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Class 172/2 - AUTOMATIC POWER CONTROL


Subclass of Class 172 - Earth working
Definition: Apparatus comprising an earth working element and a means
No. of applications: 31
Last issue date: 10/14/2010


Application No.Application TitleIssue Date
20100257757MACHINE ATTACHMENT BASED SPEED CONTROL SYSTEM
The present disclosure provides a machine configured so that its ground speed is at least in part dependent on the measured force that is applied to an attachment attached thereto. The present disclosure also provides an attachment for a machine that is configured to pr...
10/14/2010
20100051298HYDRAULIC 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 actuator...
03/04/2010
20100018726System and Method for Machine Guidance Control
System and method for providing guidance control for machines. In one embodiment, a method includes detecting an implement, by a guidance controller, coupled to a machine. The method may further include determining a characteristic of the implement which affects a contr...
01/28/2010
20090242219TRACTOR WITH AUTOMATIC STEERING ARRANGEMENT
A tractor has hydraulically driven wheels at a cab end and castor wheels at an engine end. It can be driven cab forward in a working mode with a header on the forward end. It is rotated to engine forward in the transport position for more stable higher speed travel. The...
10/01/2009
20090218112Semi-autonomous excavation control system
An excavation control system for a machine is disclosed. The excavation control system may have a tool, at least one operator input device configured to provide manual control over movement of the tool, and a controller in communication with the at least one operator in...
09/03/2009
20090159302CONSTANT WORK TOOL ANGLE CONTROL
A method of controlling a work tool with respect to a design surface gradient identifies surface gradient and determines a desired angle for the work tool. Movement of the machine is monitored and the distance between the design surface gradient and the work tool is det...
06/25/2009
20090126953System for Co-Ordinated Ground Processing
The invention relates to a system for co-ordinated soil cultivation, said system comprising a plurality of soil compacting devices (W1, W2) used to determine location-related relative compacting values (V(W1; TB1, xi, yi;I−1 . . . n)), and ...
05/21/2009
20090032273IMPLEMENT/VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD
A control system controls steering of an implement which is coupled to an agricultural utility vehicle. The control system includes a control unit, a sensor, a hydraulic system on the utility vehicle, an electronically actuatable hydraulic valve, a hydraulic actuator on...
02/05/2009
20090020298Method 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 the cy...
01/22/2009
20080202777System and method for preparing a worksite based on soil moisture map data
A soil moisture mapping based method for transferring soil for an earthworks construction project includes outputting signals based on soil moisture data and position data indicative of a location within a cut area or a fill area of the soil. The method further includes...
08/28/2008
20080142232Method and system for limiting torque load associated with an implement
A method for reducing a torque load associated with an implement includes determining a speed associated with a power source, wherein the power source is configured to provide power to a hydraulic pump, determining a position associated with an implement system, and lim...
06/19/2008
20080093093Combination Hydraulic Hold-Down and Lift System for an Agricultural Implement
A static hydraulic system provides yieldable hold-down force to the ground-engaging tools of an implement when the system is in its hold-down mode. Alternatively, the system can be operated in a way to lift the tools into an elevated ground-clearing position when placed...
04/24/2008
20080073089Control and method of control for an earth moving system
An earthmoving system, includes in one embodiment a laser transmitter for transmitting a reference beam of laser light, and a laser receiver mounted on a mast on the bulldozer blade. The bulldozer has a frame and a cutting blade supported by a blade support extending fr...
03/27/2008
20080060825GPS controlled guidance system for farm tractor/implement combination
Embodiments of the present invention comprise a system for positioning a drawn implement having a transverse tool bar being pulled by a vehicle traveling generally along a desired path of movement, the vehicle having a mounting hitch on the rear end thereof where a syst...
03/13/2008
20080006415MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLHOLDER ATTACHING TO THE REAR PART OF A CARRIER
Multi-purpose toolholder, attaching onto the rear part of a carrier, for example the rear part of an agricultural tractor, includes a mounting chassis whose bottom part is arranged to permit attachment in a removable manner or not and positioning in the rear part of a c...
01/10/2008
20070284121Method and apparatus for retrofitting work vehicle with blade position sensing and control system
A work vehicle comprisies a blade and a hydraulics system for controlling operation of blade and non-blade functions of the work vehicle. The work vehicle is configured to be retrofitted with a blade position sensing and control system having cooperating onboard and veh...
