Class 172/1 - PROCESSES

Subclass of Class 172 - Earth working
Definition: Methods.
No. of applications: 102
Last issue date: 05/24/2012

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20120125647	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAWBAR SUPPORT A system and method to selectably control a position of a first end of a drawbar between a locked position and a suspended position with respect to a drawbar support. The drawbar is securable to a work vehicle distal from the first end, the method includes locking a pos...	05/24/2012
20120103640	Weed Stomping Tool The invention is a method and apparatus for weed elimination using a manually operable weed stomping tool that is comprised of a handle, an elongated shaft, a footrest, and a weed stomping bit that has a cutting edge. When the weed stomping bit is positioned on the grou...	05/03/2012
20120048578	Spreader/Grader System An improved spreader/grader system, which includes a frame having a pair of parallel sidewalls; a plurality of spreader/grader blades positioned between the sidewalls and secured within a slot along the length of each of the sidewalls, each blade having a lower edge for...	03/01/2012
20120018180	AERATION DEVICE A soil aeration device may include a plurality of arcuate blades mounted to an assembly adapted to rotate and translate the blades proximate a ground surface, thereby forming aeration pockets in the soil. In certain embodiments, the arcuate tines penetrate and fracture ...	01/26/2012
20120021123	PROCESS TO SEQUESTER CARBON, MERCURY, AND OTHER CHEMICALS Biomass is devolatilized to produce both a combustible fuel (syngas) and activated carbon. The activated carbon is used as an adsorbent to capture a contaminant, such as mercury, and stored in a landfill, is impregnated with components with inherent fertilizer propertie...	01/26/2012
20120012349	SOIL TILLING AND PLANTING IMPLEMENT A mount for a trash whipping implement for connection to a planter is disclosed. A height and force adjustable mounting system is also disclosed for use with a planter that enables the force of such an implement on the soil to be modulated as desired....	01/19/2012
20120000681	GRADE CONTROL FOR AN EARTHMOVING SYSTEM AT HIGHER MACHINE SPEEDS An earthmoving system including a bulldozer has a pair of GPS receivers mounted on the cutting blade of the bulldozer. The cutting blade is supported by a blade support extending from the frame. The blade support includes a pair of hydraulic cylinders for raising and lo...	01/05/2012
20110315410	PLANTER WITH FOUR BAR LINKAGE An agricultural planter includes a frame and left and right wings pivotally attached to respective ends of the frame, all of which have a plurality of spaced row units. Each wing includes a forward bar pivotally coupled to the frame for forward folding for transport and...	12/29/2011
20110278030	WEEDING METHOD AND APPARATUS In orchards or fields of grape vines, weeding in inter-plant spaces may be performed with a mechanical weeder. The weeder may include a frame configured to be propelled by a motorized vehicle. A rotatable weeder unit may be pivotally connected to a pivot arm attached to...	11/17/2011
20110203815	WEEDER A weeding hand tool, comprising a generally longitudinal member joining a handle grip at a first end thereof and a pedal at a second opposite end thereof, a finger head comprising coiled fingers arranged in a helix and an ejector rod mobile inside the helix, and an ejec...	08/25/2011
20110192618	Tillage system A tillage system has a first set of deep tilling tines and a second set of shallow tilling coulter tines present in a number more than twice that of the deep tilling tines. The deep tilling tines till the field to a depth of about 5 to 12 inches at row planting location...	08/11/2011
20110186313	Dirt Hole Closer A dirt hole closer is attached to the front of a skid steer, or to a tractor, forklift, or the like and consists of a frame, a push blade, a left arm, and a right arm. The frame is removably attached to the lifting mechanism of the vehicle. The push blade, the left arm,...	08/04/2011
20110180281	TILLER WITH REMOVABLE BATTERY A tiller can include a frame supported by at least one wheel. An upright assembly can extend from the frame. A drive mechanism can be supported by the frame and include a motor having an output member. A tilling implement can have a drive shaft that is driven by the out...	07/28/2011
20110162855	CORE REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD A hollow coring tine with an extension that may be used on several types of reciprocating aerifiers provides core collection and removal from turf. In one embodiment, the extension ensures that the cores are expelled in a pre-determined position with the predetermined p...	07/07/2011
20110139470	Land Management A method and apparatus are disclosed for forming a plurality of impressions (100) in a target surface (101). The method includes the steps of urging a roller element (110) arranged to rotate about a longitudinal axis (L) in a direction of advancemen...	06/16/2011
20110138660	Snow Removal and Silage Moving Attachment Device and Method of Use The present invention is a snow removal attachment device used in combination with a piece of snow removal equipment that includes a rubberized pushing tool that is disposed in front of the snow removal attachment device that pushes and moves snow while being used in co...	06/16/2011
20110108294	Variable Wheelbase Motor Grader A motor grader with an adjustable wheel base is disclosed. The motor grader may include front and rear wheels supporting a chassis and a main frame. A working blade may downwardly depend from the main frame between the front wheels and rear wheels to perform work on the...	05/12/2011
20110088920	ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND LEVELER ATTACHMENT FOR A MECHANICAL HOE A screed assembly for attachment to the boom arm of a mechanical hoe, including a first elongated member, an elongated ground-engaging structural member extending therefrom, a hoe connection interface and a hydraulic boom connection interface on the first elongated memb...	04/21/2011
20110079404	Digging Tool and Method of Using the Same A digging tool has a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end has at least one beveled surface for engaging with a drill chuck. An eggbeater-shaped digging body is coupled to the shaft. The digging body is formed from a plurality of bands that inters...	04/07/2011
