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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7779769 | Agricultural implement with dense phase product flow from a primary container An agricultural implement for distributing a product by dense phase flow is disclosed. The agricultural implement comprises a frame and a product distribution system configured to distribute the product to different positions on the frame by dense phase flow. The pr... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7721815 | Cushion standard shield system A cushion standard shield system to remove and deflect residue, dirt, debris, and soil from a cushion bearing hanger, or cushion standard, portion of a disk gang type agricultural implement is provided. The cushion standard shield system includes a mounting bracket ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7717047 | Friction drive population control for a planter A friction drive for an agricultural planter has a linear actuator, which may be hydraulically or pneumatically controlled, to selectively raise or lower a drive wheel into frictional engagement with a carrying wheel. A valve network is fluidly associated with the l... | 05/18/2010 |
| D615998 | Tillage point | 05/18/2010 |
| 7703404 | Seed tank arrangement and planter A seed tank arrangement is provided with improved access to seed tanks of an agricultural planter and the contents thereof, while simplifying the manufacturing of such tanks. The seed tank has a fill opening formed in the upper surface of the tank for loading and ac... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7678000 | Tensioning arrangement for an endless linkage A tensioning arrangement to an endless linkage of a drive train is provided. The tensioning arrangement includes a tension arm and a spool mounted at the tension arm. The spool includes a rib generally centrally located between opposing first and second endwalls of ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7673716 | Drive unit enclosure assembly An enclosure assembly configured to enhance accessibility to a drive unit of a vehicular agricultural applicator is provided. The enclosure assembly generally includes a housing, and a hinged panel pivotal about an axis defined by a hinge assembly between an open an... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669539 | Method and apparatus for an agricultural implement seed meter A seed meter includes an input port configured to receive a supply of seeds and an output port configured to deliver the supply of seeds for dispensing to a planting area and a seed disk configured to receive the supply of seeds from the input port and deliver the s... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669538 | Air velocity indicator and control device An air velocity indicator and control device is provided for use with pneumatic distribution systems used in air seeders that pneumatically discharge agricultural product to the ground, seedbed, or furrow. The air velocity indicator and control device includes a tub... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7669537 | 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... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7644780 | Method and apparatus for a folding marker for an agricultural implement A folding marker for connection to an agricultural implement toolbar with a marker shoulder pivot, an inner arm and a double acting hydraulic cylinder both pivotally connected to the shoulder pivot. A middle arm bracket is pivotally connected to the inner arm and th... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7640877 | Dense phase distribution branch A branch for distributing granular material includes an inlet portion, a transition portion downstream of the inlet portion, and an outlet portion downstream of the transition portion. Each portion has a critical air flow rate that is required to cause the granular ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7640873 | Crisscross seed distribution system and method A system for distributing seeds is configured to be transported by an agricultural vehicle along a direction of travel. The system includes a main frame extending along the direction of travel, a first wing frame extending from a first side of the main frame in a fi... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7631817 | Spray boom lock assembly A lock assembly operable to secure a lift linkage associated with moving a boom assembly between a lowered, operative position and a raised, inoperative position is provided. The lock assembly includes a lock pin mounted at a carrying frame interconnected between a ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 6786143 | Baler control system A baler is described which has a collection chamber or duct and a baling chamber. Crop material enters the duct until a pre-determined level has been reached at which time a stuffer transfers the pre-compressed crop to the baling chamber. A control system is provide... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6719627 | Multi-position linkage and locking mechanism for a crop residue spreader and/or chopper A crop residue spreader for an agricultural harvesting machine, including a housing at least partially containing a rotor rotatable about an rotational axis, the housing including at least one inlet opening for receiving a flow of crop residue from the harvesting ma... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6705067 | Feed conveyor/rock trap and header drive for an agricultural combine A rotatable drive for a feeder and a header of an agricultural combine for drivingly connecting spaced rotatable elements on the feeder and the header to a rotatable power source on a chassis of the combine, the feeder and the header being jointly mounted to the cha... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6681879 | Muffler exhaust stack An exhaust stack system for a muffler having an exhaust stub pipe including a self-holding taper on the outer diameter of the exhaust stub pipe. The exhaust stack pipe also has a self-holding taper on the inner diameter of the proximal end so as to mating... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6681688 | Round baler with self aligning knives for twine wrapper A round baler includes a housing, a bale chamber, and a bale wrapping apparatus. The bale wrapping apparatus includes two twine supply rolls providing two twine strands; two twine dispensing arms, each presenting one of the two strands; a shear bar connec... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6668620 | Test for hydraulic leakage A test for hydraulic leakage in hydraulic components uses a rate testing device having two circuits including a filling circuit that fast-fills the component with hydraulic fluid and a leakage circuit that measures the leakage rate of fluid flow through t... