Patents by Inventor Seth M. Bich

Seth M. Bich 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).

  • PLUG DETECTION SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT
    Publication number: 20210345536
    Abstract: An agricultural assembly that includes an autonomous or semi-autonomous agricultural vehicle, an agricultural implement connected to the agricultural vehicle, and a plug detection system. The plug detection system includes at least one sensor connected to the agricultural implement for sensing an operational variable and a controller operably connected to the at least one sensor. The controller is configured for detecting a plugged state of the agricultural implement, in which matter hinders operation of the agricultural implement, dependent upon the operational variable of the agricultural implement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Seth M. Bich, Robin Michael Pritz, Paul S. Martin
  • Agricultural header with multiple finger infeed assembly
    Patent number: 9591806
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a hollow tube rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and at least one finger unit rotatably held within the hollow tube. Each finger unit includes: a finger hub having at least one pivoting aperture formed therein and at least one driving aperture formed therein; a pivoting finger pivotally held within the at least one pivoting aperture and configured to at least partially extend out of one of the openings of the hollow tube during rotation; and a driving finger fixedly held within the at least one driving aperture and configured to at least partially extend into one of the openings of the hollow tube to rotate the finger unit by the hollow tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd, Seth M. Bich
  • AGRICULTURAL HEADER WITH MULTIPLE FINGER INFEED ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20160316628
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a header with an infeed assembly including a driving element configured to rotate; a hollow tube rotationally coupled to the driving element and having a plurality of openings formed therein; and at least one finger unit rotatably held within the hollow tube. Each finger unit includes: a finger hub having at least one pivoting aperture formed therein and at least one driving aperture formed therein; a pivoting finger pivotally held within the at least one pivoting aperture and configured to at least partially extend out of one of the openings of the hollow tube during rotation; and a driving finger fixedly held within the at least one driving aperture and configured to at least partially extend into one of the openings of the hollow tube to rotate the finger unit by the hollow tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Herbert M. Farley, Matthew D. Weeks, Dillon M. Thompson, Robert Stewart Boyd, Seth M. Bich