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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176992 | Electronically controlled hydraulic system for an agricultural implement A hydraulic control apparatus for a foldable farm includes first hydraulic control system is used to control weight transfer to ground engaging tools mounted to a stationary and foldable wing frame sections. A second hydraulic system is used to fold and unfold the w... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8176797 | System and method for measuring flow rate from a meter roller A system and method are provided for quantifying a degree of discontinuity of material flow from a meter roller. In an exemplary embodiment, flowable particulate material is fed into a meter roller. The meter roller is then rotated one revolution, and the output fro... | 05/15/2012 |
| 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 |
| 8141653 | Folding implement frame In an embodiment, an agricultural implement includes a first wing tool bar and a second wing tool bar on each lateral side of the implement. The first wing tool bar and the second wing tool bar are configured to rotate from a working position to a transport position... | 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 |
| 8100193 | Adjustable packer wheel seeding system and method In one embodiment, a seeding implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a parallel linkage coupled to the frame, and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the parallel linkage. The implement also includes ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8100192 | Adjustable packer wheel seeding system and method In one embodiment, a seeding implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a parallel linkage coupled to the frame, and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the parallel linkage. The implement also includes ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8091799 | Boom cradle slide system A boom cradle slide system for use with an agricultural sprayer vehicle is provided. The boom cradle slide system includes a boom cradle that holds a sprayer boom in a stowed position. A slide assembly connects the boom cradle to the sprayer vehicle and allows the b... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087471 | Agricultural implement with improved tillage point An agricultural implement includes a framework configured to be towed behind a vehicle, and a plurality of shanks mounted to the framework and configured to engage the soil. A tillage point is mounted on each shank. Each shank tillage point includes a body having a ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087470 | Tillage point In an embodiment, a tillage point includes a body having a top surface and a nose extending from the top surface. The tillage point also includes two wings each disposed on a lateral side of the body and extending laterally outward. In certain embodiments, a slope o... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8079317 | Air/product flow splitting apparatus for use with product distribution system of an agricultural seeding machine A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another s... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079316 | Knife opener for use with an agricultural implement A knife opener includes a pair of flared blades designed to cut spaced, but paired furrows. The knife opener is particularly well-suited for use in no-till or minimum-till agricultural operations primarily in conjunction with seed and/or fertilizer placement adjacen... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8074730 | 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 ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074729 | 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 ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074728 | Shallow disc blade vertical tillage system A tilling implement has a front row of shallow concave disc blades having a front right portion and a front left portion symmetrically disposed about a centerline of the implement. A rear row of shallow concave disc blades has a rear right portion and a rear left po... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074727 | Symmetrical path vertical tillage system and method A tilling implement has a front row of concave disc blades having a front right portion and a front left portion symmetrically disposed about a centerline of the implement. A rear row of concave disc blades has a rear right portion and a rear left portion symmetrica... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8047301 | Disc gang assembly for an agricultural implement A disc gang for use with an agricultural implement includes a pair of front and a pair of rear disc openers mounted to a carrier boom by a mounting arm that can be independently raised and lowered as desired. The front and rear disc openers are mounted such that the... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047299 | Crop residue and soil conditioning agricultural implement An agricultural tillage implement constructed to condition crop residue and cultivate the conditioned crop residue. The tillage implement includes a first residue conditioner and a second residue conditioner pivotably attached to a frame of the tillage implement. Th... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8047147 | 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... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8042620 | Manually adjustable packer wheel seeding system and method An implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a linkage coupled to the frame, and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, wherein the shank is coupled to the linkage. The implement also includes a packer wheel configured to control a posit... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033482 | Pivoting handrail for an agricultural sprayer An agricultural implement includes a frame and at least one wing boom pivotably coupled to the frame. The wing boom is designed to extend generally perpendicularly from the frame when in a working position and generally adjacent the frame when in a transport or stow... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033230 | Method and apparatus for regulating air flow through supply conduits through which product entrained in an air flow is provided to multiple on-row product containers of an agricultural implement The present invention provides a method and apparatus to improve seed distribution to a plurality of seed or row units of an agricultural planter. Each row unit is fitted with a seed box having an air/seed inlet and an air outlet through which air is allowed to esca... | 10/11/2011 |
