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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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8146356 | Procedure to align working equipment mounted to a liftable and lowerable hoisting frame of a working machine The procedure, provides a simple and retro-fittable manner to align working equipment, mounted to a liftable and lowerable hoisting frame of a working machine in a tilting way to comply with required positions, wherein the working equipment is shifted via a tilting ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| D654844 | Roll over protection structure | 02/28/2012 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 8056617 | HVAC system for a work vehicle An HVAC system for work vehicle having an operator compartment for an operator is disclosed. The HVAC system includes a pressurizer blower and an air-conditioning system coupled to an electronic circuit. The electronic circuit is configured to reduce the output of t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056310 | Conditioner rolls having tread pattern coordinated with cutterbar crop discharge pattern A conditioner roll tread pattern comprising a plurality of equally circumferentially spaced ribs separated by grooves extending across the axial length of the conditioner roll. The ribs are angled relative to the axial centerline, either with a fixed positive/negati... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8056307 | Mower cutterbar A gear-driven modular disc cutter assembly that may be used singly or in combination on a header of an agricultural harvester to form a modular disc cutterbar. The modules feature a low profile to minimize disruption of incoming crop flow and are coordinated such th... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8051771 | Belt routing in a round baler An improved mechanism for directing movement of a plurality of side-by-side belts in a round baler wherein a bale chamber is optimally configured for bale core formation thereby reducing the need for an aggressive surface on the belts to initiate rotation of the inc... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051636 | Pick-up reel tine mounting A tine connection device for removably connecting a tine to an elongate tine bar in an agricultural harvesting machine wherein the device comprises a mounting base that is contoured to simultaneously engage the tine bar and a mounting portion of the tine and in comb... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8051632 | Automatic calibration for a header flotation system A system and method for calibrating a header flotation system of an agricultural vehicle that can be employed while the vehicle is in motion, including when traversing a field, which does not rely on, or require calibration of, height and/or pressure sensors. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| D648357 | Agricultural bale press | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045168 | Apparatus and method for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine An apparatus is provided for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine, such as a harvesting machine. The crop in the machine is conveyed along a crop movement path, whereof a portion is illuminated by a light source (23). A camera (24 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8037814 | Method of staggering belts in a round baler An improved roll belt guide mechanism for directing movement of a plurality of side-by-side belts in a round baler wherein adjacent belts are staggered to create opening through which trash mass pass to prevent trash accumulation behind the belts. A pair of offsetti... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8028505 | Telescoping flail mower and method of operation A foldable mower includes a telescoping flail conditioning system. The telescoping flail conditioning system includes a first tube having a first set of tines, a second tube having a second set of tines, and a first arrangement of corresponding slots extending throu... | 10/04/2011 |
| D646306 | Equipment boom | 10/04/2011 |
| 8020647 | Steering control system A steering system for a vehicle wherein the first and second axle shafts are driven by a power shaft powered by an engine. A differential gear is interposed between the power shaft and the first and second axle shafts. The steering system has a first hydraulic unit ... | 09/20/2011 |
| D645479 | Mower disc | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011383 | Fuel tank for an agricultural vehicle A fuel tank for an agricultural vehicle, comprises a main fuel tank 10 having a filler pipe 11 and a separate inlet 15 and a removable auxiliary tank 30 having a second filler pipe 32 and an outlet 36 for supplying fuel into... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011295 | Fully automated twine wrapping system for a round baler having a simplified operator interface An automated bale wrapping control system for a round baler that includes a simplified remotely installable operator interface for installation on a tractor. The simplified operator interface includes manual operated, mechanical input switches for selecting system o... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011272 | Dual flywheel axially compact epicyclical drive The epicyclical drive incorporates a dual flywheel carrying a pinion in a balanced axially compact assembly. The assembly includes a counterweight for the pinion nested between the flywheels, which also connects the flywheels and transfers loading conditions therebe... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010262 | Apparatus and method for automatically controlling the settings of an adjustable crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine An apparatus and method for automatically controlling the settings of an adjustable crop residue discharge system of an agricultural combine is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor, an actuator, and a controller. The sensor detects a position of a residue defle... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8010261 | Automatic steering correction of an agricultural harvester using integration of harvester header row sensors and harvester auto guidance system A method and system for automatically correcting a steering command from an auto guidance system to adjust for misalignments between the crop rows and the header due to errors which may include, but are not limited to a stack up of errors from the remote positioning... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8008790 | System for recovering or converting energy for equipment having a movable implement and method Potential energy of an implement and implement supporting member, such as a mechanical arm, attached to a machine, such as construction equipment, is recovered by an energy converter, such as a generator or a motor driven by a flywheel or a pull-cord generator, duri... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8006926 | Knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester A knife bank assembly of a counter knife assembly of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester that includes an elongated bracket member that extends between opposed knife bank end plates and has a plurality of spaced retainment mounts securable therealong... | 08/30/2011 |
| D644161 | Auxiliary fuel tank for a vehicle | 08/30/2011 |
| D644160 | Auxiliary fuel tank for a vehicle | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002616 | Agricultural combine with internal cob de-husking apparatus and system The combine includes internal apparatus incorporated into a system for threshing corn kernels from cobs, positively de-husking the cobs, cleaning other crop residue or material from the kernels, and direct the cleaned kernels and de-husked cobs to desired locations.... | 08/23/2011 |
