Patents by Inventor Prashant Jundale

Prashant Jundale 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).

  • Harvester cutterbar knife drive with cylindrical cam or self reversing lead screw mechanism
    Patent number: 11154007
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for an agricultural harvesting head is provided. The cutting assembly includes a first cutterbar, a second cutterbar, and a knife drive gearbox configured to drive linear reciprocating motion of the first cutterbar and the second cutterbar. The gearbox includes a cam shaft extending along a rotational axis from a first end to a second end. The cam shaft includes a first cam follower groove located near the first end and a second cam follower groove located near the second end. The gearbox further includes a drive mechanism, a first output shaft coupled to a first cam follower that travels in the first cam follower groove, and a second output shaft coupled to a second cam follower that travels in the second cam follower groove. The first output shaft is coupled to the first cutterbar and the second output shaft is coupled to the second cutterbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Parag Kolte, Prathamesh Dhoke, Prashant Jundale, Shreyas P. Modak
  • HARVESTER CUTTERBAR KNIFE DRIVE WITH CYLINDRICAL CAM OR SELF REVERSING LEAD SCREW MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20200060078
    Abstract: A cutting assembly for an agricultural harvesting head is provided. The cutting assembly includes a first cutterbar, a second cutterbar, and a knife drive gearbox configured to drive linear reciprocating motion of the first cutterbar and the second cutterbar. The gearbox includes a cam shaft extending along a rotational axis from a first end to a second end. The cam shaft includes a first cam follower groove located near the first end and a second cam follower groove located near the second end. The gearbox further includes a drive mechanism, a first output shaft coupled to a first cam follower that travels in the first cam follower groove, and a second output shaft coupled to a second cam follower that travels in the second cam follower groove. The first output shaft is coupled to the first cutterbar and the second output shaft is coupled to the second cutterbar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Parag Kolte, Prathamesh Dhoke, Prashant Jundale, Shreyas P. Modak