Patents by Inventor Stijn Borry
Stijn Borry 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).
-
Patent number: 11375666Abstract: A corn head assembly for an agricultural harvester includes a plurality of row units for processing corn plants in rows. Adjustable dividers are provided between adjacent row units to direct laterally adjacent corn plants into adjacent row units. Each adjustable divider has an adjustable divider point with an adjustable operating height profile between a shorter, lowermost position and a taller, uppermost position to adjust the operating height of the adjustable divider for different harvesting conditions.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Frederik Baes, Stijn Borry, Yvan C. C. Vandergucht, Maarten Ysebaert
-
Patent number: 10694671Abstract: An agricultural vehicle with a header including multiple row units each include a feed/snapping unit and a chopping unit. The header further includes a first power transmission shaft for driving the feed/snapping units, and a second power transmission shaft connected via a drivetrain to a drive at the agricultural vehicle. Each chopper unit includes a safety clutch and is connected via the safety clutch to the second power transmission shaft. At least one torque sensor is provided for the second power transmission shaft, drivetrain, or drive, which torque sensor is operationally connected to a torque fluctuation monitor configured to recognize a predetermined change in torque fluctuation indicating a safety clutch slip. The torque fluctuation monitor is operationally connected to a user interface for signaling the safety clutch slip.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Mathieu M. A. Terryn, Stijn Borry, Yvan C. C. Vandergucht, Maarten Ysebaert
-
Publication number: 20200053964Abstract: A corn head assembly for an agricultural harvester includes a plurality of row units for processing corn plants in rows. Adjustable dividers are provided between adjacent row units to direct laterally adjacent corn plants into adjacent row units. Each adjustable divider has an adjustable divider point with an adjustable operating height profile between a shorter, lowermost position and a taller, uppermost position to adjust the operating height of the adjustable divider for different harvesting conditions.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2018Publication date: February 20, 2020Inventors: Frederik Baes, Stijn Borry, Yvan C.C. Vandergucht, Maarten Ysebaert
-
Publication number: 20190320582Abstract: An agricultural vehicle with a header including multiple row units each include a feed/snapping unit and a chopping unit. The header further includes a first power transmission shaft for driving the feed/snapping units, and a second power transmission shaft connected via a drivetrain to a drive at the agricultural vehicle. Each chopper unit includes a safety clutch and is connected via the safety clutch to the second power transmission shaft. At least one torque sensor is provided for the second power transmission shaft, drivetrain, or drive, which torque sensor is operationally connected to a torque fluctuation monitor configured to recognize a predetermined change in torque fluctuation indicating a safety clutch slip. The torque fluctuation monitor is operationally connected to a user interface for signaling the safety clutch slip.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2018Publication date: October 24, 2019Inventors: Mathieu M.A. Terryn, Stijn Borry, Yvan C.C. Vandergucht, Maarten Ysebaert
-
Patent number: 10321628Abstract: A header for an agricultural harvester. The header includes a connector adapted to be connected to a feeder of the agricultural harvester. The header further includes a cutter bar and a first lateral crop transporting mechanism to move crop material towards a first opening at the connector. The header further includes a second lateral crop transporting mechanism provided at a distance from the first lateral crop transporting mechanism. The second lateral crop transporting mechanism is provided to move crop material towards a second opening at the connector, the second opening being different from the first opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2017Date of Patent: June 18, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Stijn Borry, Dré W. J. Jongmans, Bart M. A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir
-
Patent number: 10292330Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a chassis, a header for cutting and gathering crop material, the header being carried by the chassis, and an auger. The auger moves the cut crop material toward a central area of the header. The auger is rotatably carried by the header. The auger has a plurality of auger sections. The auger includes an auger crankshaft and a hingeable coupling for coupling two of the auger sections to each other. The hingeable coupling allows the auger sections to rotate about differing axes. The hingeable coupling has an internal opening. The auger crankshaft provides positional timing to auger fingers. The auger crankshaft passing through the internal opening.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2015Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Stijn Borry
-
Patent number: 9980432Abstract: A header for a combine harvester has a first cutter bar for cutting crops at a first height so that the cut portions are gathered towards the central area of the header by an auger or draper mechanism, and a second cutter bar configured to cut the remaining stalks of the crops at a second height lower than the first height. The second cutter bar is displaceable with respect to the header body without separating it from the header body, the header body including a header back wall, side walls and floor portion. The second cutter bar is movable to an inactive position. The header is operable with the first cutter bar as a single cutter bar, when the second cutter bar is in the stored position.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 29, 2018Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventors: Sandor van Vooren, Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20180014462Abstract: A Header for an agricultural harvester. The header includes a connector adapted to be connected to a feeder of the agricultural harvester. The header further includes a cutter bar and a first lateral crop transporting mechanism to move crop material towards a first opening at the connector. The header further includes a second lateral crop transporting mechanism provided at a distance from the first lateral crop transporting mechanism. The second lateral crop transporting mechanism is provided to move crop material towards a second opening at the connector, the second opening being different from the first opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2017Publication date: January 18, 2018Inventors: Stijn Borry, Dré W.J. Jongmans, Bart M.A. Missotten, Frederik Tallir
