With Relief Valve In Rotor Section Patents (Class 460/60)
  • Method and system for conveying material in a combine harvester
    Patent number: 11771009
    Abstract: A method and system of a pneumatic conveying system for moving separated grain and small plant material to an onboard storage tank or out of the combine harvester. The pneumatic conveying system having a gateway for introducing the material into an air flow channel, and with a diverter valve or an airlock directing separated grain and small plant material to the tank or outside of the harvester.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Casey Heim
  • Method of starting machinery
    Patent number: 6896613
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for starting heavy machinery driven by an internal combustion engine. The method comprises starting the engine and cyclically operating a clutch to couple the engine to the machinery intermittently. The transmission of torque to the machinery through the clutch is briefly interrupted or reduced when the engine risks stalling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: CNH America LLC
    Inventors: Bert J. F. Paquet, Geert R. J. Vergote, Dries M. J. Depreitere, Ward M. R. Byttebier, Bart Busschaert