| D646699 | Frame for agricultural implement | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028759 | Prescision hoe opener with swing link between cylinder and shank A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a hoe opener,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028632 | Prescision hoe opener with swing link between cylinder and shank A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a lost motion linkage, a hoe opener,... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016044 | Soil shaping agricultural implement In an embodiment, an agricultural implement includes at least a first row of ground engaging tools, each of the tools spaced a first distance apart from one another, and a second row of ground engaging tools disposed behind the first row of ground engaging tools, ea... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8016043 | Marker assembly having breakaway feature An agricultural implement has a marker assembly that is pivotable in a generally rearward direction when the marker assembly collides with a relatively massive field obstruction. The interconnection of the marker assembly to a central frame of the implement allows t... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8015933 | Apparatus with double-shoot single pass implement A planting unit for depositing fertilizer and seed in a single pass, double shoot manner includes a rotating disc that cuts a furrow in a planting surface and a trailing seed boot, having a cutting edge, that cuts a vertically and horizontally offset trench in the f... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011440 | Precision hoe opener assembly with adjustable packer wheel location A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly features a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, a ground engaging tool, and an adjus... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011439 | Marker assembly having spring linkage to limit momentum in marker assembly during marker assembly deployment A marker assembly includes a first linkage section interconnected to a second linkage section by a pivoting joint. The pivoting joint also includes a spring linkage that limits momentum in the second linkage section before a marking disc carried by the second linkag... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011309 | Planter with direct hydraulic seed drive The invention provides an innovative yet straightforward approach to driving the seed distribution system in planters which feature hinged winged extensions. The flexibility of the hinged winged extensions may allow the planter to adjust to the contours of a field a... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8001915 | Metering system for agricultural implement and having sectional control A particulate metering system includes a set of blocking members that can be independently controlled to block or allow the flow of particulate material to a roller assembly that collects the particulate material and releases the material to a series of distribution... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7984768 | Spring tensioned scraper for disc opener A ground opener unit for a seeding or planting unit includes an accessory mount attachable to an implement frame and a disc rotatably mounted to the accessory mount for forming a furrow in the ground. A scraper assembly includes a scraper plate defining a scraper ed... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7984767 | Marker assembly having caster wheel A marker assembly for use with an agricultural implement includes a marker wheel that may caster as needed to reduce loading of the marker assembly during deployment of the marker assembly, in response to variations in surface contour, and in response to changes in ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980338 | Agricultural implement having apparatus for stowing PTO driveline shaft when the PTO driveline shaft is not in use A power take off (PTO) driveline shaft of an agricultural implement may be securely stowed when not in use using a PTO driveline storage device. The storage device is pivotably mounted to the frame of the agricultural implement, such as the hitch, and may be rotated... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980186 | Soil shaping system for precision ground engaging implement In an embodiment, an agricultural implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a parallel linkage coupled to the frame and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, where the shank is coupled to the parallel linkage. The agricultural implement... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7969319 | Variable height bin level sensor for use with a product dispensing agricultural implement A fill level sensor is magnetically coupled to a hopper of an agricultural implement to provide a signal indicative of product fill level in the hopper relative to a fill line. The sensor can be positioned at various heights to provide variability in the height of t... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966954 | Air/product flow splitting apparatus for use with product distribution system of an agricultural seeding machine A splitter divides an air/product mixture flow, delivered thereto in an air-powered distribution line, between a primary and a secondary distribution channel, which may be flow-coupled to a product hopper or a hose flow-coupled to another product hopper or another s... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7966953 | Planter with direct hydraulic seed drive The invention provides an innovative yet straightforward approach to driving the seed distribution system in planters which feature hinged winged extensions. The flexibility of the hinged winged extensions may allow the planter to adjust to the contours of a field a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963237 | Crop residue and soil conditioning agricultural implement A ground opener that is allowed to caster in one direction is associated with a pair of arms connected by a pivot connection that allows one arm to move relative to the other arm. The movable arm is forced against the stationary arm when the ground opener impacts th... | 06/21/2011 |
