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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6978588 | Harvesting machine A high-capacity harvesting machine includes a first harvested crop take-up arrangement attached to the front of the harvesting machine and a first harvested crop processing arrangement arranged within the harvesting machine to which crop harvested by the first harve... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6138447 | Harvesting platform with non-binding reel mount A non-binding reel mount for a harvester platform includes added clearance between the sidewalls of a reel mounting bracket and the reel lifting arms. Side bushings are provided between the brackets and the arms at the center of the arms to prevent latera... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5974772 | System for harvesting crops by combing The object of the invention is to reduce crop wastage and to simplify the design of the combing unit. The essence of the invention lies in the fact that in the combing unit, the teeth of the working combing element are arranged in rows in the direction of... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5389038 | Crop strippers A crop stripper drum has a series of axial rows of flexibly displaceable teeth (12) circumferentially spaced around the drum. At the roots of the teeth are bulbous openings (12b, 22a) formed in metal members, which may comprise the teeth (12) or be elemen... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5372002 | Portable seed stripper apparatus A hand-held apparatus is disclosed for collecting seeds from plants. The apparatus has an elongated handle with a rotary brush-like unit rotatably attached to one end of the handle. The rotary unit has a plurality of seed stripper elements extending radia... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5185991 | Apparatus and method for selective crop harvesting The apparatus for harvesting crops, particularly seed crops, comprises a mobile support structure (20) and a crop stripping device in the form of a rotor (30), which may be attached to height adjustable arms and is driven by drive means (22). The rotor (3... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5174093 | Mechanized non-destructive crop harvesting machine A mechanized harvesting machine, particularly suitable for picking or harvesting vegetables such a peppers or tomatoes employs a harvesting member having a rotating shaft aligned transversely to the direction of movement of the machine above the row of pl... | 12/29/1992 |
| 5117619 | Air-floated apparatus with centrifuge raceway The present invention describes an air-floated apparatus comprising a wheel-less housing having a skirt extending around a lower edge thereof and having an air-inlet opening in an upper portion thereof, the housing further including a discharge port. The ... | 06/02/1992 |
| 5044147 | Crop harvesting apparatus and methods An apparatus for harvesting crop including a rotor (11) mounting on a movable frame (12) and carrying a succession of transverse combs (14) each formed of an array of outwardly projectint teetch (15) traverse to the direction of movement of the apparatus ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4951451 | Apparatus and method for harvesting crops by stripping The apparatus for harvesting crops, particularly seed crops, comprises a mobile support structure (20) and a crop stripping device in the form of a rotor (30), which may be attached to height adjustable arms and is driven by drive means (22). The rotor (3... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4815261 | Seed harvesting device An elongate housing is provided for removable attachment to either a self-propelled windrower or conventional farm tractor. A flexible-bristle brush is adjustably secured to the housing such that when the housing is moved through a field of seed-bearing p... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4738087 | Harvester for stripping seed from a standing crop A harvester includes a mobile vehicle with a forward vertically adjustable header that includes a mechanism for stripping grain from a standing crop as the machine advances while leaving the stem of the crop attached to the soil. The stripping mechanism i... | 04/19/1988 |
| 3992861 | Crop harvesting apparatus A crop harvesting apparatus particularly suited for harvesting fruit and nuts from crop-bearing trees. A plurality of crop severing devices are mounted on rotatable drive shafts. The crop severing devices can take any of several forms. In one illustrative... | 11/23/1976 |
