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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7341114 | Turf aerator A safety mechanism for a turf aerator having a frame and an engine with a governor that generally prevents the turf aerator from operating at full power unless the safety mechanism is engaged. A blocking mechanism and a manual actuation device are mounted to the fra... | 03/11/2008 |
| 6923267 | Linear turf aeration apparatus A linear aeration apparatus is operable to form parallel linear aeration trenches into the surface of the ground. Aeration of highly compacted turf areas can be accomplished by first spreading a top dressing material over the surface of the field and then forming li... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6877818 | Construction machine and milling roller In a construction machine comprising a machine frame (2) having a milling roller (18) arranged for rotation therein, the milling roller (18) comprising a roller base body (19) driven by a milling roller drive device (11 to 15 | 04/12/2005 |
| 6865827 | Utility device having an improved rotatable drive mechanism A utility vehicle or other device for excavating soil or the like includes a utility mechanism, such as, e.g., a trencher, an auger or the like, with a motor-driven utility drum. In preferred embodiments, the motor is contained substantially entirely inside the drum... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6854525 | Tine system A tine assembly comprising a plurality of individual tines, each tine with an arcuate shaped base section and a blade section. Each tine is mountable between a pair of hubs suds that each blade extends radially outward therefrom. The base portions are clamped, secur... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6854526 | Walk-behind agricultural working machine A walk-behind working machine has a machine body and a wheel mounted on the machine body for undergoing rotation to move the walk-behind working machine along a ground surface. A cultivator device is mounted on the machine body for cultivating the ground. A working ... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6644167 | Method and arrangement for limiting the damage to a mine clearance vehicle in the event of large mine detonations The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement to mitigate damage to a rotary cultivator type mine clearer. In the event of detonations, triggered by the mine clearance tool, the present invention acts to mitigate damage to the mine-clearing... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6497294 | Soil conditioner implement A soil conditioner implement designed for operation in cooperation with a supporting skid steer vehicle, the skid steer vehicle being moveable over the soil to be conditioned and having a source of hydraulic fluid under pressure for transmission to the so... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6393959 | Mine disposal apparatus and mine disposal method A mine disposal apparatus is capable of carrying out works including preparation works such as a vegetation work, a collapsed sediment removing work, etc., and safely and surely disposing personnel mines separated from the tank mines, unexploded shells, e... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6371001 | Mine-clearing apparatus An apparatus for clearing mines set in the ground has a vehicle body adapted to travel along the ground in a horizontal travel direction, a drum mounted at a front end of the body and rotatable in a rotational sense about a horizontal axis generally perpe... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6273197 | Method and apparatus for a self-propelled ground aerator The present invention is a self-propelled ground aerating system. The system comprises, in general, a wheeled platform that has disposed thereon a power pack, a steering mechanism, a hopper for distributing materials, and a spiked drum. The spikes dispose... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6182769 | Demining device including demining discs and impact devices and demining method utilizing the device A method for increasing effectiveness of mine clearance when clearing landmines. A vehicle-mounted, mechanically driven, rotary cultivator type demining tool is provided. The demining tool includes a horizontal shaft, a demining unit rotating around the h... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6095717 | Compaction wheel having replaceable cleats A compaction wheel includes a rigid cylinder forming an outer rim. Cleats are removably mounted in cleat-receiving apertures formal on the outer rim. Each cleat has a face plate configured to engage against the outer surface of the cylinder, a working por... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6017169 | Remediation of earthen material Apparatus for in-situ remediation of contaminant-bearing earthen material includes a generally cylindrical tined assembly; a housing for mounting the tined assembly for rotational motion; an hydraulic driver for delivering torque to rotate the tined assem... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5988037 | Mine clearing vehicle A mine clearing vehicle (1) having a milling cutter drum (2) adapted to tear up soil, plant parts, mines, etc. on or within the top soil layer. The milling cutter drum (2) may advantageously be divided into discs (7) provided with teeth (8).... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5931605 | Remediation of earthen material Apparatus for in-situ remediation of contaminant-bearing earthen material includes a generally cylindrical tined assembly; a housing for mounting the tined assembly for rotational motion; an hydraulic driver for delivering torque to rotate the tined assem... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5850883 | Windrow auger composter A new windrow auger composter that is adapted for attachment to the blade of a tractor for breaking up, aerating, and rebuilding a windrow. The inventive device includes a housing adapted for attachment to the blade of the tractor such that the housing ex... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5725057 | Device for crushing stubble A device for crushing stubble comprising a rotatable crushing element supported by a frame. The frame is coupled by a pivotable connection to a drive mechanism which moves the device in a predefined direction across the stubble. The pivotable connection a... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5690179 | Enhanced agricultural aerator The present invention is a device that aerates lawn or soil using a unique triangular shaped tine or spike. The spikes are arranged on drums in a pattern. The drums can be filled with a fluid such as water or a granular material such as sand to adjust the... | 11/25/1997 |
