Patents by Inventor RALF LEVELING

RALF LEVELING 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).

  • Publication number: 20260165251
    Abstract: A harvesting attachment for plant harvesting may include a supporting framework, a mowing and intake device configured to cut plants and conveying the plants from a field, first and second transverse conveyor belts that are configured to receive the plants collected by the mowing and intake device and transversely convey the plants in a conveying direction that is oriented transversely to a forward direction of travel of the harvesting attachment. The first transverse conveyor belt or the second transverse conveyor belt is equipped with a driver orientated transversely to the conveying direction. The harvesting attachment may also include a discharge conveyor configured to receive the plants entering from the first transverse conveyor belt or the second transverse conveyor belt and conveyed the plants rearwards to a rear discharge opening of the harvesting attachment. The first transverse conveyor belt or the second transverse conveyor belt may also include an elevation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Maximilian Schroeder, Frank Schlamann, Dirk Bongert, Ralf Leveling
  • Publication number: 20260165250
    Abstract: A harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting includes a supporting framework, a number of juxtaposed mowing and intake devices for cutting and conveying plants from the field, a first transverse conveyor belt and a second transverse conveyor belt for conveying the plants picked up by the mowing and intake devices transversely in the direction of the longitudinal central plane of the harvesting attachment, and a discharge conveyor belt for conveying the plants coming in from the transverse conveyor belts rearward to a rear discharge point of the harvesting attachment. A deflecting element is arranged above the front region of the discharge conveyor belt and includes a surface that deflects the plants coming in from the transverse conveyor belts downward and/or rearward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Maximilian Schroeder, DIRK BONGERT, Frank Schlamann, RALF LEVELING, CLEMENS WEITENBERG, RICHARD WUEBBELS
  • Publication number: 20260165249
    Abstract: A harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting, attachable to a harvesting machine and movable over a field in a forward direction, is provided. The harvesting attachment includes a supporting framework, mowing and intake devices for cutting and conveying plants from the field, a first and transverse conveyor belts for conveying the plants picked up by the mowing and intake devices transversely in the direction of the longitudinal central plane of the harvesting attachment, a discharge conveyor belt for conveying the plants coming in from the transverse conveyor belts rearward to a rear discharge point of the harvesting attachment, and an elongate conveyor drum operable in an undershot manner and having an axis of rotation extending transversely to the forward direction. The conveyor drum is connected to the framework above the discharge conveyor belt, in front of the discharge opening, by a support provided in the center of the conveyor drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2025
    Publication date: June 18, 2026
    Inventors: Maximilian Schroeder, Richard Wuebbels, Dirk Bongert, Ralf Leveling, Frank Schlamann
  • Publication number: 20240224867
    Abstract: A harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting includes a pick-up for picking up plants from a field, a first transverse conveyor belt and a second transverse conveyor belt for conveying the plants picked up transversely in a direction toward of a longitudinal center plane of the harvesting attachment, and two longitudinal conveyor belts which are arranged side-by-side and adjacent to the longitudinal center plane of the harvesting attachment and are set up to convey the plants entering from the transverse conveyor belts rearward to a rear discharge point of the harvesting attachment. The two longitudinal conveyor belts are inclined vertically upward in a direction toward the center plane at least over part of their length along the center plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventors: Maximilian Schroeder, MARTIN HUENING, CLEMENS WEITENBERG, JAN-DIRK SCHILD, RALF LEVELING
  • Publication number: 20240130287
    Abstract: A harvesting attachment for whole plant harvesting includes a pick-up for picking up plants from a field, a first transverse conveyor belt and a second transverse conveyor belt for conveying the plants picked up transversely in a direction toward of a longitudinal center plane of the harvesting attachment, and two longitudinal conveyor belts which are arranged side-by-side and adjacent to the longitudinal center plane of the harvesting attachment and are set up to convey the plants entering from the transverse conveyor belts rearward to a rear discharge point of the harvesting attachment. The two longitudinal conveyor belts are inclined vertically upward in a direction toward the center plane at least over part of their length along the center plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Maximilian Schroeder, MARTIN HUENING, CLEMENS WEITENBERG, JAN-DIRK SCHILD, RALF LEVELING