Inventor

John R. McClure

Inventor

New Holland, PA, US

Overview

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Patents

1981–2021

Patent span

Human necessities

Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 63 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A01Fprimary

A01FProcessing of harvested produce51%

A01DHarvesting29%

B24BMachines, devices, or processes for grinding or polishing5%

Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests3%

Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification2%

A01BSoil working in agriculture or forestry1%

B02CCrushing, pulverising, or disintegrating in general1%

B26DCutting1%

B30BPresses in general1%

B60DVehicle connections1%

PatentTitleYear

11,129,335Shaft shield for rotary conveyor2021 11,026,371Agricultural baler with bale formation control based on power requirements and usage2021 10,246,312Vehicle lift with support arms2019 9,913,433'Selectable knife tray arrangement'2018 9,839,181'Operation and control of bottom floor assembly'2017 9,713,306'Electrohydraulic circuit for a drop floor assembly'2017 9,681,603'Cam action windguard'2017 9,549,506'Harvester with rear active bottom floor'2017 9,526,214'Drop floor assembly with front and rear linkage mechanism'2016 D0746876'Crop stripper'2016 9,192,101'Pick-up tine bracket with flange'2015 8,959,883'Hook rotor stripper'2015 8,371,097'Baler gathering wheel height adjustment'2013 8,333,059'Baler direct feed pickup'2012 8,261,524'Pickup tine bar linkage'2012 8,240,117'Pickup helper feeding roll'2012 8,209,947'Simplified, toolless pick-up tine mounting'2012 8,181,435'Pick-up tine dividers'2012 8,156,723'Dual tine paths from different tine bars in a pickup'2012 8,051,636'Pick-up reel tine mounting'2011 7,918,072'Mechanical net wrapper'2011 7,908,822'Computer controlled automatic wrapping material dispensing system for a round baler'2011 7,716,903'Double roll feeder for round baler'2010 7,658,145'Fast tie quad twine wrapping mechanism'2010 7,478,523'Pickup guard mounting arrangement'2009 7,356,981'Double roll feeder for round baler'2008 7,296,393'Stuffer center crank bearing'2007 7,162,950'Twine box for round balers'2007 7,107,748'Agricultural implement pickup'2006 6,981,355'Method and apparatus for preventing stretch film from adhering to parts of a round bale wrapping mechanism'2006 6,962,041'Windguard for round baler including float arms'2005 6,935,094'Wind guard latch retainer'2005 6,877,303'Stub auger support used in pickup'2005 6,857,251'Pivoting side twine box for round balers'2005 6,823,646'Wrapping material brake release'2004 6,810,650'Replaceable windguard tines for a round baler'2004 6,651,418'Modular pickup, stuffer, and rotor'2003 6,651,408'Adjustable force net brake mechanism and wrapping material dispensing assembly'2003 6,550,218'Over the edge net wrap dispensing system for a round baler'2003 6,314,709'Tine guard for windrow pickup apparatus'2001 6,244,027'Adjustable ground gauging roller for windrow pickup attachment'2001 6,047,982'Hitch for agricultural implement'2000 5,687,548'Dispenser control system for round bale wrapping apparatus'1997 5,605,095'Compaction sensor for round baler'1997 5,598,690'Tailgate latching apparatus for a round baler'1997 5,479,767'Trash baffle for round baler'1996 5,465,658'Twine cutting apparatus for round baler'1995 RE034946'Method and apparatus for adjusting a shear bar relative to a cutter head'1995 5,408,925'Trash removal apparatus for a round baler'1995 5,327,820'Adjustable trip mechanism for round baler'1994 5,327,821'Round baler twine wrapper control mechanism'1994 5,172,521'Sharpening apparatus for forage harvester knives'1992 5,103,622'Method and apparatus for maintaining cylindrical profile of forage harvester cutterheads'1992 5,098,027'Automatic knife sharpening system for forage harvesters'1992 5,083,976'Adjustment of a shear bar using an air-borne sound detector'1992 5,018,342'Method for shear bar adjustment in a forage harvester'1991 4,991,476'Automatic knife sharpening method for forage harvesters'1991 4,901,510'Rotary crop feed assist device for a row crop harvesting header'1990 4,834,303'Sharpening apparatus for forage harvester knives'1989 4,799,625'Method and apparatus for adjusting a shear bar relative to a cutter head'1989 4,756,068'Shearbar attachment and adjustment apparatus and method'1988 4,383,652'Shredbar apparatus'1983 4,288,971'Round baler'1981

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1981–2021Based in New Holland, PA, US· patent location history

1989–1994Patents assigned to FORD NEW HOLLAND INC (11)· patent assignee history

1995–2004Patents assigned to NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA INC (15)· patent assignee history

2005–2016Patents assigned to CNH AMERICA LLC (24)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to MCCLURE JOHN R (8)· patent assignee history

2015–2021Patents assigned to CNH IND AMERICA LLC (11)· patent assignee history

2019Based in Hillsboro, OH, US· patent location history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
CNH AMERICA LLC	24	2005–2016
NEW HOLLAND NORTH AMERICA INC	15	1995–2004
CNH IND AMERICA LLC	11	2015–2021
FORD NEW HOLLAND INC	11	1989–1994
MCCLURE JOHN Rself	8	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
New Holland, Pennsylvania, US	62	1981–2021
Hillsboro, OH, US	1	2019