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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047358 | Cover for a conveyor A cover having at least two elongated members with each member having a hook at one end and a prong at the opposite end. The hook receives the prong of an adjacent member to interlock adjacent members. The members also have downwardly extending flanges that fit over... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7845129 | Support for a grain bin floor A floor support for a grain bin floor made from a sheet of galvanized steel. The support having an upper flange or rail that extends upwardly from an upper shelf and is interposed between notches. A plurality of columns that extend downwardly from the upper shelf to... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7024825 | Bracket for connecting roof rafters to corrugated bin sidewalls An attachment bracket for securing a rafter to a sidewall in a bin having horizontal sidewall corrugations has a bracket having first and second attachment portions at right angles to each other. The first portion has a plurality of parallel horizontal corrugation a... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025555 | Sweep auger with drive assembly A sweep auger having an auger that is rotated about its longitudinal axis by a power means and a drive assembly having at least three reduction gears that operatively connect the auger to a drive wheel such that the drive wheel rotates at a speed that is substantial... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6948902 | Carrier wheel assembly for sweep auger A carrier wheel assembly for supporting a sweep auger at intermediate positions having a first wheel that is rotatably mounted to the shaft of the auger and extends rearwardly through a slot and secured to the backboard of the auger, and having a rearward wheel rota... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941712 | Mounting bracket for grain bin A mounting bracket having a vertical member with a back portion and side flanges where the back portion has a plurality of slots and holes and the side flanges have slots at both ends. Adjustably connected to the vertical member is a shoe with a bottom portion and s... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6857850 | Fan for a grain bin and the like A fan for use with a grain structure and the like having end plates in spaced parallel alignment with an inlet port in one plate and an outlet port in the opposite plate, a barrel housing positioned between the end plates and in communication with the ports, and a p... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6851847 | Adjustable grain bin rail for grain stirring machines A rail segment for use in a track assembly for supporting a stirring machine and mounted to a cylindrical grain bin having a longitudinal flange with a slot in a forward end portion of the flange and a connecting hole in a second end portion of the flange. ... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6698143 | Flashing apron for grain bins A flashing apron for use in grain bins roofs which has apron segments comprised of a single sheet of metal with a plurality of spaced crease lines therein wherein the crease lines create a plurality of truncated areas in an upper surface of the apron segm... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6360451 | Crossover grain conduits for stack dryers The grain dryer of the present invention has upper and lower heat plenums, with first and second grain conduits, with each conduit having an upper section and a lower section, and a central crossover section between the upper and lower sections. The upper... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6254329 | Sweep auger A sweep auger apparatus is radially disposed within a circular bin for moving a free-flowing granular material across the floor of the bin towards the center of the bin. A motor is connected to the radial inner end of the auger shaft to rotate the auger f... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6012985 | Method and means for coupling shafts A coupler for coupling shafts has an inside coupling having an outer periphery and a center opening with a longitudinal axis which is adapted to receive the end of a driving shaft. An outside coupling has a center opening with an inner periphery, and is r... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5992044 | Method and apparatus for drying grain A grain dryer has a horizontal plenum connected to a source of heated forced air and has at least one generally perforated wall. A substantially enclosed grain conduit extends along the plenum and has one of its sidewalls being the perforated wall of the ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5787991 | Adjustable angle ridger for a cultivator An adjustable ridger for a cultivator includes an elongated ridger frame adapted to mount to the sweep member of the cultivator. The frame has a top bracket with an elongated slot extending therethrough. The slot has a width and a longitudinal axis. A plu... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5735062 | Method and means for transporting, drying and unloading lightweight particulate material A method for transporting, drying and unloading lightweight particulate material involves taking a wheeled compartment having forward and rearward ends, a bottom, and opposite sides, forming a false bottom over the bottom to create an air duct therebetwee... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5682829 | Apparatus for injecting liquid manure into the soil A combination of a wheel supported liquid manure tank having a rearward end and a liquid manure soil injection device secured to the rearward end. The injection device is mounted on the rearward end of the tank and is capable of being raised and lowered b... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5615999 | Axial fan housing with integral venturi A vane axial fan housing includes a main body having an outlet end and an inlet end opposite the outlet end. An inlet endplate is secured across the inlet end of the main body and has an inlet opening therein circumscribed by an adjacent venturi-shaped fl... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5573072 | Operating position adjustment levers for cultivator tools An apparatus for adjusting the operating position of a cultivator tool includes a tool bar with a frame secured thereto, a tool arm pivotally mounting the cultivator tool on the frame, a bracket having a plurality of holes therein mounted on the frame, an... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5570954 | Carriage return apparatus for a grain stirring device having multiple stirrers A carriage return apparatus for reciprocable longitudinal movement along a shaft that traverses a support rail of a grain stirring device mounted on a grain bin. The carriage return includes a primary carrier and a satellite carrier movably mounted on the... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5520495 | Method and means for filling field planters from bulk seed containers The method of this invention comprises the loading of a rectangular bulk seed container onto a transport vehicle; moving the vehicle to a field location adjacent a field planter; opening the seed container so that the bulk seed will flow by gravity into a... