Patents by Inventor Tom N. N. Sommers

Tom N. N. Sommers 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).

  • Chaff/Straw Spreader System of an Agricultural Harvester
    Publication number: 20200196525
    Abstract: A spreader system for use in an agricultural harvester having a threshing system and a cleaning system. The spreader system includes a chopper for the chopping of straw from the threshing system and a chaff spreader system and a straw spreader system. The chaff spreader system is configured to receive a flow of chaff from the cleaning system; and the straw spreader system is configured to receive a flow of straw from the chopper. The chaff spreader system is configured to emit a chaff airflow stream in a first flow path, and the straw spreader system is configured to emit a straw airflow stream in a second flow path. The first flow path and the second flow path intersect at a place of confluence apart from the chaff spreader system and the straw spreader system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: June 25, 2020
    Inventors: Stefaan Desmet, Tom N. N. Sommers, Geert Nerinckx