12/13/2007
20070128013Apparatus protecting vehicle with bucket when bucket strikes fixed object
A mounting apparatus for a bucket of a front end loader vehicle. The mounting system allows the bucket to pivot up and over fixed objects when the leading edge of the bucket strikes an immovable object for the purpose of protecting the loader assembly, vehicle, and oper...
06/07/2007
20060272833On-the-fly, remote tillage implement height adjustment apparatus and method for using same
The present invention provides for on-the-fly, tillage implement height adjustment. It includes a reversible gearmotor removably attachable to the tillage implement height adjuster. Utilizing the tractor's electrical system as power source for the gearmotor, and by reve...
12/07/2006
20060237200GPS controlled guidance system for farm tractor/implement combination
Embodiments of the present invention comprise a system for positioning a drawn implement being pulled by a vehicle traveling generally along a desired path of movement, the vehicle having a mounting hitch on the rear end thereof where a system hitch is configured to adj...
10/26/2006
20060225898Radio controlled tree planter
The invention comprises a radio controlled tree planter. The planter has four hydraulically controlled tree spades mounted on vehicle, with hydraulic cylinders to position the spades in a storage, position, a vertical digging position, and a actual digging action. A tv ...
10/12/2006
20060191692Systems and methods for the mitigation of hop
A system for mitigating hop in a propelled machine is provided. A controller is operable to receive an aggressiveness command based on an operator input. A sensor is operable to measure a parameter indicative of hop and output a hop signal indicative of a magnitude of m...
08/31/2006
20060124323Work linkage position determining system
A position determining system for a work machine includes a body and a work linkage. A laser receiver may be configured to detect a laser beam and communicate a height signal indicative of the height of the work machine body relative to the laser beam. A swing frame may...
06/15/2006
20060108127Implement height control system
A height control system for an implement coupled to a tractor is provided, the implement being raised and lowered by a hydraulic cylinder on the implement, and the height of the implement being sensed by a position sensor on the implement. An operator input device, such...
05/25/2006
20060070746Bulldozer autograding system
A dozer blade control system controls the position of a bulldozer blade, maintaining the blade at a constant position as the dozer travels through a worksite. The control system monitors the angle of the dozer blade with respect to the earth and when it senses that the ...
04/06/2006
20050211449Automated attachment vibration system
One embodiment of the present invention pertains to a system, including a mechanical arm, an attachment member, an actuator, a power system, an electronic control, and an operator interface. The attachment member is tiltably mounted on the mechanical arm about a pivot j...
09/29/2005
20050194155Blade pitch control structure for bulldozer
A blade pitch control structure for a bulldozer is provided in which angling control of a blade can be performed in a plane parallel to the ground irrespective of the state of pitch control of the blade, thereby realizing good operating accuracy and high operating perfo...
09/08/2005
20050187067Drive for a track-laying vehicle
A drive for a track-laying vehicle includes a drive shaft connected for driving two chain drive wheels of the track-laying vehicle. At least one differential gear system is arranged for superimposing a rotational speed of a steering drive on at least one of the chain dr...
08/25/2005
20050098326Hydraulic circuit for hydraulic cylinder
A hydraulic circuit for a hydraulic cylinder capable of executing and adjusting a shock absorbing function at the time of stopping the operation of a cylinder piston rod and releasing the function, comprises a damping control valve (v1) having a first switching p...
05/12/2005
20050072581Systems and methods for controlling the removal of soil from an earth moving scraper
Hydraulic systems for controlling movement of an apron and a bucket of earth moving apparatuses are disclosed. The hydraulic system includes a hydraulic fluid supply, a hydraulic cylinder for moving the apron, a hydraulic cylinder for moving the bucket and a valve for c...
04/07/2005
20050027421Adjustable axle control
An activating portion on one section of an adjustable wheel assembly triggers a proximity switch on a vehicle such as a field sprayer to provide a signal indicative of wheel tread. The signal is sent to a controller which controls wheel tread adjustment. Two or more ass...
02/03/2005
20050000703Hydraulic shovel work amount detection apparatus, work amount detection method, work amount detection result display apparatus
During transfer of a material by a hydraulic excavator, load computing means periodically computes the weight of the material in a bucket of the excavator. Average value computing means computes an average value of weights of the material including a currently computed ...
01/06/2005
 
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