Christoph Gortz

Title: Christoph Gortz and an Adjustable Guide-Vane Invention

Introduction

Christoph Gortz is an inventor associated with Munich, Germany, and Deere & Company. His work includes an invention for adjusting guide vanes in an axial-flow rotary separator used in combine harvesters. The available information lists 1 patent for him.

Latest Patents

Gortz’s listed patent, “Adjustable Guide Vanes for an Axial Flow Rotary Separator,” concerns the movement of crop material through a combine harvester’s separator. Inside the separator housing, parallel, helically arranged guide vanes work with the rotor to propel crop material downstream in an approximately helical path.

The invention makes each guide vane’s trailing portion adjustable relative to its leading portion and the housing. This allows the vane’s crop-deflecting effect to be varied. The disclosed designs include vanes with radially adjustable trailing ends, pivotable trailing portions, telescoping sections, and interchangeable housing-wall portions carrying trailing sections with different pitches.

Career Highlights

The available details connect Gortz’s inventive work with agricultural machinery and crop-separation technology. His listed patent addresses how adjustable guide-vane geometry can influence material flow through a rotary separator.

Collaborations

Gortz is associated with Deere & Company. The provided information also names Rene Laberheim and Kurt K. Buhler as coworkers, though it does not specify their roles in the patent.

Conclusion

Christoph Gortz’s listed invention focuses on adjustable guide vanes that help control crop movement through a combine harvester’s axial-flow rotary separator.