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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891459 | Multiple ratio steering for loader A multiple-speed steering system for an off-road vehicle having a loading mechanism and a hydraulic steering system associated with guiding the vehicle. The multiple-speed steering system includes a hydraulic steering cylinder and a first component fluidly coupled t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7805914 | Hydraulic bale kicker with optional weighing device A hydraulically actuated bale kicker apparatus for ejecting a completed bale rearwardly from a round baler without interfering with the opening and closing of the baler tailgate wherein actuators for the tailgate and bale kicker are hydraulically connected in a sing... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798280 | Hydraulic steering system for a vehicle A steering system for an agricultural vehicle with a hydraulic steering motor incorporates an internal pump, a distribution valve, an input shaft which in use is coupled for rotation by the steering shaft of a vehicle steering wheel, and connectors for hydraulic lin... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7790991 | Crop weighing apparatus for an agricultural machine A weighing apparatus for bales as they are released from the bale chute of an agricultural baler has a weighting table supported on a first side of a support frame by a single load beam and supported on a second side by a support element. The weighing apparatus has ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7784558 | Three point hitch A three point hitch for a work vehicle is provided with one draft link of fixed length and another draft link of variable length. The variable length draft link includes a linear double action hydraulic cylinder assembly, a first attachment plate fixedly connected w... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784400 | Duckbill cam geometry for reduced actuation forces An improved mechanism for directing the motion of a knife mechanism in a bale wrapping apparatus which reduces actuation and acceleration forces in the knife mechanism thereby improving operational efficiency and durability of the mechanism and actuator. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783404 | Apparatus and method for FNR calibration and testing neutral safety switch thresholds in an agricultural windrower Calibration of an FNR lever, wherein signal outputs as the FNR lever is transitioned to and from the neutral position and through a range of positions, are determined. It is then determined whether the values are within expected norms. If not, a fault condition exis... | 08/24/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7779755 | Square baler with an ejector system A square baler has an ejector system including a shuttle assembly mounted in a wall of the bale case for reciprocation parallel to the direction of movement of the bales in the bale case. A least one dog mounted on the shuttle assembly engages in the last bale in th... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7771262 | Apparatus for analysing composition of crops in a crop elevator An apparatus for analyzing crop composition of crops moving in a grain elevator, the elevator including paddles moving up on an up-going side of the elevator and down on a down-going side of the elevator, the apparatus including a crop entrance for entry of crops fr... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7771260 | Distribution leveling for an agricultural combine A method for controlling distribution of crop material to a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine, for reducing grain loss, including while the combine is tilted sidewardly relative to horizontal, involving controlling the angular orientation of a distributor di... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762051 | System for removal of agricultural header A control system for the header flotation and lift hydraulics of an agricultural windrower that manages the effective and efficient removal of the header. ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758058 | Front Steerable device for a vehicle A motor-vehicle (AV), in particular a tractor, having a front steerable device (BL). The motor-vehicle (AV) is characterized in that the front steerable device (BL) (ballast, implement, PTO) is hinged to a chassis (FR), and in that the front steerable device (BL) is... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7757469 | Carousel merger A carousel merger is provided that is designed to replace existing belt conveyor devices. The carousel merger device has a crop receiving passageway which extends through a top surface of the carousel merger device toward a bottom surface of the carousel merger devi... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7756623 | Settings control of an agricultural vehicle An agricultural vehicle with a plurality of controlled implements, is provided with a programmable computer having input devices for receiving data and instructions from the vehicle operator and connected to send control signals to the implements, and a display scre... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7756622 | Method and device for damping the displacement of construction machines The invention relates to a method and a device for damping the displacement of construction machines, in particular wheel loaders, comprising working equipment that is driven by means of a hydraulic cylinder, a hydraulic source, a controlled valve for supplying the ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7752780 | Hydraulic backhoe shift mechanism An earth-working vehicle, such as a backhoe loader, has an implement, such as a backhoe, mounted in a manner that the implement can be shifted transversely with respect to the vehicle. A hydraulic motor and roller cable or rack are secured to the vehicle main frame ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749055 | Dual action corn cob separation and corn cob separator A dual action corn cob separation and attendant corn cob separator, having a plurality of generally vertical or generally longitudinally elongated slots, and having disposed therebetween at least two of said slots, at least one generally vertical or longitudinal in-... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749054 | Modular separator element for a threshing system A modular straight separator bar for a rotor for a threshing system of an agricultural combine that is mountable on a single mounting lug and interchangeable with a rasp bar at a plurality of locations on the rotor. As a result, more straight separator bars may be m... