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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669784 | Agricultural sprayer implement An agricultural sprayer implement which includes a wheeled main body and a cantilevered boom. The cantilevered boom has a plurality of sections which fold with respect to one another and place significant torsional stress on one or more of the boom sections. The int... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7152811 | Hydraulic boom stabilization device A boom assembly includes a frame, a boom, a boom stabilization cylinder, and a feedback cylinder. The boom is rotatably mounted to the frame to rotate about a first axis. The boom stabilization cylinder is coupled to the boom to resist rotational deflection of the b... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140563 | Linear-feed irrigation apparatus and related method A linear water feed apparatus for use in agricultural irrigation includes a linear-move machine with a mobile truss assembly supporting a plurality of individual sprinklers and adapted for movement in a specified direction across a field to be irrigated. The truss a... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7084887 | Marker layout method, mixed reality apparatus, and mixed reality space image generation method There is disclosed a marker layout method in a mixed reality space, which can reliably detect markers in units of players, even when a plurality of players share a common mixed reality space. According to this invention, markers to be used by only a given player are... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7063276 | System for uniform dispersal of agricultural chemicals A system for uniformly dispensing agricultural chemicals in soil comprises a holding reservoir for the liquid agrichemicals, at least one multi-port uniform dispersing manifold or splitter, and a number of dispensing delivery tubes for dispensing the chemicals proxi... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7063273 | Spray delivery system A spray delivery system including a sectional boom attachable to a vehicle. The boom includes first and second movable arms and a fixed arm, each arm housing a plurality of spray nozzles. Each arm can include a frame having openings so that the arms are light-weight... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6837446 | Unitary boom structure The present invention comprises a sprayer boom and is incorporated in a spraying apparatus which includes a vehicle, a tank, hoses connected to nozzles, and the sprayer boom. The sprayer boom includes a number of wing sections each including at least one single-piec... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6789746 | Connecting device connecting a spray boom to a chassis of an agricultural sprayer and sprayer equipped with such a connecting device A connecting device connecting a spray boom to a chassis of an agricultural sprayer, said connecting device is noteworthy in that it consists of a single quadrilateral arranged in a plane which is substantially vertical and substantially parallel to a longitudinal p... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6789553 | Coatings removal head assembly and method of use A coatings removal head assembly for mounting on a self-propelled apparatus and for connection to one or more fluid supplies and one or more vacuum containment systems. A spring mounting assembly maintains a constant nozzle stand-off distance from a surface to be cl... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6702200 | Nozzle attitude controller for spot and variable rate application of agricultural chemicals and fertilizers A nozzle attitude controller for use in connection with a farming apparatus for precision farming, the apparatus comprising an applicator vehicle, a boom supported by and extending across the rear of the vehicle, a manifold rotatably supported by the boom... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6651903 | Anti-consolidation spray ring The invention is directed to a unique tank and ring system for transporting and circulating high specific gravity soluble fluid on board a vessel.... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6454183 | Sprayer boom A sprayer boom on a vehicle serves for by means of a number of liquid nozzles spraying a carriageway with a liquid fed under pressure to the nozzles from a storage container via a feed pipe. The nozzles are divided into sets with each their valve arrangem... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6422483 | Articulated spray boom apparatus A vehicle-borne spray boom apparatus has multiple articulated sections that are foldable and individually supported with respect to the ground to maintain a consistent and optimal distance between the boom sections and the ground on hilly and uneven terra... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6382523 | Road brine spreader A road brine spreader serving for driving along a road or a similar carriageway and within the roadsides, under pressure spreading out brine over the road via a number of liquid nozzles. The nozzles are arranged to send out the water in the form of jets. ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6315218 | Suspension device for sprayer booms A suspension device for a boom of a product spraying agricultural appliance includes elements for mounting the boom on a chassis of the appliance. The suspension device further includes elements to damp a boom movements and adjusting members capable of ac... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6285938 | Primer system for agriculture product distribution machines A primer system for agricultural product distribution machines, such as an agricultural air seeder, a precision planter, a sprayer, or the like, includes a tank or a bin for holding the product, a distribution system for conveying and distributing the pro... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6202941 | Agriculture/viticulture sprayer An agricultural/viticultural sprayer including a pair of curved arms to partially encircle a row of crops such as vines to be sprayed. Each arm carries a plurality of fan spray heads, and each arm is mounted on a support arm rotatable about a vertical piv... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6126088 | Extended rate range sprayer nozzle system A nozzle mounting and control system for use in sprayers comprising multiple sets of nozzles mounted in the operating position on a sprayer boom. Control valves are operable to select which sets of nozzles are operating at any given time. The valves may b... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6094625 | Augmented vision for survey work and machine control Methods and apparatus which enable use of augmented vision in survey procedures and related work. Virtual objects are presented to an operator on a see through display. Some of the objects correspond with real objects in the operators field of view at any... