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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7246563 | Pivot assembly for planter closing wheel frame A pivot assembly is provided for attaching a closing wheel frame to a planter. The closing wheel frame has a pair of closing wheels attached at a rear end and a pair of mounting openings formed at a front end. The pivot assembly includes ball bearings having outer r... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7222575 | Apparatus for preparing soil for the placement of seed and additive An apparatus for preparing soil for the placement therein of at least one of seed and fertilizer. A frame is provided with there being first structure on the frame for penetrating the soil to create an opening for at least one of seed and fertilizer as the frame is ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7191715 | Tandem gauge wheel assembly for planting unit A seed planting assembly is provided having a plurality of planting units supported by a tool bar, each of which being operable to form a seed trench in soil, plant seeds in the seed trench, and close the seed trench. The seed trench defines a depth that is achieved... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7025009 | Element of an agricultural machine comprising an adjustable ballasting device A working element of an agricultural machine mounted on a substantially horizontal beam by a linking structure comprising at least one upper arm and at least one lower arm, the working element being subjected on one hand to a depth control force directed toward the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6997121 | Minimum tillage agricultural implement having furrow opening shank assemblies An agricultural implement for forming a furrow in a soil, is described and which includes a rotatable shank; a resilient, movement limiting member disposed in force transmitting relation relative to the rotatable shank; and a pair of wheels mounted for earth engagin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6918343 | Pivot assembly for planter closing wheel frame A pivot assembly is provided for attaching a closing wheel frame to a planter. The closing wheel frame has a pair of closing wheels attached at a rear end and a pair of mounting openings formed at a front end. The pivot assembly includes ball bearings having outer r... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913085 | Single standard double disk configuration A double disk C-spring standard assembly utilizes bearings mounted to a simple carrier plate. The plate is connected to the lower end of a single C-spring oriented in the fore-and-aft direction. Bearing assembly mounting holes in the plate define the necessary gang ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6912963 | Apparatus for preparing soil for the placement of seed and additive An apparatus for preparing soil for the placement therein of at least one of seed and fertilizer. A frame is provided with there being first structure on the frame for penetrating the soil to create an opening for at least one of seed and fertilizer as the frame is ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6688243 | Minimum tillage agricultural implement having furrow opening shank assemblies A minimum tillage agricultural implement 10 having a plurality of laterally spaced shank assemblies 60, 62 mounted on a transverse tool bar 56, 58. Each shank assembly 60, 62 has an elongated narrow upright shank 70 that extends downward from the tool bar... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6644224 | Apparatus for preparing soil for the placement of seed and additive An apparatus for preparing soil for the placement therein of at least one of seed and fertilizer. A frame is provided with there being first structure on the frame for penetrating the soil to create an opening for at least one of seed and fertilizer as th... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6575104 | Apparatus and method for clearing trash from furrow opener path A method for clearing trash from a furrow opener path comprises moving first trash from a first path with a front finger wheel and then moving second trash from a next path on top of the first trash with a rear finger wheel. An apparatus for practicing th... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6382114 | Conservation farming strip till nitrogen applicator A combination strip-tiller and applicator is disclosed for conservation farming. The machine is designed to save soil, fertilizer, labor and fuel while producing a higher yield. Unique features of the device include a knife that injects anhydrous ammonia ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6345671 | Flexible ground-driven residue management wheel The present invention is directed to a ground-driven residue management wheel attachment for seeding equipment comprising of a fingered wheel, inner ring, and spring-loaded arm. The fingered wheel and inner ring pin crop residue to the ground surface and ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6253692 | Row cleaner suspension A row cleaner device for a furrow forming row unit includes a support arrangement with a parallel linkage having a single acting hydraulic cylinder connected between upper and lower links. The cylinder extension is controlled by a hydraulic circuit to pro... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6223663 | Trash cleaning structure for a furrow opening device A shallow-toothed clearing disk pivotally supported from the upper end of the opener drawbar assembly. A four bar linkage is connected to the forward end of the drawbar by a bracket which includes at least one link and corresponding pivot structure locate... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6135037 | Lifting mechanism for a seeding machine row cleaner A suspension for a row cleaner associated with a furrow opener in a seeding machine includes a lifting mechanism to lift the row cleaner when the furrow opener is lifted. The lifting mechanism includes a bell crank having an input crank arm coupled to the... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6102132 | Farm land coulter assembly A coulter mounting assembly includes a torsion tube that absorbs upward movement of the coulter while maintaining downward force on the coulter. The torsion tube is mounted on a support beam which depends from a farm implement. A lever arm attaches to the... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5970892 | Trash cleaning structure for a furrow opening device A shallow-toothed clearing disk pivotally supported from the upper end of the opener drawbar assembly. A four bar linkage is connected to the forward end of the drawbar by a bracket which includes at least one link and corresponding pivot structure locate... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5878678 | Trash cleaning structure for a furrow opening device A pair of angled disks supported by a four bar linkage from the upper end of the opener drawbar assembly clears trash from a narrow area in front of the opener. The four bar linkage has a virtual center located on or close to the center of the opener disk... