Patents by Inventor TYLER L. NELSON

TYLER L. NELSON 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: 10104839
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a sieve. The sieve is driven in fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement by a pair of cast members interconnected each having three mounting points. Two of the mounting points of the members are interconnected by flexible rubber bushings and the third mounting point of one of the members receives fore and aft oscillating movement and the third mounting point on the second of the members pivotally interconnects to the sieve to drive it into fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Curtis F. Hillen, Clay A. Reinecke, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Patent number: 10080329
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a sieve assembly. The sieve assembly is connected to mechanism for producing a side to side oscillation by a single cast structural link having an input through slotted openings to the drive mechanism to accommodate misalignment. The link has vertical and horizontal flanges connected to a main body for interconnection between the right and left frames and structural supports interconnecting the right and left frames. The main body of the link extends through a slot in a rubber wall to accommodate the movement and seal against loss of grain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Clay A. Reinecke, Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Kevin S. Schwinn, Justin L. Montenguise, Jishan Jin, Kai Zhao
  • Patent number: 10058036
    Abstract: A sieve arrangement for an agricultural combine harvester includes a sieve frame for carrying a sieve, a side shaker arm, and a plurality of elongate structural members. The sieve frame includes a first side frame member and a second side frame member. The side shaker arm is connected with the first side frame member. Each structural member has a first end connected to the side shaker arm, and a second end connected with the second side frame member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Clay A. Reinecke, Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Jishan Jin, Kai Zhao, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Publication number: 20170020074
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a sieve assembly. The sieve assembly is connected to mechanism for producing a side to side oscillation by a single cast structural link having an input through slotted openings to the drive mechanism to accommodate misalignment. The link has vertical and horizontal flanges connected to a main body for interconnection between the right and left frames and structural supports interconnecting the right and left frames. The main body of the link extends through a slot in a rubber wall to accommodate the movement and seal against loss of grain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Clay A. Reinecke, Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Kevin S. Schwinn, Justin L. Montenguise, Jishan Jin, Kai Zhao
  • Publication number: 20170020073
    Abstract: An agricultural harvester includes a grain processing section having a sieve. The sieve is driven in fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement by a pair of cast members interconnected each having three mounting points. Two of the mounting points of the members are interconnected by flexible rubber bushings and the third mounting point of one of the members receives fore and aft oscillating movement and the third mounting point on the second of the members pivotally interconnects to the sieve to drive it into fore and aft oscillation while permitting side to side movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Curtis F. Hillen, Clay A. Reinecke, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Publication number: 20170020075
    Abstract: A sieve arrangement for an agricultural combine harvester includes a sieve frame for carrying a sieve, a side shaker arm, and a plurality of elongate structural members. The sieve frame includes a first side frame member and a second side frame member. The side shaker arm is connected with the first side frame member. Each structural member has a first end connected to the side shaker arm, and a second end connected with the second side frame member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Clay A. Reinecke, Tyler L. Nelson, Craig E. Murray, Jishan Jin, Kai Zhao, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Patent number: 9526211
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting system including a chassis, an agricultural product moving device coupled to the chassis, an airflow system, a cleaning system and an airflow characterizing system. The cleaning system is configured to receive the agricultural product from the moving device. The cleaning system is configured to receive an airflow from the airflow system. The airflow characterizing system is at least partially positioned in the airflow, and is configured to measure an airflow profile across the cleaning system. The airflow characterizing system includes a plurality of sensors that determine airflow by measuring a thermal transfer from the sensors to the airflow. The airflow characterizing system being configured to maintain a substantially constant electrical resistance of the sensors as the airflow varies. The airflow characteristics are measured in the cleaning system and are used to improve the cleaning capacity of the harvesting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Tyler L. Nelson, Eric E. Veikle, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Patent number: 9232694
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system and a method for controlling operation of a side-shaking mechanism in a combine. The control system includes at least one sieve for separating crop material from other materials and a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the at least one sieve and configured to move the at least one sieve in a side-to-side motion. The control system also includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one operating condition of a combine system. The control system further includes a controller for receiving the at least one operating condition and causing the side-shaking mechanism to stop moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion or start moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion based on the at least one operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Orlin W. Johnson, Dale W. Panoushek, Tyler L. Nelson, Kevin S. Schwinn, Bin Lou
  • Publication number: 20150245562
    Abstract: An agricultural harvesting system including a chassis, an agricultural product moving device coupled to the chassis, an airflow system, a cleaning system and an airflow characterizing system. The cleaning system is configured to receive the agricultural product from the moving device. The cleaning system is configured to receive an airflow from the airflow system. The airflow characterizing system is at least partially positioned in the airflow, and is configured to measure an airflow profile across the cleaning system. The airflow characterizing system includes a plurality of sensors that determine airflow by measuring a thermal transfer from the sensors to the airflow. The airflow characterizing system being configured to maintain a substantially constant electrical resistance of the sensors as the airflow varies. The airflow characteristics are measured in the cleaning system and are used to improve the cleaning capacity of the harvesting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Tyler L. Nelson, Eric E. Veikle, Kevin S. Schwinn
  • Patent number: 8951105
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system that includes a sieve for separating crop material from other material, located in a plane having an X dimension and a Y dimension and configured to move in a fore-aft direction in the X dimension, in a side-to-side direction in the Y dimension and in an up-down direction in a Z dimension. The system also includes a side-shaking assembly configured to move the sieve in the side-to-side direction in the Y dimension. The fixed arm is attached to the sieve and configured to move with the sieve in (i) the fore-aft direction in the X dimension, (ii) the side-to-side direction in the Y dimension and (iii) the up-down direction in the Z dimension. The side-shaking coupling portion comprises a moving portion configured to move in a diagonal direction having a fore-aft component in the X dimension and an up-down component in the Z dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Tyler L. Nelson, Venugopal Chiratanagandla
