Patents by Inventor Pieten W. Viaene

Pieten W. Viaene 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).

  • Square baler and a related control method
    Patent number: 8539878
    Abstract: A square baler comprising a controller for controlling the operation of the baler in dependence on the first, second and third signals representing the mass of a bale, the force of the piston of the baler, the energization of the actuator respectively and an input target value for the mass of the bale wherein the first signal is fed back in a first control loop and compared with the target weight to generate a target force, the second signal is fed in a second control loop and compared with the target force to generate a target energization, the third signal is fed in a third control loop and compared with the target energization to control the energization of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Didier Verhaeghe, Bart M. A. Missotten, Jan Van Groenigen, Niklaas G. C. Monteyne, Olivier A. Vanhercke, Pieten W. Viaene, Tom Coen, Robrecht M. K. Dumarey
  • Square Baler and a Related Control Method
    Publication number: 20130042770
    Abstract: A square baler comprising a controller for controlling the operation of the baler in dependence on the first, second and third signals representing the mass of a bale, the force of the piston of the baler, the energization of the actuator respectively and an input target value for the mass of the bale wherein the first signal is fed back in a first control loop and compared with the target weight to generate a target force, the second signal is fed in a second control loop and compared with the target force to generate a target energization, the third signal is fed in a third control loop and compared with the target energization to control the energization of the actuator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: Didier Verhaeghe, Bart M.A. Missotten, Jan Van Groenigen, Niklaas G.C. Monteyne, Olivier A. Vanhercke, Pieten W. Viaene, Tom Coen, Robrecht M.K. Dumarey