Patents by Inventor Ulrich Boll

Ulrich Boll 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: 11917943
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus (10), namely merger or pickup swather with pickup members (18) designed as pickups for picking up harvested crop, with at least one transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor for conveying the picked-up harvested crop in a transverse conveying direction running transversely with respect to a harvesting direction or direction of travel, wherein each pickup member (18) designed as a pickup is mounted pivotably on a respective transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor, namely centrally with respect to the respective pickup member (18) via a respective joint (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Patent number: 11382271
    Abstract: Harvesting device, having cutting members (14) for separating the crop material and/or having receiving members for collecting the crop material, having at least one transverse conveying device (19) for delivering the separated and/or collected crop material in a transverse conveying direction (20) running transversely to the harvesting direction, wherein the at least one transverse conveying device (19) is configured as a screw conveyor (21), comprising a trommel (22) and spiral conveying elements (23) sticking out from the trommel (22) in its radial direction. The respective screw conveyor (21) is conical or cone shaped, such that an envelope surface (24) of the spiral conveying elements (23) subtends a cone, which expands in conical or cone-shaped manner looking in the transverse conveying direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Birkhofer, Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20210282325
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus (10), namely merger or pickup swather with pickup members (18) designed as pickups for picking up harvested crop, with at least one transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor for conveying the picked-up harvested crop in a transverse conveying direction running transversely with respect to a harvesting direction or direction of travel, wherein each pickup member (18) designed as a pickup is mounted pivotably on a respective transverse conveyor device (19) designed as belt conveyor, namely centrally with respect to the respective pickup member (18) via a respective joint (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20210282327
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus, namely merger or pickup swather, with a supporting frame (11) having a longitudinal member (12) and crossmembers (13, 14), with a chassis (16) having wheels (17), with a drawbar (15) which engages on the supporting frame (11) and via which the harvesting apparatus can be coupled to a tractor, with pickup members (18) designed as a pickup for picking up harvested crop, wherein at least one pickup member (18) is accommodated on a first side of the longitudinal member (12) and at least one further pickup member (18) is accommodated on a second side of the longitudinal member (12), in each case on a crossmember (13, 14), with transverse conveyor devices (19) designed as belt conveyors for conveying the picked-up harvested crop in a transverse conveying direction running transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction, wherein at least one transverse conveyor device (19) is accommodated on a first side of the longitudinal member (12) and at least one further transverse conveyor device (
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20210212259
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus, with a supporting frame (12) having a longitudinal member and crossmembers, with a chassis (18) having wheels (19), with pickup members (20) which are designed as a pickup and transverse conveyor devices (21) designed as belt conveyors, wherein a respective pickup member and a respective transverse conveyor device are arranged on a first and second side of the longitudinal member (13), wherein a first shiftable crossmember (14) which is arranged on the respective side of the longitudinal member and accommodates the respective pickup member (20) and the respective transverse conveyor device (21) is shiftable about an axis (24) extending in a height direction relative to a second shiftable crossmember (15) and is furthermore shiftable via the second crossmember about an axis (25) extending in the longitudinal direction relative to a fixed crossmember (16), and wherein a respective first overload protection device (26) is positioned between the first and second shiftable crossmembers (14, 1
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: July 15, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20210007280
    Abstract: Transverse conveyor (12) of an agricultural harvesting machine, in order to convey harvested crop in a conveying direction running transversely with respect to the direction of movement of the harvesting machine, with a transverse conveyor belt (14), and with lateral deflecting pulleys (15, 16) on which the transverse conveyor belt (14) is guided, wherein each of the lateral deflecting pulleys (15, 16) is assigned a respective drive unit (17, 18), with the aid of which the transverse conveyor belt (14) is drivable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20210007283
    Abstract: Harvesting apparatus, namely merger or pickup head, with a loadbearing frame (11) which has a longitudinal carrier (12) and crossmembers (13, 14, 24, 25), with a chassis (16) which has wheels (17), with receiving members (18) which are configured as a pickup for receiving harvested crops, one receiving member (18) on a first side of the longitudinal carrier (12) and a further receiving member (18) on a second side of the longitudinal carrier (12) being received in each case on a crossmember (13, 14), and with cross conveying devices (19) which are configured as belt conveyors for conveying the received harvested crops in a cross conveying direction which runs transversely with respect to a longitudinal direction, one cross conveying device (19) on a first side of the longitudinal carrier (12) and a further cross conveying device (19) on a second side of the longitudinal carrier (12) being received on the respective crossmember (13, 14), and it being possible for a transfer region (22) for the harvested crops
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll
  • Publication number: 20200275610
    Abstract: Harvesting device, having cutting members (14) for separating the crop material and/or having receiving members for collecting the crop material, having at least one transverse conveying device (19) for delivering the separated and/or collected crop material in a transverse conveying direction (20) running transversely to the harvesting direction, wherein the at least one transverse conveying device (19) is configured as a screw conveyor (21), comprising a trommel (22) and spiral conveying elements (23) sticking out from the trommel (22) in its radial direction. The respective screw conveyor (21) is conical or cone shaped, such that an envelope surface (24) of the spiral conveying elements (23) subtends a cone, which expands in conical or cone-shaped manner looking in the transverse conveying direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 3, 2020
    Inventors: Stefan Birkhofer, Ulrich Boll
  • Patent number: 9015966
    Abstract: A harvesting device for harvesting and/or picking up crop such as plants or plant parts located on the field is configured with a pick-up unit with a working width oriented transversely to the direction of travel (F), for picking up the crop. The pick-up unit has a multiplicity of pick-up elements, each of which can move at least partially in the vertical direction and are disposed along the working width. Outer ends of the movable pick-up elements form envelope curves during operation. A conveyor unit for further conveying the picked-up crop is provided downstream of the pick-up unit in the direction of the crop flow. The harvesting device so arranged improves the pick-up or intake of crop because the conveyor unit at least partially overhangs the envelope curves of the pick-up elements in the direction of travel (F).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: CLAAS Saulgau GmbH
    Inventors: Ulrich Boll, Stefan Loebe
  • Publication number: 20130333345
    Abstract: A harvesting device for harvesting and/or picking up crop such as plants or plant parts located on the field is configured with a pick-up unit with a working width oriented transversely to the direction of travel (F), for picking up the crop. The pick-up unit has a multiplicity of pick-up elements, each of which can move at least partially in the vertical direction and are disposed along the working width. Outer ends of the movable pick-up elements form envelope curves during operation. A conveyor unit for further conveying the picked-up crop is provided downstream of the pick-up unit in the direction of the crop flow. The harvesting device so arranged improves the pick-up or intake of crop because the conveyor unit at least partially overhangs the envelope curves of the pick-up elements in the direction of travel (F).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventors: Ulrich Boll, Stefan Loebe
  • Patent number: 6237314
    Abstract: The invention concerns an apparatus for harvesting stalk crops, with at least one conveying device revolving around deflecting elements for conveying the crop along at least one snapping roller constructed in one or more parts and associated with a snapping gap which is variably adjustable with snapping gap plates arranged in guides, wherein the conveying element of the conveying device provides traction with a tensioner running in a guide portion, preferably a chain, which is at least partly surrounded by guide elements, at least one of the displaceable snapping gap plates, or at least one tensioner and are made of elastic vibration-damping material. As a result the number of parts to be assembled or to be exchanged in case of damage is considerably reduced, and by the use of an elastic vibration-damping material, besides a reduction of wear-increasing vibrations, a reduction in the whole weight of the front attachment is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Assignee: Claas Saulgau GmbH
    Inventor: Ulrich Boll