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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8291998 | Furrow closing wheel assembly A furrow closing wheel assembly includes a closed loop that has an inner surface, an outer surface, a first lateral surface and a second lateral surface. Each of the first and second lateral surfaces has a channel therein. Flanges positioned on a hub are extendable ... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8100194 | Notched coulter/disc A coulter or disc having a plurality of directional notches therein is used in one rotational direction for one use and an opposite rotational direction for a different use. The notches are selected from many arcuate shapes and sizes. The notches taper from sharp to... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7992651 | Wavy disc and coulter with notches A wavy disc and coulter with notches and method of using same, the disc or coulter having plurality of waves formed in the blade by deviating the entire outer periphery of the variable wave coulter from a flat plane. A plurality of crests and a plurality of valleys ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7878262 | Notched coulter/disc and method of making same A coulter or disc having a plurality of directional notches therein is used in one rotational direction for one use and an opposite rotational direction for a different use. The notches are selected from many arcuate shapes and sizes. The notches taper from sharp to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874376 | Fluted farming disc A fluted farming disc comprising a plate having a peripheral cutting edge and a central portion, and a plurality of waves extending radially inwardly from the cutting edge and forming a plurality of crests and a plurality of valleys, with the plurality of crests ext... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7810580 | Sectored disc for opener A sectored disc assembly, removable disc sector, and method of replacing a disc sector are disclosed for use with a soil opener that uses a disc assembly to open the soil prior to injection of a fertilizer or seed into the ground. The sectored disc assembly includes... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7757777 | Segmented closing wheel A segmented furrow closing wheel comprises a body member rotatable about a rotation axis. The body member comprises a hub and a plurality of fingers radiating from the hub. Each of the fingers has a root end connected to the hub, and each of the fingers terminate at... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7631702 | Double-coated sintered hard-faced harrow disk blades The instant invention relates to a double-coated sintered composition on a hard-faced disk blade for agricultural use as a rotary knife blade of a farm implement termed a harrow wherein the sintered hard-faced composition is applied to both the concave and convex si... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7497270 | Variable wave coulter The present invention provides a wavy coulter having a plurality of variable-amplitude waves, each wave defined by a crest and an adjacent valley. The coulter is mounted on an implement such that a leading peripheral edge of the coulter rotates in a downward directi... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7475738 | Disk assembly for an agricultural implement A disk assembly for an agricultural implement includes a hub; a disk mounted to the hub; an axle having outer threads; a sleeve having inner threads engaged with the outer threads on the axle; and a bearing assembly having an outer race adjacent the hub and an inner... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7464767 | Disc opener for an agricultural planting apparatus A disc opener assembly for an agricultural planter includes a coulter disc formed without a pilot hole for the spindle of the mounting hub. The mounting hub is formed without the spindle such that the coulter disc is supported directly in a cantilevered manner from ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7290620 | Disk blade scrapers for tillage apparatus A disk blade scraper is used with a tillage implement having rotating disk blades separated by hub spools. In one form, the disk blade scraper has a wide tapered scraper blade positioned very close to the transition of the hub spool and the disk blade. In another fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7219452 | Trench wheel apparatus and method of use A trench wheel has a relatively thicker wheel center and gradually tapering side walls that produce a thinner wheel as distance from the hub increases. The wheel center is preferably fabricated from stamped metal into a hat or thimble shape, and has a skirt or brim ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7143838 | Wavy farming disc A wavy farming disc for working the soil in farming activities, particularly in no-till works for seeding, wherein the disc comprises a plate having a peripheral circular cutting edge and a central portion, and a plurality waves in the plate with the waves extending... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7063165 | Turf blade and aerator A planar, turf cutter blade formed from either high carbon or stainless steel has planar cutting teeth that extend radially from the periphery of a central part of a planar disc in which a centrally located hole is formed. A turf aerator that uses the turf cutter bl... | 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 |
