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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 6663485 | Combine having a feeding device for transferring and an outlet zone for discharging materials A combine harvester having a blower for spreading the discharge mixture of chopped straw, chaff and like materials over a wide area utilizing the kinetic energy obtained through the medium of a chopper or feed device located prior to the blowers to save o... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6616528 | Vertical crop residue chopper and spreader A crop residue chopper and spreader for an agricultural combine. The chopper and spreader includes a disk mounted for rotation in a predetermined rotational direction about an axis oriented horizontally or at a small acute angle to horizontal, the disk in... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6604995 | Straw and chaff spreader The present invention is directed to a straw and chaff spreader for mounting in association with a grain cleaner of a combine. The chaff and straw spreader includes a pair of horizontally-disposed, outwardly rotating, cleated conveyors that receive straw ... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602131 | Multi-tier crop residue flow guide for an agricultural combine A mult-tier crop residue flow guide for a rotary crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine including an element disposed in a housing and rotatable in a predetermined direction about an axis which is oriented horizontally or at a small acute angle ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6572035 | Rotary accelerating apparatus for a crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine Rotary accelerating apparatus for a crop residue spreader of an agricultural combine, including blades mounted to a rotatable hub for rotation therewith, each of the blades having a surface oriented to face in the direction of rotation, the surface having... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554701 | Foldable oscillating chaff pan for an agricultural combine A foldable chaff pan for attachment to an oscillating element of a cleaning apparatus or system of an agricultural combine for oscillation therewith for conveying chaff from the oscillating element to a non-oscillating chopper or spreader mounted to a fix... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6416405 | Combine having a feeding device for transferring and an outlet zone for discharging straw, chaff and like materials In a combine incorporating blowers (9) for spreading the discharge mixture of chopped straw and chaff over a wide area, the kinetic energy obtained through the medium of a chopper or feed device located prior to the blowers is retained so as to save on dr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6406368 | Straw and chaff spreader with spread to the rear An apparatus for attachment to a rear end of a combine for spreading straw and chaff comprises a pair of side-by-side rotating pans with attached blades for spreading chaff, with a straw spreader attached to and above each pan to spread straw before same ... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6358141 | Combine system for harvesting, cleaning and storing both corn kernels and whole cobs, and method of use A combine system which includes at least two on-board bins in combination with associated equipment for harvesting ears of corn, separating corn kernels from cobs, and directing the corn kernels and whole cobs to separate bins for accumulation therein.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6352474 | Metering edge for axially arranged rotary separator The discharge section of an axially arranged rotary combine is provided with a metering edge overhanging a discharge chute. The metering edge is asymmetrical having a downswept edge and an upswept edge. The downswept edge is more open that the upswept edg... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6343986 | Combine straw and chaff spreader A straw and chaff spreader including a pair of counter-rotating spreader plates having fan-shaped blades attached to the top surface of each spreader plate. The spreader plates being located beneath the straw and chaff chute of a combine. A rear shield is... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6238286 | Crop residue spreader A crop residue spreader for a combine harvester is pivotally mounted to the combine for rotation about a transverse axis. The spreader has a spreading position in which crop residue is spread over a wide area at the rear of the combine. The spreader is ro... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6113491 | Rotary chopper for a harvester combine In a rotary chopper associated with a harvester combine and having a chopper rotor and counter-knives cooperating therewith in the housing of the rotary chopper, a fan is provided for supply of supplementary air at an excess pressure to the housing in ord... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5976011 | Straw and chaff spreader assembly A straw and chaff spreading assembly consisting of a left spreader plate having a plurality of spreader fins fixedly attached thereto, a right spreader plate, having a plurality of spreader fins fixedly attached thereto, left spreader plate rotating means... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5797793 | Residue spreading apparatus for agricultural combines An apparatus connectable toward a downstream end of an agricultural combine for uniformly distributing residue material over a broad area. The apparatus is rotatable within a housing and about an axis extending generally parallel to a longuitudinal axis o... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5775991 | Hour glass shape discharge beater A straw discharge assembly allows the beater to reach further towards the rotational axis of the threshing rotor, thus enabling it to remove a greater percentage of the straw which otherwise collects on the housing frame members. The beater has a barrel-s... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5433664 | Adjustable chaff spreader for combine A chaff spreader for attachment to a farm combine. The spreader rotates to spread chaff discharged from the combine and is readily removable and adjustable to the discharge opening in the combine. Novel safety rings are provided on the rotating spreader t... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5215500 | Material spreading apparatus An apparatus for attachment to the rear of a harvester-thresher to evenly distribute the by-product of threshing evenly over a wide area. The by-product is mainly straw and chaff. The apparatus is a single integrally combined unit formed of a straw spread... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5120275 | Chaff spreading attachment for combines The attachment is mounted on the combine near the chaff discharge outlet and includes a transverse trough positioned to receive chaff particles issuing from the outlet. A powerful, fast-moving stream of air introduced into the trough near its center is sp... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5021030 | Straw spreader for a combine harvester and method of spreading A straw spreader for the rear straw discharge of a combine comprises a frame mounted on ground wheels together with a pair of hitch arms which extend forwardly from the frame on either side of the rear portion of the combine for attachment to the combine ... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4923431 | Chaff spreader A chaff spreader for attachment to a combine includes a pair of spaced circular mounting rings, each having a fan rotatably mounted therein. An elongated drive shaft extends between the fans and is connected to a belt and pulled drive system for rotating ... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4917652 | Harvester thresher with means for distributing grain-chaff mixture A harvester thresher is provided with a device for distributing grain-chaff mixture coming from a grain separating device over the whole width of a cutting mechanism which is generally substantially wider than the harvester thresher itself. For this purpo... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4892504 | Straw chopper and spreader assembly A straw chopper and spreader assembly for receiving straw from a threshing machine, has a casing enclosing a pair of contra-rotatable flail assemblies. The flails are mounted in different horizontal planes and have blades which overlap so as to shear and ... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4677991 | Grain deflector for combines A pair of elongated, generally transversely triangular deflector members are attachable to opposite, upstanding sidewalls of the foraminous, platform-like cleaning shoe of a combine for the purpose of preventing disproportionate accumulation and build-up ... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4489733 | Axial flow combine A combine for harvesting and threshing grain has features to prevent grain and time wastage even if the combine is tilted sideways, and other features to simplify the threshing equipment. The combine has a sieve housing that is mounted on rollers to the f... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4412549 | Combine harvester with improved cleaning In a combine harvester of the type having a fan for removing chaff and the like from crop material moving from a grain pan through a plurality of sieves, an additional fan is provided for improved removal of chaff and the like as the crop material moves f... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4383536 | Straw spreader Straw spreaders are normally controlled manually by the operator and it is therefore extremely difficulty to continually adjust the speed of the spreader so that the straw layer is reasonably even because the density of the straw varies continuously acros... | 05/17/1983 |
| 4292795 | Straw and chaff chopper and spreader A casing is secured at the rear of the threshing machine underneath the straw discharge thereof. It is provided with a closed base panel and a partially open top panel through which the straw and chaff is fed. In one embodiment, a multi-bladed straw chopp... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4149543 | Straw discharge means of harvesting machines The invention relates to a harvesting machine provided with rotary separating means, grain cleaning means located generally below the rotary separating means and at a central location below and between transversely spaced separator discharge openings, and... | 04/17/1979 |