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5787994 | Narrow profile soil opening device for agriculture material placement An opener assembly for forming a groove in soil in preparation for placement of substances in the soil broadly comprises an upright, elongated shank having a lower end and a lower mounting edge, a lowermost, groove-forming component, and fastening structu... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5660126 | Method and apparatus for no-till planting A no-till farming apparatus is provided for use with a planter unit which plants seeds as the planter unit is pulled along a predetermined path. The apparatus includes a hiller device coupled to the planter unit. The hiller device is configured to form an... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5657707 | Spring-tine residue wheel for planters The residue wheel has a plurality of multiply bent spring-steel tines that project outwardly from their central hub at such angles that straight foot portions of the tines engage and lie flatly against the ground as the tines sweep residue rearwardly and ... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5588382 | Zone tiller attachment for planters The zone tiller attachment employs a pair of spoked tillage wheels that converge downwardly and forwardly toward one another in leading relationship to the planter and in such an orientation that their heavy, thick, blunt spokes mutually intersect and ove... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5507351 | Cleaner for tined wheels This invention provides an improved apparatus for maintaining tooth rotating wheels, which are used to penetrate the soil either as a cultivating apparatus, a row cleaning apparatus, or as closing apparatus for row planters free of mulch, trash, dirt and/... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5479868 | Wheels hub mount A hub assembly for supporting a member for rotation relative to a frame. The hub assembly has a support for a member to be rotated about a first axis relative to a frame and a fixed hub part. First structure is provided for connecting the support to the f... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5477792 | Apparatus for preparing soil for seed and method of using the apparatus A method of continuously applying an additive to soil with a soil treating apparatus as the soil treating apparatus is advanced in a travel direction along a planting path on soil being treated. The method includes the steps of resituating residue in the ... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5461995 | Rotary row cleaner with reversible spring A planter includes a pair of toothed wheels which sweep mulch away from the path followed by furrow opening discs. The sweeper wheels are carried on the trailing end of a parallel bar linkage attached to a tool bar by which the planter is pulled. As a res... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5413056 | Method and apparatus for no-till planting A no-till planting apparatus and method is disclosed for use with a planter unit which plants seeds as the planter unit is pulled along a predetermined path. The planter unit includes a double disk opener for cutting a furrow at a predetermined depth and ... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5370070 | Narrow profile soil opening device for agricultural material placement The placement device utilizes a flat, upright shank having a pair of rotatable residue cutting discs secured to opposite faces of the shank just outside of a slender, generally crescent shaped, replaceable insert component at the bottom of the shank which... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5351635 | Agricultural seeder A seeding system includes a frame mounted on ground wheels for moving across the ground together with a plurality of individually mounted seeding elements carried on parallelogram linkages from the frame. A seeding element includes a walking beam arrangem... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5349911 | Assembly used in farm implements to clear mulch for minimum tillage A clearing assembly of a farm implement comprises a clearing wheel having peripheral teeth for clearing mulch and means for attaching the clearing assembly for centrally positioning the clearing wheel in front of a tool of a unit of the farm implement. Th... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5341754 | Rotary row cleaner for a planter A planter includes a pair of toothed wheels which sweep mulch away from the path followed by furrow opening discs. The sweeper wheels are carried on the trailing end of a parallel bar linkage attached to a tool bar by which the planter is pulled. As a res... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5279236 | Seed planter A seed drill for planting seed in untilled ground. The drill is pulled by a prime mover and includes an array of double disk furrow opening assemblies in conjunction with a seed dispensing mechanism. The seed drill is equipped with an array of forwardly l... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5152349 | Coulter assembly for deep tillage apparatus A primary tillage apparatus includes a plurality of primary tillage tools and a coulter assembly for each primary tillage tool including first and second coulters positioned directly forward of the primary tillage tool, the coulters being mounted to diver... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5129282 | Mechanism for selectively repositioning a farm implement A mechanism for adjusting the height of a farm implement/tool of the type to be carried by a drawing vehicle includes a connector for supporting a farm implement/tool in an operative position. A guide directs sliding movement of the connector selectively ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5076180 | Trash clearing brush unit for a planter unit A trash clearing brush unit for use ahead of a planter unit including a pair of circular brushes rotatably mounted to a vertical support bar and angularly inclined toward one another. The support bar is attachable to a planter unit and vertically adjustab... | 12/31/1991 |
| 4785890 | Ground-driven rotary row cleaner The specification discloses an improved row cleaning apparatus to selectively clean away mulch from conservation tilled fields without cultivation of the soil. When mounted on a tractor-drawn planter unit, the cleaning action of the present invention impr... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4777890 | Machine for handling, assembling, laying, watering and pressing sod rolls The machine which is the object of the invention comprises a frame 1 supporting on one side a platform for an operator within whose reach lies another platform 5 bearing rolls 7 of turf and further back a second platform 8 whereas on the left hand side of... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4774897 | Marking unsown seed drill rows In a seed drill having tractor wheel track eradicators (13), coulters (1) that sow rows of seeds along the line of the tractor wheel tracks (T), and tramlining means (4,5) that serves to stop the supply of seed to said coulters (1) to form tramlines on se... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4770111 | Dibble transplanter with horizontal tiller An arrangement in a planting device, preferably for forestating, comprising a raisable and lowerable, rotatable cutting head with a drive motor and a vertical axis of rotation for clearing a planting area on the ground. A tube shaped planting member is pr... | 09/13/1988 |