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6665601 | Communications system for managing messages across a vehicle data bus A communications system for a work vehicle is shown for managing communications between control units which control various functions of the vehicle. The system includes a data bus supported by the vehicle for communicating messages between control units ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6663525 | Hydro-mechanical transmission with automatic braking capability and method of operation The transmission includes a planetary gear arrangement having a rotatable output, a first rotatable input connected to an output of a fluid motor, and a second rotatable input connected to a clutch or other device engageable or operable for connecting the... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656074 | Crawler vehicle transmission-steering assembly A transmission-steering assembly for a crawler vehicle has a propeller shaft and two output shafts extending along a transverse axis of the vehicle. The two output shafts drive respective tracks of the vehicle, and are driven by the propeller shaft via th... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655468 | Device for attaching farm implements to a tractor A device for attaching farm implements to a tractor incorporates a top link having a central body inserted inside a sleeve. Two handles are integral with the sleeve on opposing sides and having respective projecting ends. A hook is provided on the top lin... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6651418 | Modular pickup, stuffer, and rotor A round baler having a frame assembly, comprising: (a) a first frame assembly; (b) a pickup assembly comprising a pickup and a auger assembly integrally mounted on the first frame assembly to form a pickup module; (c) a second frame assembly connected to ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651412 | Forward clutch drive for windrow header with positive reverse drive A drive system for the auger of a crop-harvesting header that includes a slip clutch to slow or stop auger rotation upon encountering a slug or foreign object of sufficient size, and pawls on the drive sprocket that engage a ratchet wheel on the auger dri... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651408 | Adjustable force net brake mechanism and wrapping material dispensing assembly An adjustable force wrapping material brake mechanism and dispenser assembly for an agricultural baler. The assembly includes a wrapping material dispenser roll mount rotatably supporting a wrapping material dispenser roll. A brake-biasing arm is provided... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6644006 | Remote reverse control for pick-up rotor A baler having a baler frame, a main drive assembly that includes a starter roll drive shaft mounted to rotate on the baler frame, and a pick-up assembly connected to the baler frame is disclosed. The pick-up assembly has a reverse control apparatus for r... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6640527 | Center feed finger adjustment mechanism for header The mechanism alters the position of a set of auger fingers positioned in front of a feederhouse opening relative to auger fingers on the outer ends of a transverse auger of a header of a combine harvester. A center finger auger shaft is positioned betwee... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6640409 | Method for retrofitting a swing damping valve circuit to a work vehicle A method for retrofitting a swing damping circuit to a work vehicle such as a backhoe includes disconnecting a boom swing valve from a boom swing cylinder, and coupling the swing damping circuit to the boom swing valve. Alternatively, it may include repla... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6637315 | Welded hydraulic cylinder for work vehicles A welded cylinder is provided wherein a seal (such as an O-ring seal or a cured anaerobic sealant) is disposed between the tube of a cylinder and its welded end plug. The seal is spaced away from the circumferential weld that joins the end plug to the cyl... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6633804 | Skid steer vehicle with self-leveling suspension A skid steer vehicle has a sprung suspension system including four wheels mounted on four swing arms that are pivotally coupled to the chassis of the vehicle. An electronic controller is connected both to position sensors coupled to the swing arms to sens... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6632135 | Grain handling module for harvesting system A grain module for an agricultural combine. The module includes a longitudinally elongated grain tank. An endless conveyor conduit receives grain from the combine's grain tank and selectively feeds it into the module grain tank or removes it from the modu... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629699 | Adjustable bogey beam support for utility vehicles A utility vehicle is provided with a bogey beam on which are mounted the steering axle at the forward end of the bogey beam and the middle axle on the rearward end of the bogey beam. A rear drive axle is supported by the frame of the utility vehicle. The ... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6629470 | Tractor having a high speed shift device A tractor includes a frame, an engine, a transmission for selecting a number of vehicle speeds, and a device for transmitting power from the engine to a PTO mechanism. The tractor has a mechanism forming part of the device by which the tractor speed can b... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6626036 | Clutch fill rate calibration apparatus and method A system for calibrating the fill times of clutches using a pressure transducer service tool includes attaching the tool to an electronic controller on the vehicle and the a clutch hydraulic fluid line, signaling the controller to calibrate the clutch, th... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626028 | Leakage metering system for test stands A hydraulic leakage rate testing device for testing hydraulic components has two circuits, a filling circuit that fast-fills the component with hydraulic fluid and a leakage circuit that measures the leakage rate of fluid flow through the component. The f... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6619451 | Control system for the starting and running-down of a power take-off shaft on an agricultural vehicle A control system is utilized for the starting and running-down of a PTO shaft on an agricultural vehicle, such as a tractor. The hydraulically actuated clutch, as well as the other parts and sub-assemblies connected with the clutch as part of the drive, a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6618659 | Boom/bucket hydraulic fluid sharing method Method of sharing hydraulic fluid, includes: inputting first signal from a first manual control and second signal from a second manual control; sending a first control signal controlling a first valve in response to first signal; sending a second control ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616528 | Vertical crop residue chopper and spreader A crop residue chopper and spreader for an agricultural combine. The chopper and spreader includes a disk mounted for rotation in a predetermined rotational direction about an axis oriented horizontally or at a small acute angle to horizontal, the disk in... | 09/09/2003 |