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6059201 | Boom arm segment release mechanism for a crop sprayer A crop sprayer includes a number of wheels, a chassis supported by the number of wheels, a boom frame supported by the chassis, and a boom arm segment. The boom arm segment operates in a first mode of operation in which the boom arm segment is maintained ... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6027039 | Articulating sprayer boom hinge A hinge assembly for use on a spray boom attached to a sprayer apparatus. This hinge assembly allows the inner and outer boom members to pivot in both the horizontal and vertical planes. The hinge assembly has three primary components the first of which i... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5950926 | Sprayer boom lock valve for sequencing unfolding steps The present invention relates to a sprayer boom lock valve for automating the setup sequence for sprayer operation from the transport position. The lock valve comprises a lever, spring biased toward a valve closing pin, and a cam secured on the secondary ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5911362 | Control system for a mobile material distribution device A control system is provided for efficiently regulating the discharge of material from a mobile material distribution device having a product tank or bin, a boom with at least one boom section, a plurality of outlet ducts (e.g., nozzles and/or distributio... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5755382 | Self-propelled sprayer A self-propelled sprayer having individually rotatable wheels and a pair of wing extensions for a spraying boom, with the wheels able to be turned in line with the boom for transport or turned 90 degrees for spraying, with a GPS receiver to determine the ... | 05/26/1998 |
| 5751576 | Animated map display method for computer-controlled agricultural product application equipment An animated map display transposes information from any of the basic or application maps of a computer-controlled agronomic system, as well as geological or environmental features, physical structures, sensor signals, status information, and other data, i... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5630547 | Sprayer boom self-leveling lockout and method of sprayer boom operation A sprayer boom assembly (14) includes a center boom (72), left inner and outer wing booms (100 and 106), and right inner and outer wing booms (110 and 116). A left wing hydraulic cylinder (120) pivots the left inner and outer wing booms (100 and 106) betw... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5387403 | Automatic sterilizing apparatus A sterilizing apparatus installed on a car includes a nozzle-installing pipe on which a plurality of nozzles are mounted at regular intervals, a driving mechanism for varying the spray angles of the nozzles, a driving mechanism for controlling the spray t... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5348226 | Spray boom system with automatic boom end height control A spray boom system for mounting on a vehicle with opposite sides includes a pair of boom assemblies with proximate and distal ends. The boom assemblies are mounted on the vehicle and are swingable between laterally-extending field positions and folded tr... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5284297 | Roadside spraying apparatus for minimizing drift An apparatus for roadside spraying of herbicides or other liquids in a manner which ensures uniform application of the herbicide without resorting to atomization of the sprayed liquid. The apparatus provides means for uniformly applying the herbicide in a... | 02/08/1994 |
| 5004156 | Washing device mounted on a motor vehicle and comprising a rotary washing arm which delivers jets of pressurized hot water for cleaning various surfaces A washing device mounted on a motor vehicle comprises cold water tanks and a high pressure boiler providing water at 100 to 250 bars. A rotary cleaning arm is supplied with the pressurized hot water and has nozzles at its ends directed towards the surface... | 04/02/1991 |
| 4739930 | Agricultural field sprayer An agricultural field sprayer is described, having a main boom center section rigidly mounted on a wheeled motive power source; wing sections of main boom hinged on either side of the center section are each supported on castoring wheels that can be locke... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4736888 | Row crop band sprayer A liquid dispensing implement having a tool bar and a plurality of liquid dispensing assemblies pivotally connected to the tool bar. Each fluid dispensing assembly has a body having an upright member in the rear portion thereof. A ground engaging wheel mo... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4736818 | Rail lubricating device A device for lubricating rails is mounted on a track maintenance truck. A pair of heated grease cannisters are mounted in the truck bed along with an air compressor for powering the pneumatic components of the lubricator. A pair of applicator arms have no... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4527739 | Floor cleaning apparatus Apparatus is provided for cleaning horizontal surfaces, such as the grated flooring of paint workshops, by hydrodynamic action. The apparatus includes a carriage which can be moved back and forth over the surface to be cleaned, and a winding drum which is... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4427154 | Boom suspension and lift assembly The present invention relates to a boom suspension and lift assembly which is mounted to extend laterally from a vehicle for agricultural spraying purposes. The boom assembly comprises a main frame mounted on the vehicle and at least one boom pivotally mo... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4052006 | Folding spray boom A mobile tank chassis is provided and includes an upstanding outlet pipe for the tank having upper and lower sections with the lower sections supported from the chassis and a union removably and sealingly coupling and supporting the lower end of the upper... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4007793 | Fire fighting apparatus Apparatus for fighting fires including a plurality of nozzles mounted on an aerial ladder and supplied with water under pressure which is directed onto the fire. Each of the nozzles is controlled from a remote position in a manner such that the direction ... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3998387 | Apparatus for treating a surface with a liquid An apparatus for treating a surface with a liquid has a support displaceable over the surface and carrying a spray beam itself provided with a plurality of nozzles directed at the surface. A diffuser surrounds a plurality of the nozzles and has a deflecto... | 12/21/1976 |
