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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079900 | Harvester with an additional drum conveyor for straw removal and a single flap for changing between swath deposit and chopping operation A combine (10) comprises a crop processing device (26) having a straw outlet (62), a beater (64) assigned to the straw outlet (62) of the crop processing device (26) and a straw chopper (60). An overshot drum conveyor... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070570 | Spreader disk assembly convertible for windrowing A spreader disk assembly for spreading crop residue such as straw discharged from an agricultural harvesting machine, and more particularly, which has a bat support mechanism that enables the bats to be quickly and easily hingedly or pivotally convertible from a dep... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7993188 | Variable rate diverter for a crop residue collecting device carried by a combine harvester A crop residue handling device is mounted to the rear of a combine harvester for intercepting crop residue that remains after grain has been separated from the crop by the separator and cleaning arrangement of the harvester. The residue handling device includes a ch... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7651391 | 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... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7635299 | Windrow forming construction A windrow forming construction mountable at the rear of a combine above the level of a spreader assembly, such construction extending rearwardly from the combine to beyond the rear extent of the spreader assembly footprint and laterally across the expanse of the spr... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7559833 | Adjustable convergence panels for discharging residue from a combine harvester A convergence panel construction for an agricultural combine that permits a user to adjust or controllably vary to some extent, depending upon whether windrowing or swath spreading of crop residue is desired, lateral flow concentration or dispersion of the crop resi... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7553227 | Residue splitter A residue splitter apparatus for use with a horizontal spreader assembly that employs a pair of spreader paddles disposed side-by-side to rotate about respective generally vertical axes for controlling the spread width distribution of crop residue on and over a fiel... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544126 | Deflector for grinding chaff in swath mode A combine harvester, with a separating mechanism from which a first crop stream can go optionally to a straw chopper in a chopping operating mode or bypass the straw chopper in a straw deposit mode and be placed as a swath on the ground of a field, a cleaning mechan... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7485035 | Control system for an adjustable deflector A control system, and the method of use thereof, for controlling the positioning of an adjustable deflector employed to transition or redirect a flow of crop residue from an axially arranged threshing or separating system of an agricultural combine to and through a ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7473171 | Molded spreader disk A spreader bat disk for a spreader assembly that has a drive linkage operable to rotatably drive attachments thereto, the spreader bat disk being formed or molded as a unitary construction that includes a web portion, preferably of a generally circular configuration... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467997 | Method of operating a self-propelling apparatus For operating a self propelling harvester provided with a cutterbar and a chopping and distributing device located in a discharge region and supplying a crop stream to at least one ejecting blower, a discharge direction of the crop stream from the ejecting blower is... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7455584 | Method for positively discharging crop residue from a combine A system and method for positively discharging crop residue from a combine for precisely and consistently delivering crop residue from the threshing and separating area of a combine to the combine's residue handling system or outwardly from the rear of the combine a... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7390253 | Flow distributor apparatus for controlling spread width of a straw spreader A flow distributor apparatus for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw or other crop residue in a sideward direction over a field, the flow distributor apparatus including a flow guide element, an adjusting mechanism, and a coupling connector ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7331855 | Wide-spread impeller spreader for harvesting combine A chopper and wide-spread impeller spreader that feeds crop residue from the chopper into the spreader at a specific upward angle to more fully utilize the momentum the crop residue achieves in the chopper. The spreader incorporates air intake holes and air fins abo... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7306174 | Broadcast width and location control for a combine spreader A work vehicle having a fluent material spreader comprising two counter-rotating variable speed impellers adapted to receive and broadcast fluent material. A right-side impeller broadcasts out to a right-side material broadcast width, and left-side impeller broadcas... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7281974 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281973 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7261633 | Unitary pivoting spreader apparatus Spreader apparatus for a crop residue chopper of an agricultural harvesting machine or combine, mountable in a simple manner and quickly and precisely pivotable sidewardly, and optionally upwardly and downwardly, in a unitary manner, for adjusting or varying a direc... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223168 | Adjustable crop residue flow distributor for a vertical spreader of an agricultural combine An adjustable flow distributor for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw and other crop residue in a sideward direction for deposition over a field, the flow distributor including a metering edge and the adjustability allowing positioning the ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220179 | Combine harvester with ready adjustment of discharge positions of straw and chaff A combine harvester has a straw chopper attached to a rear hood behind the rear edge of the sieve assembly with a chaff guide system to bypass the chaff in front of the chopper and a straw guide system to bypass the straw above the chopper and over the tailboard. Th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7195557 | 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,... