Inventor
Gary L. Bich
Inventor
New Holland, PA, US
Overview
Patents· 30 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
A01Dprimary
A01DHarvesting81%
Y10STechnical subjects covered by former uspc cross-reference art collections [xracs] and digests11%
Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification6%
F16DCouplings for transmitting rotation3%
PatentTitleYear
10,674,668Reel tine for a harvesting reel of a harvester and a method of assembling a tine to a harvesting reel202010,653,059Pivoting action low profile sickle drive202010,602,662Low profile sickle drive20209,668,407'Pivoting action low profile sickle drive'20179,545,052'Cam driven low profile sickle drive'20179,545,051'Slot driven low profile sickle drive'20179,538,703'Easily serviceable and removable self-adjusting knife arm and head assembly for a sickle'20179,532,502'Low profile sickle drive'20178,151,547'Blade assembly removal from a header of a plant cutting machine'20128,141,331'Divider support apparatus with integral adjustable torsional preload mechanism and vibration damper'20128,122,694'Suspension system for a crop harvesting header'20128,011,272'Dual flywheel axially compact epicyclical drive'20117,992,374'Agricultural plant cutting header with fore and aft adjustable flexible cutterbar having automatic preload adjustment'20117,950,212'Cutterbar support for a crop harvesting header'20117,484,348'Crop gathering conveyor with overlappable gathering elements for a header of an agricultural harvesting machine'20097,426,819'Auger finger with resilient elastomeric retainer retractor at breaking point'20087,401,457'Auger finger with tether for retaining and retracting the finger when broken'20087,222,474'Ground sensing apparatus for a header of an agricultural harvesting machine'20076,248,015'Turret system on a bubble-up auger for an agricultural combine'20016,050,071'Modular stalkroll with one bolt attachment'20005,865,019'Plastic divider assembly with frame for a corn head'19995,293,730'Auger finger control mechanism'19945,150,565'Knife mounting arrangement for forage harvester row crop attachments'19925,150,564'Apparatus for converting gathering chain profiles in forage harvester row crop attachments'19925,148,659'Forage harvester row crop attachment with cantilevered front idlers'19925,117,618'Gathering chain adjustment mechanism for forage harvester row crop attachments'19925,090,532'Dual torque clutch'19925,052,171'Pickup tine guard mounting arrangement'19914,901,510'Rotary crop feed assist device for a row crop harvesting header'19904,742,671'Crop harvesting machine base unit lift mechanism providing auxiliary height boost to crop gathering attachment'1988Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1988–2020Based in New Holland, PA, US· patent location history
1990–1994Patents assigned to FORD NEW HOLLAND INC (8)· patent assignee history
2007–2020Patents assigned to CNH AMERICA LLC (11)· patent assignee history
2012–2017Patents assigned to BICH GARY L (6)· patent assignee history
2017–2020Patents assigned to CNH IND AMERICA LLC (8)· patent assignee history
2017Patents assigned to COOK JOEL T (5)· patent assignee history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| CNH AMERICA LLC | 11 | 2007–2020 |
| CNH IND AMERICA LLC | 8 | 2017–2020 |
| FORD NEW HOLLAND INC | 8 | 1990–1994 |
| BICH GARY Lself | 6 | 2012–2017 |
| COOK JOEL T | 5 | 2017 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| New Holland, Pennsylvania, US | 30 | 1988–2020 |