  • Patent number: 8939829
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system includes a sieve for separating crop material from other materials and configured to move in a fore-aft direction. At least one side-shaking assembly includes a mounting device attached to a combine chassis, a lower plate configured to rotate about a lower plate axis and an upper plate configured to (i) have an upper plate rotational motion and rotate responsive to the rotation of the lower plate and (ii) have an upper plate substantially linear motion in a substantially linear direction. A fixed arm is rotatably coupled to the upper plate and attached to the sieve. An actuation device is configured to rotate the lower plate about the lower plate axis. Responsive to the rotation of the upper plate, the sieve is controlled to move diagonal to the fore-aft direction in the substantially linear direction of the upper plate substantially linear motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Tyler L. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20150012190
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system and a method for controlling operation of a side-shaking mechanism in a combine. The control system includes at least one sieve for separating crop material from other materials and a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the at least one sieve and configured to move the at least one sieve in a side-to-side motion. The control system also includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one operating condition of a combine system. The control system further includes a controller for receiving the at least one operating condition and causing the side-shaking mechanism to stop moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion or start moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion based on the at least one operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Orlin W. Johnson, Dale W. Panoushek, Tyler L. Nelson, Kevin S. Schwinn, Bin Lou
  • Patent number: 8930039
    Abstract: An evaluation tool related to operation of a combine is provided to aid an operator of the combine. A processing device implements the evaluation tool by receiving an input related to an evaluation to be performed from the operator of the combine. The processing device initializes the evaluation to be performed. A plurality of sensors are operably connected to the processing device and collect data related to the operation of the combine during the evaluation. The processing device analyzes the collected data and presents the analyzed data to the operator of the combine. As such, the operator may review the analyzed data and make an informed choice in proceeding with the combine operation, such as changing settings or operating components to affect the combine performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Dale W. Panoushek, Tyler L Nelson
  • Patent number: 8880299
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system and a method for controlling operation of a side-shaking mechanism in a combine. The control system includes at least one sieve for separating crop material from other materials and a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the at least one sieve and configured to move the at least one sieve in a side-to-side motion. The control system also includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one operating condition of a combine system. The control system further includes a controller for receiving the at least one operating condition and causing the side-shaking mechanism to stop moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion or start moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion based on the at least one operating condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Orlin W. Johnson, Dale W. Panoushek, Tyler L. Nelson, Kevin S. Schwinn, Bin Lou
  • Publication number: 20140179381
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system that includes a sieve for separating crop material from other material, located in a plane having an X dimension and a Y dimension and configured to move in a fore-aft direction in the X dimension, in a side-to-side direction in the Y dimension and in an up-down direction in a Z dimension. The system also includes a side-shaking assembly configured to move the sieve in the side-to-side direction in the Y dimension. The fixed arm is attached to the sieve and configured to move with the sieve in (i) the fore-aft direction in the X dimension, (ii) the side-to-side direction in the Y dimension and (iii) the up-down direction in the Z dimension. The side-shaking coupling portion comprises a moving portion configured to move in a diagonal direction having a fore-aft component in the X dimension and an up-down component in the Z dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. Murray, Tyler L. Nelson, Venugopal Chiratanagandla
  • Publication number: 20140171163
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system includes a sieve for separating crop material from other materials and configured to move in a fore-aft direction. At least one side-shaking assembly includes a mounting device attached to a combine chassis, a lower plate configured to rotate about a lower plate axis and an upper plate configured to (i) have an upper plate rotational motion and rotate responsive to the rotation of the lower plate and (ii) have an upper plate substantially linear motion in a substantially linear direction. A fixed arm is rotatably coupled to the upper plate and attached to the sieve. An actuation device is configured to rotate the lower plate about the lower plate axis. Responsive to the rotation of the upper plate, the sieve is controlled to move diagonal to the fore-aft direction in the substantially linear direction of the upper plate substantially linear motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. MURRAY, Tyler L. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20130332003
    Abstract: An evaluation tool related to operation of a combine is provided to aid an operator of the combine. A processing device implements the evaluation tool by receiving an input related to an evaluation to be performed from the operator of the combine. The processing device initializes the evaluation to be performed. A plurality of sensors are operably connected to the processing device and collect data related to the operation of the combine during the evaluation. The processing device analyzes the collected data and presents the analyzed data to the operator of the combine. As such, the operator may review the analyzed data and make an informed choice in proceeding with the combine operation, such as changing settings or operating components to affect the combine performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: Craig E. MURRAY, Dale W. PANOUSHEK, Tyler L. NELSON
  • Publication number: 20130158816
    Abstract: A combine side-shaking control system and a method for controlling operation of a side-shaking mechanism in a combine. The control system includes at least one sieve for separating crop material from other materials and a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the at least one sieve and configured to move the at least one sieve in a side-to-side motion. The control system also includes at least one sensor for sensing at least one operating condition of a combine system. The control system further includes a controller for receiving the at least one operating condition and causing the side-shaking mechanism to stop moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion or start moving the at least one sieve in the side-to-side motion based on the at least one operating condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: CNH AMERICA LLC
    Inventors: CRAIG E. MURRAY, ORLIN W. JOHNSON, DALE W. PANOUSHEK, TYLER L. NELSON, KEVIN S. SCHWINN, BIN LOU