower unit receiving the processed crop material directly form the crop processor unit when in the first position and directly from the cutter unit when in the second position, in both cases accelerating the processed crop material towards a handling apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: New Holland North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul C. Tyvaert, Dirk J. Desnijder