Class 172/146 - Four or more

Subclass of Class 172 - Earth working
Definition: Apparatus in which at least four diverse implements follow
No. of patents: 36
Last issue date: 11/01/2011

Number	Title	Issue Date
8047299	Crop residue and soil conditioning agricultural implement An agricultural tillage implement constructed to condition crop residue and cultivate the conditioned crop residue. The tillage implement includes a first residue conditioner and a second residue conditioner pivotably attached to a frame of the tillage implement. Th...	11/01/2011
7240627	Crop debris clearing device A residue coulter apparatus that cleanly severs and clears crop debris from a planting row, causing minimal disturbance to the soil. The residue coulter apparatus comprises a pair of flat discs each having a plurality of back swept shark type teeth extending about t...	07/10/2007
7156186	Strip-till conditioning rotary reel These and other objects and objectives are attained by providing an soil conditioning rotary reel for a strip-till primary tillage system, the rotary reel having a particular cross-sectional profile that forms the soil into a uniform raised berm ideally suited for p...	01/02/2007
7108075	Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an...	09/19/2006
7063166	Earth grooming device An earth grooming device for attachment to a vehicle includes a rectangular frame having a plurality of teeth secured to the front thereof to form a rake and a scraper blade secured to the rear of the frame. A side rail is attached to each side of the frame with eac...	06/20/2006
7048069	Agricultural disc harrow and method An agricultural implement consisting primarily of a towed frame supported on retractable wheels, the frame having a plurality of independently adjustable spindles for setting height and angle of attack for various size rotatable discs. Each disc is staggered to redu...	05/23/2006
7017675	One-pass primary tillage machine A one-pass primary tillage machine provides a combination of shallow and deep tillage, residue cutting and mixing, and clod size reduction and leveling of the field to prepare the field for the next planting season. A front group of flat coulters slice through the r...	03/28/2006
7000708	Seedbed preparation implement having rotary disc with adjustable gang angle A disc gang is provided that is suitable for use as part of a multifunctional seedbed preparation implement or in a standalone disc harrow. The disc gang is configured to permit a gang angle of the disc gang to be adjusted to accommodate differing soil conditions an...	02/21/2006
6962012	Apparatus for grooming a baseball infield A grooming implement is used for athletic fields, particularly the infield of a ball field. A frame has a tongue on a forward end for attaching to a towing vehicle. The frame has a longitudinal beam and a transverse beam on a rearward end that is supported by a pair...	11/08/2005
6923267	Linear turf aeration apparatus A linear aeration apparatus is operable to form parallel linear aeration trenches into the surface of the ground. Aeration of highly compacted turf areas can be accomplished by first spreading a top dressing material over the surface of the field and then forming li...	08/02/2005
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
6761120	Row cleaner in combination of primary tillage shank system An agricultural primary tillage implement is disclosed with a row cleaner assembly attached in front of the shank. That row cleaner is adjustable fore-and-aft for optimum clearance between the shank and a leading soil preparation apparatus to maximize clearance for ...	07/13/2004
6681868	Rip strip primary tillage system An agricultural tillage implement is disclosed employing a series of apparatus to perform one-pass primary tillage. A coulter is the first apparatus that works the field. These coulters cut, size and part the residue without mixing it into the seedbed. Ne...	01/27/2004
6554078	Multi-function farm implement for treating soil The farm implement of this invention is movable across ground along a direction of travel for tillage. The farm implement includes at least a frame and a disc/drive unit. The disc/drive unit includes first and second pluralities of discs, each having a gr...	04/29/2003
6497534	Reduction of soil contamination The method of treating hydrocarbon contamination, in soil, that includes providing and operating a rotary tiller having tilling elements that rotate into and out of the soil to till and loosen the soil, and to elevate soil upwardly so that loosened elevat...	12/24/2002
5632343	Soil deflecting and leveling reel A soil deflecting and leveling reel is formed by end plates having a plurality of blades extending helically therebetween. Intermediate plates are positioned in spaced relation to the end plates and reinforce the reel blades. The reel is rotatably mounted...	05/27/1997
5622227	Multi-functioned farm implement for treating soil A farm implement has a rigid frame from which is supported a mechanism for breaking and loosening compacted soil. A first plurality of S-tines are supported by the frame and disposed behind the breaking and loosening mechanism. Each S-tine has a sweep dis...	04/22/1997
5524711	Agricultural implement for forming planting rows The present invention entails an agricultural implement for forming planting rows with a minimum of tillage. The implement of the present invention is designed to form a multiplicity of rows and accordingly includes a series of side-by-side row units. Eac...	06/11/1996
