Patents by Inventor Tom Devriese

Tom Devriese 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).

  • Air conditioning system having improved condensate drainage
    Patent number: 9272603
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for a cab of an agricultural machine, comprising: an air conditioning unit that comprises an evaporator (23), a blower (25) for generating a reduced pressure in the air conditioning unit and supplying the conditioned air into the cab, a condensate drain unite that comprises a reservoir (6) to which one or more drain pipes (7a, 7b) are connected, which lead to drain pipes (8a, 8b) that can be mounted in upright profile posts of the cab, characterized in that the system further comprises one or more T-junctions (11a, 11b) or similar connection elements, and one or more supplementary pipe elements (10a, 10b), wherein each of the drain pipes (7a, 7b) is connected to an upright drain pipe (8a, 8b) via two branches of a T-junction (11a, 11b), wherein the inlet end of a supplementary pipe element (10a, 10b) is mounted onto the third branch of the T-junction and wherein the outlet end (12a, 12b) of each supplementary pipe element (10a, 10b) is located at the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Tom Devriese, Jan H. W. Raaben, Koen Landuyt
  • AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED CONDENSATE DRAINAGE
    Publication number: 20130186125
    Abstract: The invention relates to an air conditioning system for a cab of an agricultural machine, comprising: an air conditioning unit that comprises an evaporator (23), a blower (25) for generating a reduced pressure in the air conditioning unit and supplying the conditioned air into the cab, a condensate drain unite that comprises a reservoir (6) to which one or more drain pipes (7a, 7b) are connected, which lead to drain pipes (8a, 8b) that can be mounted in upright profile posts of the cab, characterised in that the system further comprises one or more T-junctions (11a, 11b) or similar connection elements, and one or more supplementary pipe elements (10a, 10b), wherein each of the drain pipes (7a, 7b) is connected to an upright drain pipe (8a, 8b) via two branches of a T-junction (11a, 11b), wherein the inlet end of a supplementary pipe element (10a, 10b) is mounted onto the third branch of the T-junction and wherein the outlet end (12a, 12b) of each supplementary pipe element (10a, 10b) is located at the suct
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Inventors: Tom Devriese, Jan H.W. Raaben, Koen Landuyt