-
Patent number: 9848530Abstract: A header for use by an agricultural harvester. The header includes a cutter bar that cuts crop material and includes a stationary knife section and a plurality of reciprocating knife sections extending along a portion of the stationary knife section. A substantial part of the length of the reciprocating knife sections do not extend along any portion of the stationary knife section.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2016Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20170318745Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a chassis, a header for cutting and gathering crop material, the header being carried by the chassis, and an auger. The auger moves the cut crop material toward a central area of the header. The auger is rotatably carried by the header. The auger has a plurality of auger sections. The auger includes an auger crankshaft and a hingeable coupling for coupling two of the auger sections to each other. The hingeable coupling allows the auger sections to rotate about differing axes. The hingeable coupling has an internal opening. The auger crankshaft provides positional timing to auger fingers. The auger crankshaft passing through the internal opening.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2015Publication date: November 9, 2017Inventor: Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20170013778Abstract: An agricultural harvester including a chassis and a header for gathering a crop and feeding it into the agricultural harvester. The agricultural harvester further includes a threshing and separating system, a grain cleaning system for separating grain from MOG, and a feeder housing for moving the crop gathered by the header from the header into the threshing and separating system. The agricultural harvester further includes a header tilt mechanism that allows the header to tilt in order to follow ground contours. The header tilt mechanism may use a face plate movably attached to the feeder housing. The header tilt mechanism includes at least one straight line linkage movably connecting the header to the feeder housing. The feeder housing or header tilt mechanism may be provided with hydraulic cylinders or pressure controlling or limiting arrangements.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2016Publication date: January 19, 2017Inventors: Stijn Borry, Adrianus Naaktgeboren, Ronald Van Haver, Vincent Theunynck, Patrick DeBaets
-
Patent number: 9538707Abstract: A header for an agricultural harvester has a frame with a floor surface and an auger to laterally transport crop material towards a central aperture, wherein a cutter bar forms the leading edge of the header and is moveable via a slide between a retracted and an extended position, the header further includes a belt conveyor for transporting crop material from the cutter bar to the auger, the belt conveyor is provided with a belt-length-adapting mechanism so that the length of the belt is changeable between a short track and a long track respectively corresponding to the retracted position and the extended position.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLCInventor: Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20160374265Abstract: A header for use by an agricultural harvester. The header includes a cutter bar that cuts crop material and includes a stationary knife section and a plurality of reciprocating knife sections extending along a portion of the stationary knife section. A substantial part of the length of the reciprocating knife sections do not extend along any portion of the stationary knife section.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2016Publication date: December 29, 2016Inventor: Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20160270291Abstract: A header for a combine harvester has a first cutter bar for cutting crops at a first height so that the cut portions are gathered towards the central area of the header by an auger or draper mechanism, and a second cutter bar configured to cut the remaining stalks of the crops at a second height lower than the first height. The second cutter bar is displaceable with respect to the header body without separating it from the header body, the header body including a header back wall, side walls and floor portion. The second cutter bar is movable to an inactive position. The header is operable with the first cutter bar as a single cutter bar, when the second cutter bar is in the stored position.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Sandor van Vooren, Stijn Borry
-
Publication number: 20160007532Abstract: A header for an agricultural harvester has a frame with a floor surface and an auger to laterally transport crop material towards a central aperture, wherein a cutter bar forms the leading edge of the header and is moveable via a slide between a retracted and an extended position, the header further includes a belt conveyor for transporting crop material from the cutter bar to the auger, the belt conveyor is provided with a belt-length-adapting mechanism so that the length of the belt is changeable between a short track and a long track respectively corresponding to the retracted position and the extended position.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 7, 2015Publication date: January 14, 2016Inventor: Stijn Borry