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186179 | Adjustable flow deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue flow from an axially arranged threshing system to a residue distribution system of an agricultural combine Adjustable deflector apparatus for transitioning crop residue from an axially arranged threshing system of a combine to a crop residue distribution system is disposed in a position such that at least a portion of a crop residue flow from the threshing system will st... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7156732 | Devices for regulating the processing of harvested crop An agricultural machine having at least one crop processing work unit, a plurality of crop transport units operatively assembled as a straw walker step, wherein the crop transport units convey crop streams in opposite directions and are spaced apart defining a crop ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7140961 | Combine harvester A combine harvester with a rotor housing which is positioned in a lengthwise direction and with an inclined angle towards the horizontal line inside of the combine. To arrange the rotor housing in a favorable way inside of the combine harvester, it is suggested to u... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7104478 | Material spreading device A material spreading device for spreading material over a targeted area includes a receiving portion for receiving a plurality of bags of material, a hopper assembly and a material moving device. The material spreading device is configured for use on a vehicle. The ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094146 | Combine chaff discharger A chaff discharger with at least one radial fan wheel, rotatably mounted in a fan housing. The housing includes an end wall turned away from a sieving unit and a peripheral wall formed with at least one chaff discharge opening. A direction of rotation of the radial ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086942 | Chopping and distributing device For operating a self propelling harvester provided with a cutterbar and a chopping and distributing device located in a discharge region and supplying a crop stream to at least one ejecting blower, a discharge direction of the crop stream from the ejecting blower is... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7008315 | Venting of a combine harvester A combine harvester with a straw separating system and a sieve assembly below the straw separation system with a rear edge over which the chaff is discharged in the air flow has a housing with a rear hood behind the straw separating system and behind the rear edge o... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6979262 | Releasable locking apparatus Locking apparatus adapted for releasably holding a first member, which can be, for instance, a relatively heavy member or device such as a crop residue spreader, in one or more predetermined positions relative to a second member, which can be, for instance, a fixed ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6976913 | Crop chopper arrangements for agricultural machinery A crop chopper arrangement generally comprises a discharge apparatus having an inlet adapted to receive chopped crop from a crop chopper for an agricultural machine. The arrangement further includes a row of guide vanes positioned substantially transversely to a lon... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6939221 | Combine harvester with a spreader having independent spread width control A straw and chaff chopper is mounted at the rear hood of a combine harvester and includes a housing with a feed opening and a discharge opening and a rotor mounted in the housing comprising a hub with a plurality of blades mounted on the hub for chopping the fed mat... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932286 | Combination drop and broadcast spreader A spreader for distributing a material on a surface. In certain embodiments, the spreader may include a disk rotatable about an axis and having an upper surface extending substantially radially from the axis. A driver may operably connect to the disk to provide rota... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6908379 | Combine harvester A combine harvester has at its rear end separate chaff and crop residue discharge openings. A chopper is provided for cutting the crop residue into small pieces, and a chaff discharge device serves to disperse the chaff exiting from the chaff discharge opening. The ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6893340 | Rotary accelerating apparatus for a vertical straw and chaff spreader of an agricultural combine Rotary accelerating apparatus for a vertical crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine capable of receiving, combining and accelerating a relatively high velocity of voluminous flow of relatively heavy, bulky crop residue including straw and the like deflecte... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6863605 | Combine harvester with pivoting deflector plate A combine harvester has at its rear end a crop residue chopper and a deflector plate for defining the path followed by the crop residue discharged from the rear end of the combine harvester. The deflector plate has a first position to direct the crop residue into th... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6860805 | Devices for regulating the processing of harvested crop An agricultural machine having at least one crop processing work unit, a plurality of crop transport units operatively assembled as a straw walker step, wherein the crop transport units convey crop streams in opposite directions and are spaced apart defining a crop ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6840853 | Distributing device having continuously moving guide vanes The invention is directed to a distributing device for a straw chopper arrangement. The chopper arrangement is provided with at least one guide vane for the transversely scattering the chopped straw. The position of the guide vane can be varied by a drive. In order ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6719627 | Multi-position linkage and locking mechanism for a crop residue spreader and/or chopper A crop residue spreader for an agricultural harvesting machine, including a housing at least partially containing a rotor rotatable about an rotational axis, the housing including at least one inlet opening for receiving a flow of crop residue from the harvesting ma... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6712691 | Mobile harvesting unit A harvesting unit for graff (a mixture including grain, chaff and weed seeds). The unit includes a wheeled harvester body and a harvesting header. A threshing unit is provided to separate stalks from graff and a tank is provided for storing the graff. The tank has a... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6685558 | Variable straw and chaff distribution arrangement An agricultural harvesting machine has straw walkers or the like, an air sieve device, a straw chopping device, and a variable straw and chaff distribution arrangement. The arrangement includes an articulated lever combination; a servo element associated ... | 02/03/2004 |
