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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181435 | Pick-up tine dividers A tine divider plate for use on a pick-up assembly for an agricultural harvester that is connected to the tine guard and pick-up assembly frame structure using a combination of hooks and slots to retain the divider plate in position once installed. An additional hat... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180540 | Continuously variable transmission A continuously variable transmission can have one or more rotatable output shafts, rotatable non-output shafts, continuously variable transmission elements selectively interconnecting at least one non-output shaft and one output shaft so as to permit variation of a ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8180497 | Selective harvesting of a land parcel by a fruit harvesting machine Selective harvesting of a parcel of land by a harvesting machine including a motorised support structure on which are mounted a harvesting assembly adapted to deliver a harvested stream, at least two receptacles (1) for storage of the stream and a system for ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175775 | System and method employing short range communications for establishing performance parameters of an exemplar agricultural machine among a plurality of like-purpose agricultural machines A system and method for enabling the communication to and establishment among a plurality of generally like and like-purpose agricultural machines designed to perform generally similar agricultural operations within a given area generally like performance parameters... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167583 | Pump support coupler system A pump support coupler assembly for connecting a large displacement hydraulic pump to a tractor power take off device is provided. The pump support coupler assembly includes a coupler housing with front and back walls, and sidewalls. The high displacement hydraulic ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166626 | Method and a jig for mounting a stack of belleville springs A method and a jig for mounting of a stack of Belleville springs about a shaft. The individual springs of the stack are first positioned over the shaft. A jig is then placed over the shaft and the springs and has at least one axially extending pressure bar that is r... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162070 | Hydraulic shock dissipation for implement bounce To dissipate hydraulic shock created by the bouncing of an implement mounted on a wheeled vehicle, such as a towed tillage implement or the bucket of a vehicle, such as a wheel loader, an electronic control valve, which supplies hydraulic fluid to the hydraulic actu... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161833 | Power take-off for an agricultural vehicle A power take-off device for an agricultural vehicle, in particular a tractor, wherein an input shaft is connected to a first and, selectively, a second output shaft by moving a sleeve-type selector between three selection positions, in the first of which, the input ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160765 | Method and system for coordinated vehicle control with wireless communication A control system controls a pair of vehicles in coordination to traverse a respective pair of trajectories. The control system is configured to specify a plurality of successive waypoints, a safe stopping interval and an intermediate interval greater than the safe s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156723 | Dual tine paths from different tine bars in a pickup An improved tine reel for a round baler pickup unit that allows tine position to be altered dependant of rotational position of the tine reel and the lateral position of the tine on the pickup. A plurality of tine bars are mounted on the tine reel, with separate tin... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152609 | Support assembly for moveable members of an agricultural combine and devices thereof A support assembly for supporting a moveable member of an agricultural combine is provided. The support assembly includes a moveable member, such as a foldable chaff pan assembly for spreading chaff and other crop residue from the rear of an agricultural combine, a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151547 | Blade assembly removal from a header of a plant cutting machine A cutting assembly for a header of a plant-cutting machine includes a blade assembly fastened to a head assembly, which is configured to be drivingly connected to a motor. The cutting assembly is suitable for mounting proximate to the center of the header, in an end... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146974 | Expandable grain tank for agricultural combines An expandable grain tank is provided for covering the open end of a grain tank of an agricultural combine. The expandable tank includes a tarp and a support structure for raising and lowering the tarp. The support structure is configured with an upper frame, a plura... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146231 | Insertion tool for a rotary chopper element of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester An insertion tool for installing rotary chopper elements in integral chopper assemblies in combine harvesters, which insertion tool includes an elongated open-ended trough-like bed portion of a length, breadth, and depth to sufficiently accommodate the rotary choppe... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145393 | System and method employing short range communications for interactively coordinating unloading operations between a harvester and a grain transport A system, and method of use thereof, that employs short distance communications signals, thereby limiting and localizing the dissemination area for such signals, for interactively coordinating crop material transfer operations between a harvester and a grain transpo... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8145390 | Swath finder feature integrated with multipurpose display A GPS-based vehicle guidance system method for providing an integrated display for the operator of a vehicle and provides determining the ideal swath path based on predetermined and user inputted parameters. The method is applied to both manual and automatic modes o... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142266 | Threshing system including threshing elements having openings for grain passage A threshing system for an agricultural harvester including a plurality of threshing elements supported on a rotor at spaced intervals in a generally helical pattern about an outer surface of the rotor, each threshing element including a set of discrete threshing bar... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142132 | Automatic over-center system The present invention is directed to a control circuit for automatically bringing a hydraulically operated work arm into a particular position without having to manually reverse the direction of the hydraulic operating system. ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141805 | System for determining counter knife bank insertion position A chopper assembly for a combine includes a rotary chopper element, a chopper grate assembly spaced from the rotary chopper element to form a passageway for crop residue and a knife bank adjustably connected to the chopper grate assembly. The knife bank is movable b... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141652 | Implement frame with front folding wings and transport wheels An agricultural implement arrangement is disclosed that may provide wheel assemblies that are stored in front of wing assemblies and row units mounted thereon. The arrangement may include actuators to extend the wheel assemblies in order to lift the row units off th... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141480 | Automatic bale size calibration on round balers A method and apparatus for automatically calibrating a bale size indicator by using inputs from existing bale wrapper material monitors to determine the linear amount of wrapping material necessary to encircle the bale one time. Balers with wrapping mechanisms may i... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8141331 | Divider support apparatus with integral adjustable torsional preload mechanism and vibration damper A divider support apparatus with integral adjustable torsional preload mechanism for connecting a divider to a header frame. The mechanism includes a first element for carrying the divider and a second element configured for connection to the frame, and at least one... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139824 | Crop particle discrimination methods and apparatus A method of discriminating between kernel and chaff particles, in crop, using a crop viewing apparatus that includes an image-capturing device that is capable of capturing one or more images of crop in the crop viewing apparatus. T... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8126620 | Grain transfer control system and method A grain transfer control system, and method of use thereof, for automatedly controlling the transfer of grain from a mobile transferor-type vehicle, such as a combine harvester, to a mobile transferee-type vehicle, such as a crop transport, by varying the position a... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123598 | Separator device and cleaning system for a stream harvested by a fruit harvesting machine A device for separating a harvested crop stream, the device being mounted in a fruit harvesting machine. The separator device includes longitudinal separator members (2) and a conveyor belt (3), which is driven in a longitudinal direction between an up... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122696 | Guides for an extendable harvesting header An header of the extendable type comprises a main frame and an extendable cutterbar table, which is mounted to the main frame by means of telescopic assemblies comprising an inner member mounted for sliding movement inside an outer member. One of the inner and outer... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122694 | Suspension system for a crop harvesting header A suspension system is provided for use with a crop harvesting header including a frame carrying a structure movable about an endless path to deliver a crop to the header. The frame has opposed ends and is pivotably connected to the header, each end of the frame bei... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654844 | Roll over protection structure | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118650 | Crop residue flow distributor for an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a spreader of an agricultural combine operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including an edge portion oriented at an oblique angle ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118649 | Grain distribution sensor and control A system for use with the combine comprises a plurality of sensors to detect the uniformity of crop material being conveyed running threshing portion of the combine to including system into combine. Methods and systems are provided that utilize this plurality of sen... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117811 | Cutter system for a header of a forage harvester A cutting system for a forage harvester includes a source of rotational movement for each of the pair of substantially planar counterrotating blades and for a pair of substantially planar counterrotating gripping members. Each blade of the pair of blades is configur... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117810 | Cutter system for a header of a forage harvester A cutting system for a forage harvester including a pair of planar counterrotating blades, each blade of the pair of blades configured to rotate about a substantially parallel axis. A portion of the pair of blades at least partially overlap each other, but are space... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113315 | Rear deck service ladder and handle assembly for combines A ladder assembly for accessing an elevated platform of a work machine such as an agricultural combine includes an upper ladder portion connected to an upstanding handrail of the elevated platform for upward and downward movement, and a combination lower ladder port... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113033 | Method to calibrate a flow balance valve on a windrower draper header A simplified method for calibrating a variable-displacement hydraulic PTO system on an agricultural windrower when powering a header wherein the variable-displacement pump is operated at maximum flow capacity while the engine is operated at a pre-determined speed an... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112977 | Disc mower narrow transport frame A wheel-supported frame for an agricultural harvester header having a tongue and a pivotally connected transverse frame, a retractable transport wheel connected to the tongue, and a pivoting mechanism for pivoting one of the supporting wheels approximately 90 degree... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112202 | Automatic control of a large bale loading apparatus A control system for managing rotation of a bale loading arm in a bale loader in which a pair of sensors combined with a purposefully designed sensor target enable loading arm position to be efficiently derived by a controller in order to direct the actuator movemen... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8106529 | Farm implements with capacitor for peak electric loads A farm implement towed or pushed by a vehicle includes at least one electrically actuated device mounted for operation and a high capacitance capacitor connected in circuit with the device and with a source of electricity on the vehicle. Electric power is supplied f... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8097050 | Rotary vacuum apparatus for air screen A vacuum apparatus rotatable about an axis through a filter screen for continually removing contaminants, which utilizes an asymmetrical vacuum arm supported by a center hub, and large longitudinally extending asymmetrical vacuum orifices in portions of the arm on o... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096347 | Pivotable heat exchanger mounting A cooler block for an agricultural tractor comprising a cooler assembly mounted on a radiator and coupled to the radiator by upper and lower linkages. The cooler assembly can be moved between a first position in which the cooler assembly lies parallel to the radiato... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096102 | Offset pickup tines to improve feeding pick up An pickup comprising offset pickup tines for the feeding of balers or harvesters. The tines are mounted to a rotating tine bar and arranged such that a plurality of elongate tines are connected to the trailing edge of the tine bar at the end portions and a plurality... | 01/17/2012 |
