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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110070932 | Combine Chopper With Overload Protection A chopper for an agricultural combine has blades with an overload release mechanism that permits them to pivot out of the way when the chopper is obstructed and experiences an overload condition.... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110070934 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTING A MATERIAL FLOW ONTO A FIELD, AND CHOPPING AND SPREADING DEVICE In a method and device for spreading a material flow onto a field, the material flow emerging from a chopping mechanism of a chopping and spreading device, in particular a combine mounted straw chopper on a combine harvester, is conveyed to at least one guide element wh... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110053669 | Harvested Crop Residue Chopper and Distribution Arrangement For A Combine With An Impeller Blower Whose Shape Conforms To The Contour Of The Straw Chopper The invention concerns a harvested crop residue chopper and distribution arrangement for a combine (10) with a straw chopper (60) with a rotor (74) that can be brought into rotation about a horizontal axis (98) with chopper blades (76)... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110053668 | Harvested Crop Residue Chopping and Distribution Arrangement For A Combine With An Impeller Blower A harvested crop residue chopper—and distribution arrangement for a combine (10) has a straw chopper (60) with an outlet (80) arranged in the plane of the outlet (96), with at least one impeller blower (82) arranged downstream of the... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110045883 | Crop Residue Chopping And Spreading Arrangement For A Combine Harvester A crop residue chopping and spreading arrangement is described with a straw chopper (60) and an impeller blower (100) arranged downstream of the straw chopper (60). The impeller blower comprises impeller paddles (102) that can be set in rotat... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110045884 | Crop Residue Chopping And Distributing Arrangement For A Combine The invention relates to a crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement with a straw chopper (60) and at least one impeller blower (100) arranged downstream of straw chopper (60), the impeller blower comprising throw paddles (102, 102′ | 02/24/2011 |
| 20100311481 | Variable Rate Diverter For A Crop Residue Collecting Device Carried By A Combine Harvester A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a choppe... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100291982 | REMOTELY POSITIONABLE INTERRUPTION PLATE A remotely positionable interruption plate system for altering chop quality in a chopper assembly. The system includes a base and an interruption plate slidably mounted to the base. The interruption plate is arranged and disposed to selectively position the interruption... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100291985 | CROP RESIDUE CHOPPING AND DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER The invention pertains to a crop residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine harvester (10) with a straw chopper (60) and two discharge blowers (100), wherein a guide element (150) that distributes the crop residue stream over... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100291984 | CROP RESIDUE CHOPPING-AND-DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE The invention relates to a crop residue chopping-and-distributing arrangement for a combine, with a straw chopper (60) and two distribution blowers (100) arranged laterally alongside one another, on the periphery of which is provided a respective first shi... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100291983 | HARVESTED MATERIAL RESIDUE CHOPPING AND DISTRIBUTING ARRANGEMENT FOR A COMBINE A harvested material residue chopping and distributing arrangement for a combine (10) is provided having a straw chopper (60) and two distribution blowers (100) between which a guide element (150) is arranged for distributing the harvested ma... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100267432 | AGRICULTURAL COMBINE WITH ON-BOARD BALER AND DUST SUPPRESSION CAPABILITY A self-propelled agricultural combine having a capability for baling crop residue produced by operation of the combine, including chaff from the cleaning system. The combine can also incorporate a dust suppression capability. The crop residue produced by threshing is in... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100248802 | Harvested Crop Chopper Remains And Distribution Arrangement For A Combine The invention concerns a harvested crop chopper remains-and-distribution arrangement for a combine (10) with a straw chopper (60) and an impeller blower (80) arranged downstream of the straw chopper (60), that includes at least one impeller b... | 09/30/2010 |
| 20100229520 | Rotor tine and rotary element configuration for crop residue treatment systems A rotor tine construction for a rotary element of a crop residue treatment system for effecting improved transport of crop residue along a material flow path and, if a counter knife assembly is spaced from the rotary element across the material flow path, for also effec... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100184494 | Harvester With An Additional Drum Conveyor For Straw Removal And A Single Flap For Changing Between Swath Deposit And Chopping Operation The invention pertains to a combine (10) that comprises a crop processing device (26) having a straw outlet (62), a beater (64) assigned to the straw outlet (62) of the crop processing device (26) and a straw chopper (60)... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100120482 | COMBINE HARVESTER WITH SPREADER FANS One embodiment of the present invention discloses a combine harvester including a straw chopper including an inlet for unchopped straw, an outlet for chopped straw in an essentially horizontal direction, and a spreader fan, connected downstream of the outlet of the stra... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100041452 | Knife Blade For A Chopper Of A Combine Harvester A knife blade for a chopper rotor is made in at least two members that are coupled together by a web disposed at the bottom of the slot, wherein the slot is configured to receive and pass therethrough a stationary blade that extends perpendicular to the rotational axis ... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20090325659 | Active spreader for an agricultural combine An active crop residue spreader for an agricultural combine including two horizontal rotor impellers for guiding and uniformly distributing the crop residue on a field, a triangular nose divider with a pyramidal shape which is wider at the base and an extension near or ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090156277 | Crop residue chopping and spreading system for an agricultural combine A system for chopping and spreading crop residue produced by an agricultural combine wherein the spreader is advantageously disposed directly rearwardly of a cleaning system of the combine for receiving chaff and other crop residue directly therefrom, without aid of a m... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090111549 | Combine harvester residue chopper active counter knife assembly An active counter knife assembly for a material chopper assembly or construction that has a rotary chopper element disposed across a material flow path, including a chopper grate assembly, having a grate portion with spaced generally transverse slots therealong, positio... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090111548 | Residue splitter A residue splitter apparatus for use with a horizontal spreader assembly that employs a pair of spreader paddles disposed side-by-side to rotate about respective generally vertical axes for controlling the spread width distribution of crop residue on and over a field, a... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090042625 | COMBINE WITH AN ENDLESS CONVEYOR THAT CAN BE MOVED BETWEEN A SWATH DEPOSITING POSITION AND A CHOPPER POSITION A combine is provided, with a harvested crop processing arrangement with an outlet for straw that is associated with an ejection drum and an endless conveyor arranged between the ejection drum and a straw chopper. In its rear region, the endless conveyor can be pivoted ... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080305842 | Reversable counter knife bank A counter knife bank or knife rank for use with a stationary knife assembly, such as by attachment to a knife mounting assembly of the stationary knife assembly, of a chopper assembly of an agricultural combine, including a plurality of individual double-sided knife bla... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080293462 | Concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester A concave pan portion of an integral chopper assembly that includes a concave pan shell portion with a separate grate portion that may be easily installed into and removed from an intermediate opening in such concave pan portion for replacement in the event of undesirab... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080293461 | Rotary chopper element of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester A rotary chopper element for an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester, which rotary chopper element includes a cylindrical rotary member having a plurality of ring portions axially aligned in an ordered side-by-side arrangement along the longitudinal axis of ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080293463 | Insertion tool for a rotary chopper element of an integral chopper assembly of a combine harvester An insertion tool for installing rotary chopper elements in integral chopper assemblies in combine harvesters, which insertion tool includes an elongated open-ended trough-like bed portion of a length, breadth, and depth to sufficiently accommodate the rotary chopper el... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080268928 | DOUBLE SHEAR MATERIAL CHOPPER A material chopper for chopping a material is provided. The double shear chopper may include a counter shear bar, a plurality of stationary knives associated with the counter shear bar, a shaft, at least one rotor section operatively connected to the shaft, each of the ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080248843 | COMBINATION RESIDUE SPREADER AND COLLECTOR FOR SINGLE PASS HARVESTING SYSTEMS A crop residue harvesting system for a harvesting machine is provided. The crop residue harvesting system includes a blower and a transition member having a first position and a second position. In a first position the transition member directs at least a portion of the... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080234020 | AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE An agricultural harvesting machine, in particular a forage harvester, has a frame, with a drive unit, an intake conveyor mechanism that directs the crop material to a downstream chopper drum, and a post-fragmentation device located downstream of the chopper drum. A bott... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080194306 | Distribution leveling for an agricultural combine A method and system 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 distrib... | 08/14/2008 |
| 20080064457 | Straw Chopper A straw chopper includes a pair of shafts supported in a chopping chamber for rotation about respective longitudinal axes extending generally in a forward working direction of the chopper. Chopping blades are supported on each shaft, offset in a direction of the longitu... | 03/13/2008 |
| 20070129122 | Leaf-stripping device, especially for vines The invention relates to a leaf-stripping device, especially for vines, which comprises a suction blower and leaf-stripping tools mounted upstream thereof. The leaf-stripping tools comprise two parallel rotatable cylinders at least one of which is driven. ... | 06/07/2007 |
| 20070066370 | Air boost to improve straw chopper spreading in a combine harvester A combine harvester with a straw separating system includes a straw chopper and discharge assembly mounted for receiving the straw and having a rotor for chopping the straw and for generating a stream of chopped straw for spreading the chopped straw. A pneumatic air sou... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070026912 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the mete... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026915 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the mete... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026914 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the mete... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026913 | Crop processing element for a rotary combine An apparatus and method for improving the ability of a rotary combine to gently thresh a crop and to gently convey the crop through the threshing section of the combine. In a preferred embodiment, the invention is a crop engaging element for the rotor of a rotary combin... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070026911 | Straw chopper with fan having enhanced air flow in an agricultural combine A straw chopper for an agricultural harvesting unit includes a housing, and a rotor carried by the housing. The rotor includes a center chopping section and a pair of fans respectively positioned at longitudinally outboard ends of the center chopping section. Each fan i... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070010305 | Field chopper and method of operation A field chopper and a method for its operation. The field chopper is includes an internal combustion engine in drive connection with a crop intake device, a chopping device, and a feeding device that transfers crop from the intake device to the chopping device. A contro... | 01/11/2007 |
| 20070004479 | Straw chopper for combine with adjustable stationary knife bank A straw chopper for an agricultural harvesting machine includes a housing, a rotor carried by the housing, and a stationary knife bank. The rotor includes a plurality of pendulously mounted knife blades. The stationary knife bank includes a plurality of stationary knife... | 01/04/2007 |
