Eric A Walker

US Patent:

6587771, Jul 1, 2003

Filed:

Nov 15, 2001

Appl. No.:

10/002255

Inventors:

Dale W. Panoushek - Orion IL
Sam J. Acker - Sturtevant WI
Eric L. Walker - Tremont IL

Assignee:

Case Corporation - Racine WI

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

701 50

Abstract:

A system for controlling the speed of a feeder and header drive of a harvesting machine at a varying ratio to ground speed as a function of an operator inputted signal and the ground speed. The system utilizes a sensed ground speed of the harvesting machine, a sensed feeder and header drive speed, and a speed control input from an operator, for controlling a feeder and header drive control for controllably varying the ratio of the feeder and header speed to the ground speed as a function of the operator input and the sensed ground speed.

US Patent:

60538112, Apr 25, 2000

Filed:

Oct 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/729044

Inventors:

Orlin W. Johnson - Genesco IL
Dale W. Panoushek - Orion IL
Eric L. Walker - East Moline IL
Mark J. Svitak - Colona IL
Robert C. Garms - Bettendorf IA

Assignee:

Case Corporation - Racine WI

International Classification:

A01F 1200

US Classification:

460 6

Abstract:

An apparatus for use in combination with a combine for sensing the volume of tailings exhausted from a cleaning section of the combine and for providing a visual indication to the operator of the effectiveness of combine operation. The combine includes a mobile frame or chassis having an operator compartment arranged toward a forward end thereof. A threshing section of the combine separates grain from crop material delivered thereto. A cleaning section of the combine functions to remove chaff and tailings from the materials received from the threshing section. A tailings section of the combine is arranged to receive incompletely threshed and separated tailings from the cleaning section. The tailings section comprises a tailings conveyor for forcibly moving tailings toward an elevator that moves the tailings to one of the other sections on the combine for recycling. The sensing apparatus of the present invention is arranged proximate to the inlet to the tailings elevator and provides a visual indication in the cab region of the combine of the volume of tailings presented for recycling thus revealing the efficiency of the combine.

US Patent:

58551085, Jan 5, 1999

Filed:

Feb 16, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/602632

Inventors:

Maury V. Salz - Davenport IA
Dale W. Panoushek - Orion IL
Eric L. Walker - East Moline IL

Assignee:

Case Corporation - Racine WI

International Classification:

A01D 7518

US Classification:

56 102G

Abstract:

An agricultural vehicle, tractor, or combine includes a slip monitoring system for determining whether a slip condition exists. The agricultural vehicle includes a combustion engine which indirectly drives a piece of equipment such as a rotor. The rotor is mechanically coupled to the engine via a rotor-drive belt system including two belts and four pulleys. The slip monitoring system analyzes the speed of the rotor and the speed of the engine to determine if there is slippage between the belts and the pulleys. The system determines when a slip condition exists by comparing the ratio of the rotor speed to the engine speed to the ratio of the rotor speed to the engine speed under no-load conditions. When the system determines that the ratio is below the threshold, a display provides visual and audio warnings of the slip condition. The monitoring system is implemented as a software subroutine.

US Patent:

20180054962, Mar 1, 2018

Filed:

Aug 26, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/248875

Inventors:

- New Holland PA, US
James Gessel - Geneseo IL, US
Brian Crow - Rock Island IL, US
Eric Walker - Narvon PA, US
Michael Berggren - Davenport IA, US

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC - New Holland PA

International Classification:

A01D 34/44
A01D 57/06
A01D 41/06

Abstract:

A header for a combine harvester is provided. The header includes a row unit, a stalk roll, and a stalk roll knife. The stalk roll is mounted to the row unit. The stalk roll knife is mounted to the stalk roll and includes a plurality voids about a trailing end of the stalk roll knife.