| 6976441 | Fertilizer dispensing device A fertilizer dispensing device for dispensing fertilizer from an all-terrain vehicle includes a container having a bottom wall and a peripheral wall that is attached to and extends upwardly from the bottom wall. An outlet is fluidly coupled to the container. A brack... | 12/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6739403 | Tine assembly for a cultivator A tine assembly for a cultivator includes a first tine member having a plurality of radially extending non-planar tines. At least two tines on each tine member differ in shape from the remaining tines. The tine assembly may include a second tine member which is shap... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6557646 | Mulch-till ripper An agricultural tillage implement employing a series of apparatus to perform one-pass primary tillage is disclosed. A cutting disk is the first apparatus that works the field. These disks cut the residue laterally (across the machine) and mix the majority... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6554079 | Earth working disc with large notches A tillage member in the shape of a disc which has large notches which cause the disc to turn at the same speed as the forward speed of an implement to which it is attached, thereby mixing the soil instead of merely turning over the soil. In order to achie... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6523618 | Tine assembly for a cultivator A tine assembly for a cultivator includes a first tine member having a plurality of radially extending non-planar tines. At least two tines on each tine member differ in shape from the remaining tines. The tine assembly may include a second tine member wh... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6378622 | Soil laboring tool A tool for agricultural labors such as tilling, cultivating, cutting, chopping haulm and soil, fertilizing works, closing and opening furrows, the tool comprising a disc member having a center portion thereof shaped into a housing integrally forming one p... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6367561 | Tine assembly for a cultivator A tine assembly for a cultivator includes a first tine member having a plurality of radially extending non-planar tines. At least two tines on each tine member differ in shape from the remaining tines. The tine assembly may include a second tine member wh... | 04/09/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6119608 | Seed furrow closing and covering disk The planer row unit has a unit frame with a front member that is adapted to be secured to a tool bar. A sub frame is secured to the front member by parallel links. A furrow opener disk, a seed shoe and a gauge wheel are secured to the subframe. A cam plat... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6082276 | Disk colter for seed drills A disk colter has a main disk for making a furrow in the ground. A secondary disk keeps the furrow open over a long enough distance that one or more seeds can be deposited. A support member supports the disks which are mounted so that they can rotate free... | 07/04/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5855246 | Agricultural disc An improved earth-working tool including a disc having a central portion and an outer peripheral portion. The disc is rotatable about a substantially horizontal axis extending through the central portion. A peripheral portion has a plurality of first poin... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5752454 | No-till disk opening system and method A method and apparatus for improved agricultural seeding; especially useful in no-till direct seeding. In the illustrated embodiment an inclined furrow is cut with a rotating disk that is inclined with respect to the vertical and the horizontal; the furro... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5752453 | Apparatus for use in applying fertilizer A fertilizer applying apparatus for agricultural row crops applies fertilizer at a predetermined depth and lateral distance relative to a row line. A castering pair of disks are sized and oriented to part the soil adjacent the row line in a manner which m... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5649602 | Wavy coulter The present invention provides a wavy coulter having a plurality of waves, each wave defined by a crest and an adjacent valley. Each crest and valley extends back from the peripheral edge of the coulter in respective adjacent lines disposed at a predeterm... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5620055 | Plow disk of the type intended to be mounted free in rotation on a shaft integral with the frame of a plow This invention relates to a Plow Disk intended to be mounted with several disks of the same nature, free in rotation around a shaft integral with the frame of a plow, the shaft being parallel to the ground but inclined in relation to the direction of adva... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5609114 | No-till disk opening system and method A method and apparatus for improved agricultural seeding; especially useful in no-till direct seeding. In the illustrated embodiment an inclined furrow is cut with a rotating disk that is inclined with respect to the vertical and the horizontal; the furro... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5531171 | Liquid product device A plurality of digging devices are mounted side by side on the same beam which is coupled to a clamping system of a vehicle or of a tank containing the liquid to be buried. Each device comprises, mounted on the same chassis, at least a disk for forming an... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5517932 | Scalloped closing wheel for a seeding machine A closing wheel for an agricultural seeding machine. The closing wheel comprises a circular disc having a series of radially extending scallops or cavities on the furrow facing side of the closing wheel. The scallops or cavities extend to the circumferent... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5497836 | Row cleaner A row cleaner comprising a pair of ground engageable finger wheels which are angled with respect to each other so they converge forwardly toward the center of their normal path of travel. Each of the finger wheels includes a central disc-shaped portion ha... | 03/12/1996 |
