Patents by Inventor Steven Jonckheere

Steven Jonckheere 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).

  • Secondary cutting device arrangement for an agricultural harvesting machine
    Patent number: 9485908
    Abstract: An agricultural machine suitable for the harvesting of grain-like crops, comprising a header, the header comprising a first cutting device whose position is determined by the adjustable height of the header, and a second cutting device, comprising a knife drum that is rotatably mounted in a housing, which via rollers or equivalent supports can move over the ground at different heights of the header, and wherein the housing of the knife drum on the back of the header is connected via at least two coupling systems, each of these systems comprising a lower and an upper support arm pivotally connected to the header, and with the housing of the knife drum, whereby the position of the housing remains substantially unaltered by the different height settings of the header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Didier O. M. Verhaeghe, Bart M. A. Missotten, Nick Hollevoet, Steven Jonckheere, Tim Willems, Jolan Heyns
  • Combine Harvester with a Knife Drum
    Publication number: 20140311115
    Abstract: An agricultural machine suitable for the harvesting of grain-like crops, comprising a header, the header comprising a first cutting device whose position is determined by the adjustable height of the header, and a second cutting device, comprising a knife drum that is rotatably mounted in a housing, which via rollers or equivalent supports can move over the ground at different heights of the header, and wherein the housing of the knife drum on the back of the header is connected via at least two coupling systems, each of these systems comprising a lower and an upper support arm pivotally connected to the header, and with the housing of the knife drum, whereby the position of the housing remains substantially unaltered by the different height settings of the header.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicants: Ennepetaler Schneid-und Mähtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, CNH Industrial Belgium nv
    Inventors: Didier O.M. Verhaeghe, Bart M.A. Missotten, Nick Hollevoet, Steven Jonckheere, Tim Willems, Jolan Heyns