Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110151952 | CROP SAMPLE PRESENTATION SYSTEM A system for presenting a crop sample to a crop property sensor is in particular suited for a harvesting machine and comprises a bypass line branching off from a crop feeding assembly, a conveyor for feeding the branched-off crop through the bypass line without damaging... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110136556 | Agricultural Combine Unloader Extension An agricultural combine unloader extension is provided that can be used to extend the reach of conventional unloader tubes and for preventing the loss of crop material residing within the unloader tube from falling out and becoming waste. The unloader extension is hinge... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20100330337 | Crop Residue Baler Integrated With Harvester, Method for Baling Crop Residue, and Resulting Trapezoidal Crop Residue Bale One embodiment is a combine having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, a grain bin for receiving grain from the forward section grain transfer assembly, and a transverse crop residue baler disposed at the rear of said co... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100275563 | Unloading System For An Agricultural Harvester An unloading system for an agricultural harvester, includes a grain tank (16); a door (56) at the outlet of the grain tank (16) that is disposed to control the flow of grain out of the grain tank (16); a door actuator (84) coupled to t... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100137044 | Articulated Combine With Unloading and Rear Bogey Steering Architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100124958 | GRANULAR CONTAINMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD A containment assembly and method includes generally side-by-side longitudinal tanks that are oriented substantially along a direction of travel of the containment assembly. The containment assembly includes a frame, a ground engagement member, and a plurality of tanks ... | 05/20/2010 |
| 20100048270 | 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 device. ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100016045 | BELTED GRAIN TANK FLOOR A grain tank on a crop harvester includes a belted conveyor floor for moving grain in the grain tank toward an opening through which the grain tank is emptied.... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100016047 | DUAL SIDED BELTED UNLOADER An unloader for an agricultural harvester includes a telescopic belted conveyor that can be extended to opposite sides of the harvester. The conveyor can be operated at any selected elevation between a minimum elevation and a maximum elevation and at any extended length... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100016046 | FLEXIBLE UNLOADING TUBE An agricultural combine has a flexible unloading tube for discharging the contents of a grain tank positioned on the combine. The unloading tube includes first and second tubes connected by a pair of swivel joints on an intermediate tube. The swivel joints are actuated ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100009731 | AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE HAVING AN UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR UNLOADING AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT The invention is directed to an agricultural work machine for performing harvesting operations. The agricultural work machine includes a support structure. An unloading system is coupled to the support structure and is configured to transport an agricultural product rec... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090293440 | DISPOSITIONS INTRODUCED TO ROTATING SHAFT, IMPACT ROD HARVESTER The present utility model relates to a series of improvements introduced to the system for harvesting grain directly from plants, without cutting or extracting. Advances were substantial, principally concerning harvesting efficiency as well as the capability for harvest... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090280877 | Combine harvester A combine harvester has at least one cleaning device which includes at least one sieve and one cleaning fan, at least one conveyor device for conveying at least a portion of the crop material that exits the cleaning device into a higher region of the combine harvester a... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090270147 | COMBINE CLEAN GRAIN ELEVATOR SYSTEM A harvesting machine including a frame, a plurality of ground engaging wheels, at least one grain separating section, a plurality of cross augers and a grain moving device. The plurality of ground engaging wheels support the frame. The at least one grain separating sect... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090229233 | Agricultural harvesting machine with a transfer device An agricultural harvesting machine for picking up and processing crop material includes a transfer device which is swivelable about a horizontal axis and a vertical axis for transferring crop material to a hauling vehicle, and the transfer device of the harvesting machi... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090151313 | Articulated combine with unloading and rear bogey steering architecture Disclosed is an articulated harvester composed of a forward bogey having an operator's cab, an engine, a grain harvesting assembly, a grain transfer assembly, but being devoid of an on-board grain bin. A rearward bogey is attached by a joint to the forward bogey and has... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090156278 | Pivoting conveyor including a holding mechanism configurable for holding the conveyor in multiple positions A pivoting conveyor and a mechanism easily and quickly configurable in a first manner for holding the conveyor in a first position, and in a second manner for holding the conveyor in a second position. The mechanism is connected between the conveyor housing and an adjac... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090104952 | TRANSPORTING CORN COBS A cart is towed behind a combine harvester for collecting corn cobs and includes a conveyer belt feeding into a system for separating cobs from residue to be discharged and a tank for receiving and transporting the cobs. An unload auger is provided from the tank to one ... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090042626 | HARVESTED CROP REMAINS OUTPUT APPARATUS FOR A COMBINE THAT CAN BE SWITCHED BETWEEN BROAD DISTRIBUTION AND EJECTION ELBOW OPERATING MODE A harvested crop remains output apparatus for a combine can alternate between a broad distribution operating mode and an ejection elbow operating mode. The harvested crop remains output apparatus includes a housing having a first opening and a second opening; a flap ass... | 02/12/2009 |