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5496108 | Method and means for adding moisture to particulate material A machine for adding moisture to particulate material for use in a bin which has an upper portion with an elongated supporting rail thereon includes an elongated substantially horizontal support member. A rail adapter element is on the outer end of the el... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5474380 | Method for adding moisture to particulate material The method for adding moisture to particulate material involves placing the particulate material in the lower portion of a bin; rotating vertically disposed spaced augers about a longitudinal axis, and moving said augers in concentric paths through the pa... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5255469 | Implement for the removal of insects or the like from plants Implements for the removal of insects from plants are provided which dedicate an individual axial flow centrifugal fan unit to each crop row unit. The fan unit also destroys the insects so removed. The frame of the implement can be articulated and driven ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5224551 | Guidance system control A switch assembly which is attached to a portion of the agricultural tractor and implement combination in order to control operation of a guidance system. The switch assembly includes a switch, a switch support assembly, an attachment assembly, and an adj... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5214876 | Implement for the removal of insects or the like from upstanding plants Implements for the removal of insects or the like are provided which dedicate an individual centrifugal fan unit to each plant row. The fan unit includes exhaust means which are constructed to traverse the top of the plant row in order to direct the exhau... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5107644 | Floor support system An improved grain bin floor support system which utilizes a plurality of floor supports for supporting interlocking floor panels. The floor support is constructed of an upper rail for supporting floor panels, vertical members extending from the upper rail... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5103917 | Adjustable calibration assembly for a guidance system An agricultural implement guidance control system has a wand sensor housing which contains a vertical shaft attached to the wand bracket and thus to the sensing wands. Affixed to the shaft is a photoelectric light source which projects a beam of light at ... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5094300 | Attachment for guidance of pull-type implements An attachment accessory for an angularly adjustable agricultural implement guidance system that allows guidance of a pull-type implement thereby. A plurality of rotatable coulters which engage the ground are attached to a rigid frame which is connected to... | 03/10/1992 |
| 5088561 | Sensing apparatus for a guidance system An agricultural implement guidance system having a sensing apparatus and sensing apparatus brackets. The sensing apparatus brackets have an offset configuration so that the brackets form a V-shape when the brackets are attached to the support rod. The sen... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5040613 | Counterbalanced sensing wand assembly An agricultural implement guidance control system has a counterbalanced sensing wand assembly. The wand position sensing assembly is designed to compensate for the adverse effects of operations on a field which has a side slope, i.e., slopes to the left o... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5029650 | Adjustable quick attaching hitch coupler A vertical angle adjustable quick-attaching coupler for attaching an implement to the three point hitch of a vehicle. The coupler comprises a coupler frame, attachment means for pivotally mounting the coupler to the three point hitch of the vehicle, hook ... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4974683 | Ridge tillage attachment for planters A ridge tillage attachment includes springs associated with a linkage which guides a tool and wheel support beam for vertical movement, the springs being mounted within the linkage envelop to provide a compact arrangement and being operative to apply requ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4919642 | Rotary grain screener A rotary grain screener is disclosed in which the primary grain-advancing flighting is mounted on the internal surface of the rotary screener drum and an inner auger is mounted on a central axial drive shaft to advance the grain forward in the drum at a g... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4912915 | Rotary cutter implements A rotary cutter or mower implement for cutting crop materials. The rotary cutter has a housing with support skids on each side of the housing. Presser wheels are positioned in front of the support skids. The support skids and presser wheels are vertically... | 04/03/1990 |
| 4905770 | Shield assembly for a cultivator Shield assemblies that are designed to be used with cultivators are disclosed. Shields are mounted to the assembly such that they are laterally rigid but vertically retractable. The shield assembly includes a paralleogram linkage system with a torque bar,... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4903781 | Flexible mounting system for agricultural implements A compact flexible mounting system for connection of an agricultural implement to a tractor includes a load transfer member pivotally attached to the upper stabilizing link of a three-point hitch and to the implement support frame to which the lower links... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4702323 | Ridge tillage attachment for planters A ridge tillage attachment for conventional row-crop planters for use in minimum tillage planting on row ridges is disclosed. This ridge tillage attachment includes a tool portion and a linkage portion. The linkage portion has a parallelogram linkage supp... | 10/27/1987 |
| 4701093 | Sweep auger apparatus A sweep auger apparatus is radially disposed within a circular bin for moving a free flowing granular material across the floor of the bin toward the center of the bin. A motor is connected to the radially inner end of the auger shaft to rotate the auger ... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4440637 | Rotary grain screeners A rotary grain screener is disclosed in which a reverse drive transmission assembly is provided at one end of the screener and in which a second drive transmission assembly is provided at the opposite end of the screener for driving an outer drum, an inne... | 04/03/1984 |
| 4274750 | Grain stirrer drive assembly An improved drive arrrangement in grain stirrers of the type including a sweep arm suspended between a track along the bin sidewall and a pivot support toward the bin's center. The sweep arm includes a laterally extending support element extending from th... | 06/23/1981 |