20110073332	SOIL CONDITIONING DISC AND CONFIGURABLE DISC ASSEMBLY A soil-conditioning disc and variable disc assembly system is presented wherein each disc has a series of radially extending geometrically shaped protrusions with intermittent cutting edges and consolidation surfaces, all circumscribing a central hub portion. The disc c...	03/31/2011
20110061880	SOIL AERATING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PUSHING PENETRATION TOOLS INTO SOIL A mobile soil aerating device including a machine frame, a drive, at least one penetration tool hingedly coupled with the machine frame, said penetration tool being adapted to be driven into the soil and to be pulled out again, said penetration tool being pivotable with...	03/17/2011
20110056712	CONSERVATION TILLAGE IMPLEMENT, SYSTEM AND METHOD A conservation tillage implement having three or more rows of individual coulter wheel assemblies laterally spaced apart and removably mounted on a cultivator frame, a coulter wheel assembly in a given row being staggered with respect to the coulter wheel assemblies in ...	03/10/2011
20110036602	AGRICULTURAL TILLAGE DEVICE An agricultural implement for tilling at least a strip of soil to be planted includes a tillage device for penetrating and tilling a strip of soil and displacing soil and residue upwardly, the tillage device including at least one coulter wheel mounted for rotation abou...	02/17/2011
20110017481	CHAIN REEL FOR TILLAGE IMPLEMENT AND METHOD In lieu of rigid bars, a tillage reel utilizes a number of elongated flexible elements such as lengths of link chain that are spaced circumferentially around the reel and extend axially thereof. The flexible elements bow outwardly by centrifugal force as the reel rolls ...	01/27/2011
20110017480	Folding Frame for an Agricultural Implement A folding frame for an agricultural implement such as a wheel rake. The frame includes ground engaging wheels and two toolbars foldable for operation and for transport. The folding frame is provided flexibility to conform to uneven surfaces, yet stability against the to...	01/27/2011
20110005782	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INSTALLING A SHANK WITHIN A RIPPER ASSEMBLY OF A TRACTOR/CRAWLER INVOLVING A ROTATING SHANK INSTALLER An apparatus and method of installing a shank onto a ripper assembly of a tractor or crawler. A rotating shank installer (RSI) is welded onto a front face of a ripper assembly of a tractor, e.g., on the outside surface of a pocket beam. A portion of the RSI is allowed t...	01/13/2011
20110005783	AERATOR MECHANISM WITH VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING TINE A turf aerator (11) provided with a reciprocating drive mechanism (33, 37) to repeatedly drive a leg (35) carrying a tine (31) vertically into the ground (52) and retract it again at regularly spaced intervals, the tine leg (35)...	01/13/2011
20100319941	Trenching Device And System A device for trenching and a system of controlling trenching at a constant depth and at a speed of more than 12 miles per hour....	12/23/2010
20100314140	Folding Tool Bar Method and Apparatus for Use With Agricultural Implements A folding tool bar apparatus for an implement such as a rake, the toolbar having a frame with ground engaging wheels. The folding tool bar apparatus is adapted to be operatively attached to a prime mover for towing from place to place. First and second tool bars are piv...	12/16/2010
20100300710	AGRICULTURAL TILLAGE DEVICE An agricultural implement for tilling at least a strip of soil to be planted includes a tillage device for penetrating and tilling a strip of soil and displacing soil and residue upwardly, and a depth control device laterally offset from the centerline of the strip of s...	12/02/2010
20100294182	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 als...	11/25/2010
20100263887	SOIL AERATION DEVICE A soil aeration apparatus may include aeration tines that are actuated by a relatively compact gear system that reduces the size and weight of the apparatus. In addition, a soil aeration apparatus may operate without a centrally disposed support shaft, thus enabling the...	10/21/2010
20100252285	LAWN PERFORATING TOOL AND METHOD OF USING SAME Disclosed herein is a lawn perforating tool and method of using same to prepare new lawn or garden areas or distressed regions of existing lawns or gardens for the planting of seed, example of which include, but are not limited to, grass seed, clover seed, wildflower se...	10/07/2010
20100212921	Fertilizer Spike Insertion Tool In one embodiment of the invention a fertilizer spike insertion tool includes a hammer coupled to a spring. When loaded the hammer is retained by a detention member and the spring is loaded (e.g., compressed or expanded). On releasing the detention member and unloading ...	08/26/2010
20100200252	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 the a...	08/12/2010
20100200253	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 trav...	08/12/2010
20100155091	Furrow Opener with Replaceable Elongate Tip Body A furrow opener comprises an opener body including a shank mount arranged to support the opener body on an agricultural implement shank for movement in a forward working direction and a tip body readily separable from the opener body and arranged for forming a furrow in...	06/24/2010
20100155090	NUTRIENT DEVICE AND METHOD The nutrient device of the present invention includes a ground having a ground surface. The coulter is mounted for rotation about a coulter axis and the coulter penetrates the ground and makes the ground penetration below the ground surface. A cleaning wheel is mounted ...	06/24/2010
20100139936	TILLER A tiller with chassis, pair of handles, and tines, wherein simultaneously raising one handle and lowering the other twists the chassis to lower one tine and raise the other. The tines comprise pairs of blades, each blade having a pair of upturned tips. The height of tin...	06/10/2010
20100101811	Agricultural implement having folding draft links An agricultural implement includes a hitch boom to which a pair of wing booms is pivotably connected. The wing booms are designed to fold forward from an extended position to a transport position. The wing booms are supported above a surface by wheels that provide the a...	04/29/2010

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