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7748206 | Fruit harvester with system and method for detecting and reducing forces exerted against rigid standing objects The harvester incorporates a system and method for detecting rigid standing objects such as reinforced posts in the harvester's path and responsively reducing forces exerted by harvesting apparatus of the harvester against the object. The harvesting apparatus includ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747370 | Method for creating end of row turns for agricultural vehicles A GPS-based vehicle guidance system and a method for automatically guiding a vehicle through and end of a row turn. The present invention provides a method and system that automatically guides the vehicle through an end of row turn without manual control. An algorit... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7743594 | Mechanism for guiding a windrower for making an initial cut for multiple windrows A mechanism for guiding a windrower while making an initial swath pass in a multi-pass windrow merging operation in a manner to establish the lateral spacing between an end of the header and the adjacent edge of the uncut crop so that the header encounters an optima... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731577 | Rotating inlet for cross flow fan A transverse fan assembly that includes a fan rotatably disposed in an air plenum for drawing air through an inlet opening and drivingly forcing air from an outlet opening defined by the air plenum, the inlet opening having an elongate, bladed, inlet rotor oriented ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731576 | Rigid rotor discharge deflector A rigid rotor discharge deflector apparatus for a combine has a body member that is attachable to the side wall of a discharge passage at the downstream end of the rotor. The body has a face portion with at least one ridge portion thereon extending generally lateral... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7731273 | Work vehicle viewing system A work vehicle is provided including a frame structurally carrying a cab structure having a brim including a plurality of viewing openings. The cab structure structurally carries a window in close proximity to the brim and is disposed above an operating viewing posi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730709 | Compact epicyclical drive An epicyclical drive having a generally flat, disk shaped flywheel, a flywheel to pinion carrier in the form of an inner hub of the flywheel, and a flywheel support bearing and structure incorporated into the flywheel itself, all of which are concentric about a rota... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730707 | Extendable header for harvesting machine A header for a harvesting machine having a frame, a cutterbar mounted on the frame operable to cut standing crop, the cutterbar being adjustable relative to the frame in a fore-and-aft direction, and a reel rotatably supported between a pair of reel arms pivotally m... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730703 | Modular disc cutterbar A disc cutter module mounting structure for an agricultural header that enables one or more disc cutter modules and interconnection spacers to be temporarily laterally displaced a distance sufficient to disengage the transverse drive apparatus from a failed module t... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730702 | Belt drive for a harvesting header with a movable cutterbar A header for a harvesting machine with a movable cutterbar includes a belt drive mechanism connecting a stationary pulley mounted on the frame of the header and a relatively movable pulley mounted on the movable part of the header. The belt drive mechanism includes ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7730701 | Variable speed hydraulic conditioner drive A hydraulic driver for powering the conditioner mechanism on an agricultural mower-conditioner, the hydraulic driver being powered by the same hydraulic power circuit that powers the cutting mechanism, but which includes controls for varying the speed and/or directi... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7723628 | Remotely configurable control lever A remotely configurable control lever is disclosed for operating an electrical switch on the control panel of an agricultural vehicle. A cam plate 22 rotatable with the control lever has a cam track 23 defining at least one notch, which is selectively ... | 05/25/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7721813 | Implement/hitch draft control using hitch cylinder pressure as load feedback A draft load control system for a primary motive power source that uses hitch cylinder pressure to provide input to the control system of the draft load on the power source caused by a hitch-connected or a towed, ground-engaging implement. ... | 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 |
| 7716904 | Cutterbar PTO cover and filler A cutterbar drive mechanism cover for use in a specialty crop harvesting header to optimally direct severed crop material from the cutterbar to a crop conveying apparatus which then laterally converges the crop material from outboard ends of the cutting header towar... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7716903 | Double roll feeder for round baler A round bale wrapping mechanism that employs a second roll of wrapping material that is mounted adjacent an active roll. The second roll is powered by an electric clutch that allows a belt drive connected between the first roll and the second roll to rotate the seco... | 05/18/2010 |
| D615998 | Tillage point | 05/18/2010 |
| 7715979 | Nudge compensation for curved swath paths A method for adjusting a curved swath path in a swath generation apparatus used in an automated vehicle guidance system to compensate for changes in vehicle position signals. ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7715966 | Method for creating spiral swath patterns for convex polygon shaped field boundaries A computationally efficient method for generating a spiral swath pattern for a region of a field bounded by a convex polygon, the method automatically generating curved portions for the swath pattern having radii of curvature greater than a minimum turning radius ba... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7712589 | Device and method for braking the supporting booms of an earthmoving machine This invention relates to a device for reducing the reaction force of the supporting booms positioning cylinder of an earthmoving machine, comprising a braking system applied between the supporting booms of the machine which is operated during the time in which the ... | 05/11/2010 |