5474135	Minimum tillage implement A tillage implement for preparing seed beds for planting seeds for row crops. The implement includes deep tillage units for loosening soil behind the wheels of a tractor, additional deep tillage units for loosening soil in the areas where seed beds are lo...	12/12/1995
5398770	Cultivator A chisel cultivator for post-planting cultivation. The cultivator includes a main frame. A chisel member has one end portion coupled to the frame and a second end portion spaced from the first end portion along a longitudinal axis of the chisel member for...	03/21/1995
5062488	Small terrace generating machine with lateral dammers An apparatus is disclosed to perform a method of tilling the soil on a crop field that: will hold rainwater where it falls, increase the percolation rate of this water into the soil, and provide storage room above and below ground level for this water. Th...	11/05/1991
4836295	Baseball infield conditioning apparatus An apparatus for leveling and conditioning baseball infields and the like includes a scarifier, pulverizer, drag, and roller, all mounted on a common frame. The frame and at least some of the implements may be adjusted to adjust or disable the scarifier, ...	06/06/1989
4537262	Soil cultivation A soil cultivating machine comprises two transverse rows of fixed tines and three transversely extending rollers. The front roller has discs which cut parallel slits in the soil. The two following rollers have transversely extending releasable blades moun...	08/27/1985
4364436	Ploughs A plow is structured to wholly or partly invert a furrow slice during operation. The furrow slice is cut loose by a leading V-shaped blade and is both compressed, and deflected laterally towards a side wall of the frame by a plurality of rotary lateral di...	12/21/1982
4361191	Seedbed preparation implement Through adaptation of and improvement upon secondary, minimum tillage techniques, there is provided a single pass, seedbed method and agricultural machine, utilizing reduction, incorporation, aeration and other procedures, capable of effectively handling ...	11/30/1982
4315547	Agricultural attachment An attachment for agricultural machines includes a frame having a leading and trailing portion, a first soil-treating unit located at the leading portion of the frame and a second soil-treating unit located at the trailing portion of the frame. Between th...	02/16/1982
4212254	Tiller planter with modified seed bed finishing implement A tractor-drawn machine adapted to perform tilling, seed bed preparation, and planting in a single operation, comprises a frame from which plow units, a reel unit, a seed bed finishing implement and seed planting units are mounted seriatim. The attitude o...	07/15/1980
4187916	Soil conditioning and seed bed preparing apparatus Soil conditioning apparatus is disclosed which has a front coulter assembly, preferably with a fluted coulter, for preparing a narrow path wider than the following subsoiler shank by cutting trash and breaking and slitting the topsoil. Following the front...	02/12/1980
4180005	Tiller planter with modified soil leveling and pulverizing unit A tractor-drawn machine adapted to perform tilling, seed bed preparation, and planting in a single operation, comprises a frame from which plow units, a soil leveling and pulverizing unit, a seed bed finishing implement and seed planting units are mounted...	12/25/1979
4103628	Conditioner drill A conditioner drill is disclosed herein which comprises two rows of plow teeth mounted at the front of a rectangular frame. Mounted on the frame behind the plow teeth are a drag plate and a compressor roller. A seed drill is mounted upon the frame behind ...	08/01/1978
4088083	Rotary harrow and attachments A tillage machine includes a main frame that supports rotary soil working tined members and various additional tools that can be detachably fastened to the main frame in combination with the rotary tined members to landscape in one pass. For primary use, ...	05/09/1978
4055126	Sub-soil breaking, surface-soil conditioning and planter machine In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a trailer-like multi-sectioned frame is mounted on supporting spaced-apart wheels adjustable intermittently of the height of the frame and having mounted on the various sections of the frame, functional elements...	10/25/1977
4053998	Multi-blade ditching machine A ditching machine for digging a ditch for submarine cable comprising at least a plurality pairs of blades disposed along the longitudinal direction of the ditching machine. At least the blades in a forward position have a ditching portion which ditches s...	10/18/1977
4026225	Machine for planting trees, shrubs and the like A horizontal frame coupled to a tractor is provided with a single disc mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis on the center line of the frame and driven by the power take off shaft of a tractor with the disc carrying a plurality of cutter teeth whic...	05/31/1977
4024921	Field breaking and row plowing implement A plow implement which completely plows and breaks the entire surface of a field being plowed in a single pass. This plow completely pulverizes the soil by means of upright cutting blades on double-opposing moldboard plows and single moldboard plows. Addi...	05/24/1977
4015667	Cotton stalk and root shredder with re-bedder A root and stalk shredder having a frame, a pair of longitudinally extending, parallel, power driven lifting rollers rotatably mounted on the frame and extending longitudinally parallel to a path of travel of the shredder, guide means mounted on the frame...	04/05/1977

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