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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8443923 | Vibration isolator device A vibration isolator device securing a nonmetal panel to a metal frame of a work vehicle includes a metal member affixed to a surface of the nonmetal panel, the metal member facing the metal frame. An isolator mount plate is secured to the frame in a manner permitti... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8434289 | Sensor for detection of wrapping on bale A baling machine and method for forming a bale is disclosed. A sensor is positioned in the bailing chamber and is positioned to sense an area proximate the perimeter of the bale to determine if material is present, thereby determining if the bale is properly wrapped... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8430732 | V-Wedge crop deflectors A crop guide comprising one or more generally wedge-shaped guides configured to interact with a crop discharge stream as it is discharged from an agricultural mower having a counter-rotating disc cutterbar. The guides are positioned rearward from the cutterbar, with... | 04/30/2013 |
| D680559 | Agricultural implement | 04/23/2013 |
| 8417426 | Tractor comprising a control system A tractor has a control system configured for disengaging the clutch a first time, selecting a first transmission ratio of the change speed gearbox, engaging the clutch a first time to drive the PTO shaft determining the speed of the PTO shaft, disengaging the clutc... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8414010 | System and method for drawbar support A system and method to selectably control a position of a first end of a drawbar between a locked position and a suspended position with respect to a drawbar support. The drawbar is securable to a work vehicle distal from the first end, the method includes locking a... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8408637 | Support system for a tiltable structure for a work vehicle A system for supporting a tiltable structure for a work vehicle including an upper link pivotably connected to a lower link. A connecting link is pivotably connected to the upper link, the connecting link having an engagement member. The upper link, lower link and e... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8406968 | Control system for a vehicle having a transmission with autoshift function A control system and method for a vehicle having an engine and a transmission with an autoshift function comprises a processor coupled to the engine and the transmission of the vehicle and adapted to control the power output of said engine and, in an autoshift mode ... | 03/26/2013 |
| 8403810 | Method including a system for controlling the torque transferable by a mechanical drive employing an oil-bath clutch A system and method for controlling the torque transferable by a mechanical drive between an engine and a shaft of a vehicle includes a first actuator which acts on a variable-speed drive, a second actuator which acts on a clutch to determine the degree of engagemen... | 03/26/2013 |
| D678919 | Equipment dipperstick | 03/26/2013 |
| 8401745 | Pressure control system for a hydraulic lift and flotation system A control system is provided to control the rate of pressure rise in a hydraulic lift and flotation system. When a hydraulic cylinder of the hydraulic lift and flotation system is to be adjusted, the pressure in the hydraulic lift and flotation system has to be incr... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8380401 | Automatic grain transfer control system based on real time modeling of a fill level profile for regions of the receiving container A grain transfer control system for automatically controlling relative positions of an unloading system discharge nozzle of a work machine and a receiving container based on a real time model of a fill level profile for regions of the receiving container, the profil... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8380397 | Off-road vehicle with redundant non-contact multi-revolution angle sensor An off-road work vehicle has a steer-by-wire steering system having a device for determining the angular displacement of a steering wheel. The device has a cam configured to rotate about an axis at an identical angular speed as the steering wheel, a first sensor pro... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8375826 | Self balancing chopping or threshing rotor A rotary element and a rotary element balancing system of a combine harvester. The rotary element includes a rotary member that rotates during operation and one or more blade mount assemblies. The rotary element also includes one or more auto-balance assemblies moun... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8371097 | Baler gathering wheel height adjustment A mechanism for connecting outboard gathering wheels to a moveable crop pick-up assembly on a round baler that incorporates a multi-element linkage to enable the rate of vertical movement of the gathering wheels to be different than the rate of vertical movement of ... | 02/12/2013 |
| 8366372 | Grain unloading conveyor with directable spout and closure apparatus and system An unloading conveyor apparatus and system for an agricultural harvester including a spout controllably directable for enabling distributing grain in a desired manner within a region of a receiving storage container, or a transporting truck, wagon, or other vehicle,... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8359139 | Method and system for vehicle orientation measurement The orientation of a self-propelled vehicle or a towed vehicle relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle can be determined by mounting two ground speed sensors on the vehicle. The orientation of the vehicle relative to the direction of travel of the vehicle... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8356695 | Method and apparatus for oiling splines in a bevel gearbox A method and apparatus for providing improved lubrication of a spline connection between a PTO driver and a bevel gearbox in which lubricant from the bevel gear housing is directed to a location above and radially outwardly from the splined connection and the appara... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8353157 | Open center hydraulic system An open center hydraulic system that includes a variable displacement pump having an inlet, an outlet and a sensing port, the pump configured to provide reduced fluid flow in response to a predetermined fluid pressure differential between the outlet and the sensing ... | 01/15/2013 |
