Patents by Inventor Raphaël Metayer

Raphaël Metayer 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
  • CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR A FRUIT HARVESTER
    Publication number: 20220295706
    Abstract: A conveying system for a fruit harvester that includes at least one conveyor traveling along a travel path that comprises a first path section which defines a first longitudinal axis and a plurality of buckets connected to the at least one conveyor. The first path section is at least partially twisted such that the at least one conveyor and the plurality of buckets along therewith twist relative to the first longitudinal axis of the first path section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Inventors: Raphaël Metayer, David Beleteau
  • 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