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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079203 | Harvester The present invention relates to the mechanical harvesting of ground crops. More particularly, the invention provides an adjustment mechanism for altering the distance setting between centers of at least one pair of driven revolving pairs (such as helixes) on site a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8051632 | Automatic calibration for a header flotation system A system and method for calibrating a header flotation system of an agricultural vehicle that can be employed while the vehicle is in motion, including when traversing a field, which does not rely on, or require calibration of, height and/or pressure sensors. ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7921626 | Apparatus and method for controlling the speed of a combine harvester Apparatus for controlling the speed of a combine harvester (10) includes one or more sensors (48) each generating one or more signals that correspond during use of the combine harvester to variables of a harvesting process. The apparatus further includ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7886509 | Load-responsive energy-saving motor-driven grass mower A power-driven grass mower includes an operation division having a grass cutter; a motor division having an electric motor and a power-source division having a battery, wherein the operation division is provided with a first means for watching if the motor division ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7877970 | Biomass harvesting system A biomass harvesting system for harvesting agricultural plant growth from agricultural fields comprises in operative combination a power source for providing mechanical and electric power to the system, a biomass accumulator for producing discrete units of accumulat... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877969 | Method for adjusting a working unit of a harvesting machine A method of adjusting at least one working unit of a harvesting machine includes taking pictures or picture series of a crop-material flow at a position downstream from a particular working unit in a crop-material conveyance path at various setting states with certa... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7797915 | System to clear stuck reels on grass mowing machine A system to clear stuck reels on a grass mowing machine with a reversible electric or hydraulic motor connected to a cutting reel. The reel motor can rotate in a forward direction and a reverse direction. A controller provides electric signals to the reel motor, and... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7788888 | Work vehicle with a joystick command and control system Self-propelled work vehicle for harvesting fruit, with a front axle, a rear axle, a steering column, an engine, a control pedal, a seat mounted in a driving position and a plurality of tools, with a control system for controlling the engine, the tools, the control p... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7707810 | Apparatus and method to vary the reel speed versus ground speed of an agricultural windrower An apparatus and method for varying the speed of a reel versus ground speed of an agricultural windrower, wherein a programmable control module in connection with a signal operated device operable for controlling operation of the reel, is programmed to operate in an... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7669393 | Stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement A stall detection system for mower blade clutch engagement determines if there is a stall condition by sensing one or more operating conditions such as engine deceleration or blade spindle rotation. If a stall condition is detected, a microcontroller shuts off actua... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7650734 | Automatic mass-flow sensor calibration for a yield monitor A system and method is provided for remotely and automatically calibrating a mass-flow sensor in a yield monitor of a combine. The invention uses a wireless communication device installed on a combine and a remote wireless communication device installed on a grain c... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7610738 | Greens mower data display and controller A turf maintenance vehicle, wherein the vehicle includes a traction drive system structured and operable to provide movement of the vehicle across a ground surface, and an electric motor structured and operable to provide rotation of a cutting device that includes a... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7552577 | Header flotation calibration system A system for calibrating a header flotation system of an agricultural vehicle having a header is provided that includes a control circuit configured to monitor the height of the header and to calculate an upforce that will maintain a desired downforce of the header ... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7503160 | Method and device for determining the compression properties of crop material In method and a device for determining the compression properties of crop material in an agricultural working machine, a compressing device is capable of being filled with a material sample during the working process, the compression of the material sample is determ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7478518 | Yield monitor system In a parallelepiped agricultural baler flake transfer events are sensed e.g. by the activation of a pre-compression chamber switch or other means indicating that the pre-compression chamber is full and a signal is sent to the baler control logic. The baler logic rec... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7430845 | Harvesting machine with a measuring device for capturing the throughput of collected crop material A harvesting machine includes a measuring device for capturing the throughput of collected material. The measuring device has a measuring surface which acts together with the crop material and is supported movably at a support point in such a manner that its positio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7398636 | Method and apparatus for continuously harvesting grain from a row of mature grain plants comprised of plant segments and alley segments A wheel mounted grain harvester includes a harvesting head for depositing grain in a grain handling assembly comprised of a plurality of grain moving parts. Control means are located on the harvester for selectively interrupting grain flow along the grain moving par... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7367173 | Greens mower data display and controller A method of controlling a greens mower, wherein the greens mower includes a motor drive system variably driving a grass cutting reel and a traction system. The method includes sensing an operating parameter, comparing the operating parameter to a predetermine parame... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350343 | System for automatically steering a utility vehicle A system for automatically steering a utility vehicle having an operating implement. The system comprises a controller that is in communication with a scanning sensor. The controller receives an output signal from the scanning sensor and generates a steering signal ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331167 | Mow/speed interlock system for riding mowers A mower has at least one powered cutting unit for mowing grass. A switch is provided for permitting operation of the cutting unit or for preventing operation of the cutting unit depending upon the state of the switch. The switch is linked in some fashion, e.g. mecha... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7305810 | Method of operating an agricultural vehicle A method is described for operating an agricultural vehicle to reduce the time taken for rotating components of the crop processing machinery driven by the vehicle engine to reach a standstill. The method comprises the steps of sensing when a signal is generated by ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7228679 | Electrical method of sensing operator presence on a walk-behind mower An operator presence control assembly for a walk-behind greens mower includes a handle supported on a frame of the walk-behind greens mower, a ribbon switch on the outer perimeter of the handle, and a circuit including the ribbon switch. The circuit is completed by ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7155888 | Agricultural machine with a guidance system A self-propelled agricultural machine having a position-finding system including a position-finding device for detecting positions of guide variables relative to the machine and at least one adjusting device for adjusting the orientation of the region of coverage of... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7104036 | Reverse implement option using reverse pedal A reverse implement option for a tractor or mowing vehicle is activated by moving the reverse foot pedal to an intermediate position. An arm linked to the reverse foot pedal pivots in response to movement of the reverse foot pedal to the intermediate position to act... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7051498 | Traction enhancement system for turf mowers A traction enhancement system and method of using the same for use with a turf mower having a vehicle frame, a first drive wheel operably mounted to the vehicle frame, and a cutting unit positionable in a first position, where the cutting unit is support by ground e... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7017326 | Transmission rotation sensor switch A sensor for use with a transmission system, where the transmission system has a housing, an input driven by an engine and at least one rotating component, such as a shaft, located in the housing and driven by the input. The sensor is comprised of an actuator, which... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6983583 | Lawnmower tilt sensor apparatus and method A lawnmower comprising a frame, an engine supported by the frame, a mower deck supported by the frame, a rotating cutting blade disposed below the mower deck. A PTO is coupled to the engine and the cutting blade to rotationally drive the cutting blade. A drive syste... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6959527 | Process and device of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows A method of relative positioning between agricultural machines and crops on their planting rows having the steps which are performed in real time and during a harvest work and include determining a positioning of each tree top on a trees row, a machine rotor column ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6941737 | Safety arrangement of a harvesting machine A forage harvester is equipped with a safety device which incorporates controls that monitor various operating conditions including an operator's presence and apply a brake for stopping any possible rotation of the cutting drum whenever an unsafe condition for the o... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6892517 | Blade and ground speed control system A self-propelled mower with blade and ground speed controls. The mower includes a motor with an output shaft and a rotatable cutting blade mounted on a blade shaft. The motor may be an internal combustion engine. A torque transmitting mechanism such as a variable di... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6886314 | Device for measuring and/or checking the distance between a shear bar and a chopping knife A crop chopping arrangement for a forage harvester includes a shearbar mounted adjacent a path swept by chopping knives of a chopper drum and being selectively adjustable toward and away from said path so as to adjust the distance between the shearbar and knives as ... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6874304 | Device for detecting the presence of a crop flow in a harvesting machine Disclosed is a sensor for detecting the presence of a crop flow in a harvesting machine. The sensor is designed to emit an output signal containing information on whether crop material is passing through the harvesting machine or not. It is suggested that the sensor... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6848243 | Method and apparatus for continuously harvesting grain from a row of mature grain plants comprised of plant segments and alley segments A wheel mounted grain harvester includes a harvesting head for depositing grain in a grain handling assembly comprised of a plurality of grain moving parts. Control means are located on the harvester for selectively interrupting grain flow along the grain moving par... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6834484 | Automatic control initiation for a harvester A harvester with a control system responsive to at least one crop processing variable for automatically controlling forward speed of the harvester includes a crop presence responsive switch connected to an automatic harvester control system. The switch, preferably a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6715269 | Adjustable monitor mount An agricultural harvesting machine includes an operator station. The operator station provides an operator console. An adjustable mount provides a swivel and tilt adjustment for an electronic display panel connected to the console. Adjustment is provided by an elong... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6708472 | Lawn mower having disabling feature A disabling feature used with a lawn mower, for disabling the drive wheels of a lawn mower when an obstacle is encountered. Braking, engine kill, blade stopping, and declutching is contemplated upon the tripping of a pivotable contact device which in one embodiment ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6671592 | Autonomous vehicular appliance, especially vacuum cleaner Portable threshold locators (32B, 32C, 32D) are placed in a room (120) at locations to define at least part of a boundary within which an autonomous vehicular appliance is to be confined. Typically, the threshold locator is placed in a doorway (32B) or at... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6658834 | Agricultural harvester having automated tree sensing and shaking device and method A tree harvester including an automated tree sensing and shaking control system. The control system includes a tree sensing device, such as an ultrasonic sensor that is mounted upon the harvester. Predetermined tree distance values and other shaker head c... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651411 | Fore/aft position sensor for a harvesting reel A harvesting reel is rotatably mounted on left and right saddles. The saddles are slidably positioned on fore/aft extending arms. A fore/aft position sensor is located between one of the fore/aft extending arms and the respective saddle. The fore/aft exte... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651416 | Large rectangular baler having hydraulically powered functions, and control system therefor A large rectangular baler includes pick-up and packer rotors, a pivotable stuffer, a plunger head, a knotter shaft and a needle yoke, and tension panels that are all driven hydraulically and independently controlled through electrically controlled valves ... | 11/25/2003 |