| 8347798 | Coulter assembly A coulter assembly is provided that facilitates continuous adjustment of coulter disk penetration depth. In an exemplary embodiment, the coulter assembly includes a gauge wheel configured to rotate across a soil surface to limit a penetration depth of a coulter disk... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8342256 | Foldable farm implement A foldable implement frame is foldable about multiple axes to provide a compactly folded implement. The implement is foldable from a wide, field working position to a relatively narrow position for transport between fields, along roadways, and through field gates or... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342255 | Steerable agricultural implement with equalized steering effort An agricultural implement is provided that includes a hitch assembly configured to couple the agricultural implement to a tow vehicle, and a carrier frame pivotally coupled to the hitch assembly. The agricultural implement also includes a pair of wheel assemblies ea... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8336283 | Fruit harvesting machine having a motorised support structure and suspension frame The invention relates to a fruit-harvesting machine including a motorized support structure (1) and a harvesting assembly mounted on the structure by a suspension frame (2), the harvesting assembly comprising two shaker devices adapted to detach the ha... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8333146 | Twine end wrap adjustment for agricultural baler An end wrap adjustment that may be used with an agricultural baler twine wrapping system. More particularly, an end wrap adjustment for improved adjustment of the end wrap location, without the use of tools. The end wrap adjustment provides for the adjustment of the... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8333059 | Baler direct feed pickup A crop converging apparatus for a round baler having a pickup unit wider than the bale chamber. The converging apparatus comprises a pair of converging augers laterally situated along a common axis on opposing sides of the pickup unit feed table and forwardly adjace... | 12/18/2012 |
| 8333057 | Automatic header lateral tilt to ground speed response A method for adjusting the lateral tilt of a combine header. The method includes receiving, at a control system, a plurality of output voltages from a plurality of potentiometers; determining, by the control system, at least one adjustment signal; determining, by th... | 12/18/2012 |
| D671562 | Tractor | 11/27/2012 |
| 8313362 | Agricultural combine with on-board baler and dust suppression capability A self-propelled agricultural combine having a capability for baling crop residue produced by operation of the combine, including chaff from the cleaning system. The combine can also incorporate a dust suppression capability. The crop residue produced by threshing i... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8313361 | Helical bar concave A helical bar concave including a grate having helical mounting framework and helical cutouts to form a percent open area having a helical geometry. Configurable and segmented rub bars are mounted in a helical fashion to a cylindrical helical surface of the grate. T... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8313360 | Rasp bar and support A rasp bar assembly is disclosed that includes a rasp bar having a plurality of rotation stops that contact the rasp bar mount. The plurality of rotation stops stabilize the rasp bar upon the rasp bar mount and prevent the rasp bar from rotating from its assembled p... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8311709 | Implement initiated control of tractor power take-off (PTO) A control system for managing the operation of a tractor PTO using input conditions occurring in a connected baler. Baler conditions such as tailgate position, crop pickup position, bale wrapper status, and driveline torque are sensed in the baler, and communicated ... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8310354 | Determination of relative position of two relatively movable elements A system for determining and/or controlling the relative position of two relatively movable elements, comprising a vehicle container combination, a utility vehicle including an unloading apparatus and at least three transmitting devices intended to be fitted, in use... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8306727 | 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... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8302700 | Vertical tillage system A vertical tilling implement to be pulled behind and agricultural vehicle having a number of gangs of fluted-concave disc blades, rolling baskets, and wheels connected to a main frame. As the vertical tilling implement is pulled, the fluted-concave disc blades move ... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8298103 | Detachable hub and sprocket for use with a mechanical drive transmission of an agricultural implement A sprocket and hub assembly for use with a mechanical drive assembly of an agricultural implement includes a generally flat disc having an outer edge and a generally center mount portion. A series of teeth are radially defined around the outer edge of the disc. The ... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8291997 | Pivoting gauge wheel Embodiments of the invention provide an innovative arrangement to control the height of ground engaging tools located on agricultural implements via gauge wheel assemblies, particularly for supporting and adjusting the height of winged extensions of the implement fr... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8287392 | Split spacer ring for removal of cutterbar drive PTO A split spacer ring that is connectable to a cutterbar PTO drive shaft and works in conjunction with an anti-wrap shield to reduce the effects of crop debris accumulating on the drive shaft. Radial removal of the split spacer ring allows the anti-wrap shield to be a... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8286798 | Corn cob cleaning conveyor system The cob cleaning conveyor system provides a capability for positively removing or cleaning lighter crop residue from a flow of cobs. The system can be incorporated with a cob collection device, such as on a trailer, and can be adjustable in several ways for accommod... | 10/16/2012 |