| 20080295474 | CENTRAL AUGER CROP FEED SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTER A header for a combine or harvester has a frame with a longitudinal dimension transverse to a direction of travel of the combine or harvester. Two moving belts are disposed on the frame to receive cut crop from a cutter and to move the crop from outer portions of the he... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080295473 | WINGED HEADER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A COMBINE A header for a combine or a harvester comprising a center portion of said header having a feeder house position disposed to direct cut crop from the center portion to a feeder house when the header is mounted on the feeder house. At least one lateral portion of the head... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080261671 | System for unloading agricultural material An improved agricultural vehicle is provided utilizing an upper storage container, movable laterally relative to a lower storage container. The dual storage containers allows for ease of loading and unloading a combine with multiple types of agricultural materials, such... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080245042 | SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH CONTROLLABLE TRANSFER DEVICE Vehicles, in particular self-propelled agricultural harvesting machines such as forage harvesters or combine harvesters designed to pick up and process crops, include transfer devices that transfer all of the harvested crop material to a hauling vehicle or an attached h... | 10/09/2008 |
| 20080146300 | ROOT-CROP HARVESTER WITH RECIRCULATION MECHANISM A root-crop harvester is configured to temporarily store tubers by recirculating tubers on the conveyor system of the harvester. The conveyor system has selectable first and second operating configurations. In the first operating configuration the conveyor system transp... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20070254731 | Clean grain and tailings conveying system for an agricultural combine A clean grain and tailings conveying system for an agricultural combine, including a pan fixedly mounted beneath a lowermost sieve of a cleaning system. The pan includes a tailings receiving portion disposed below a peripheral edge portion of the sieve, for receiving ta... | 11/01/2007 |
| 20070191081 | Baling Apparatus A conveying means adapted to provide a link between a combine harvester and a processing apparatus which is towed from the combine harvester, said conveying means being supported between the combine harvester and processing apparatus, said conveying means having an inle... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070191080 | High capacity combine grain bin unload system The grain holding bin of a combine harvester can be rapidly unloaded either on-the-go or at a standstill by an inclined unloading conveyor having its intake end at a low point in the bin adjacent the far side of the bin. The unloading conveyor extends gradually upwardly... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070072660 | Conveyor feeder house chain slat A new and improved conveyor feeder house chain slat having a unique shape and structure that provides sufficient structural rigidity to improve crop throughput while reducing clogging of crop material. The unique slat also provides additional support to the chain. Becau... | 03/29/2007 |
| 20070042822 | Combine with a rotary conveyor A combine with straw walkers and a conveyor located above the straw walkers. The conveyor is provided with tines and a rotating body with a closed circle cylindrical envelope surface. The envelope surface of the rotating body has no remarkable recess or elevations. The ... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070037621 | Method for transferring crop material In a method for transferring crop material from a harvesting machine to a hauling vehicle, with which the crop material is accelerated and ejected through a conveyor chute of a transfer device to a target point on the transport vehicle, the acceleration of the crop mate... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060094487 | Transfer-assistance system A transfer-assistance system for controlling a crop discharge flow from an agricultural harvesting machine has a transfer device provided in an agricultural working machine and carrying out a crop discharge flow; a transfer device cover assigned to said transfer device ... | 05/04/2006 |
| 20060046802 | Discharge spout for a forage harvester A discharge spout is described for connection at a first end to a discharge tube in a forage harvester to discharge the processed crop from a mouth at its second end into a vehicle driven in use alongside the harvester. The spout has an inspection opening near its first... | 03/02/2006 |
| 20060025188 | Textured auger trough element for a tailings conveyor of an agricultural combine A textured trough element including a concave surface having a curved profile when viewed from a longitudinal end thereof of marginally larger diametrical extent than the circular cross section of a helical tailings auger. The trough element is positionable in a bottom ... | 02/02/2006 |
| 20060019732 | Discharge arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine The invention concerns the discharge arrangement of an agricultural harvesting machine with a lower ejection tower connected to the frame of the harvesting machine and an ejection elbow that includes the outlet end of the discharge arrangement supported in bearings, fre... | 01/26/2006 |
| 20050210850 | Forage harvester with positionable operator's cabin A self-propelled forage harvester has a chassis, an operator's cabin arranged on the chassis, a chopper drum, an ascending lower discharge chute extending from the chopper drum inside the chassis to a level above the chassis, and a working element arrangement, the opera... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050020332 | Impeller with swept back blades for a tailings conveyor of an agricultural combine A rotary impeller for a tailings conveyor of an agricultural combine, for threshing tailings and propelling the tailings through a portion of the conveyor, including a mounting portion mountable to a rotatable member for rotation in a predetermined rotational direction ... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050020333 | Deflector for a discharge outlet of a tailings conveyor of an agricultural combine A deflector for a discharge outlet of a tailings conveyor of a harvesting machine for providing tailings dispersal over a sieve of a cleaning system or other location on the harvesting machine, without significantly interfering with crop material flow from a threshing s... | 01/27/2005 |
| 20050009592 | Tailings conveyor with rotary impellers disposed and rotatable at progressively faster speeds for threshing and conveying tailings through the conveyor and method of operation of the same A tailings conveyor includes a housing for receiving tailings from the cleaning system, a first rotary impeller having threshing portions rotatable at a first speed for accelerating and propelling tailings along a predetermined path in the housing, and at least one addi... | 01/13/2005 |
