Patents by Inventor Wouter Van Den Bulcke

Wouter Van Den Bulcke 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).

  • Step with integrated water tank for agricultural vehicle
    Patent number: 11932203
    Abstract: A agricultural vehicle includes a step assembly having a step and a tank that is movably mounted to the step. The step has a flat and horizontally oriented top side and an angled side extending from the top side. The tank is movably mounted to the step and is configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position of the tank, a first side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the angled side to form a continuous angled surface. In the deployed position of the tank, a second side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the top side to form a continuous horizontal step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frank R. G. Duquesne, Stefaan Eeckeloo, Wouter Van Den Bulcke
  • STEP WITH INTEGRATED WATER TANK FOR AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20230043466
    Abstract: A agricultural vehicle includes a step assembly having a step and a tank that is movably mounted to the step. The step has a flat and horizontally oriented top side and an angled side extending from the top side. The tank is movably mounted to the step and is configured to move between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the stowed position of the tank, a first side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the angled side to form a continuous angled surface. In the deployed position of the tank, a second side of the tank is aligned with and parallel to the top side to form a continuous horizontal step surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Applicant: CNH Industrial America LLC
    Inventors: Frank R. G. Duquesne, Stefaan Eeckeloo, Wouter Van Den Bulcke