| 5673756 | Turf aerator drive assembly A turf aerator is provided with a pair of drive wheels rotatably mounted on a drive shaft supported in a main frame of the aerator. Each drive wheel is provided with a radially extending flange and a pawl is pivotally mounted on each flange. A pair of spr... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5524711 | Agricultural implement for forming planting rows The present invention entails an agricultural implement for forming planting rows with a minimum of tillage. The implement of the present invention is designed to form a multiplicity of rows and accordingly includes a series of side-by-side row units. Eac... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5509488 | Device and method for clearing trees/bushes and tilling soil A cutter, device and cutting method utilizing the same including cutter blades which work soil and wood material and which are arranged on a cutter drum to rotate and by-pass a counter blade. The device includes a tamping drum which is displaceable in rel... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5505268 | Bidirectional field implement An implement for preparing a field includes a ground engaging device that allows the implement to be pushed or pulled on the field. The ground engaging device includes a reversible roller with projections joined to an outer surface thereof to engage the g... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5442990 | Tracked vehicle A mine removal vehicle comprises a tracked vehicle, a frontal assembly operatively connected with the tracked vehicle in a liftable and lowerable manner, and a box connected to the frontal assembly which has a scarifying drum arranged in it transversely t... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5398768 | Aerator An aerator includes a frame supported on a pair of forward drive wheels and a pair of rearward caster wheels. An aerator head is mounted on a pivot frame on the forward end of the aerator frame, pivotable to move the aerator head from a disengaged positio... | 03/21/1995 |
| 5348103 | Composting machine A composting machine is used with an elongated reactor with flails mounted in a frame that moves longitudinally from a finishing end to a starting end during a processing pass. The flails move the organic material in the reactor along the reactor toward t... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5261218 | Powered rake having debris windrowing mechanism A powered rake for windrowing debris for subsequent collection is provided which includes a main frame for coupling to a tractor, a subframe mounted for pivotal movement relative to the main frame about an upright pivot axis, a roller pivotal with the sub... | 11/16/1993 |
| 4919566 | Fill and compaction roller using readily replaceable cleat assemblies A compaction roller includes improved cleat assemblies which employ readily removable wear caps. One style of cleat assembly employs means inhibiting twisting of the cap unit about vertical and horizontal axes relative to a support base.... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4903780 | Mobile, self-propelled crushing machine A mobile, self-propelling crushing machine includes a structure essentially consisting of two beams, on which a central frame is welded. The central frame houses a rotor which is supported on a frame, which, in one form, is lowered by hydraulic cylinders ... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4704045 | Apparatus and method for pulverizing asphalt An apparatus and method for pulverizing asphalt on roadways and similar applications. The asphalt is pulverized by a rotating drum with removable cutting tips which engage a soften underside of the roadway prior to engaging a harder more compact top surfa... | 11/03/1987 |
| 4668122 | Two bolt taper cleat An off-the-road landfill compactor has large wheels with two piece cutting cleats the inner portion of which are attached to the outer surface of the wheels. The outer, replaceable portion of the cleat is secured to the inner portion by bolts which are di... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4516639 | Powered landscape rake A powered landscape rake for fine grading of and for stone and debris removal from a landscape surface is shown according to the teachings of the present invention. The rake of the present invention includes a drum rotatably mounted in a drum frame. The d... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4360065 | Cultivator for high efficiency windrow disintegration and aeration, row forming, and the like A cultivator adapted to straddle a windrow of material such as compost. A frame has an improved disintegrator and aerator comprising a horizontal drum crosswise of the windrow with a plurality of cultivator blades disposed in two helical arrays between op... | 11/23/1982 |
| 4348059 | Multiple-tine ice disaggregation system In an ice disaggregating system employing one or more rotating drums with peripherally positioned ice engaging teeth, the improvement in which the teeth are multiple-tined. In one configuration, each tooth has two equal length, pointed tines. In a preferr... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4294183 | Cutter configuration for efficient ice disaggregation and clearing In order to improve the efficiency and reliability of the cutter units employed in large scale ice disaggregation systems, a cutter configuration is employed characterized by an outwardly extending arm which sweeps rearwardly from the direction of travel ... | 10/13/1981 |
| 4199030 | Method and apparatus for farming row crops A soil working implement for use in forming a raised soil bed is disclosed. The implement includes a carriage assembly and a plowing tool mounted for rotation on the carriage assembly. The plowing tool includes a cylindrical rim and an array of soil diggi... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4192387 | Cylindrical drum tiller attachment A drum attachment for conventional tillers that expands the possible uses for such tillers. A pair of drums may be detachably mounted to a tiller shaft in place of conventional tiller blades, each drum being attached to the shaft by one or more pins held ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4167293 | Sprocket tightener The invention concerns a machine for cutting earth formations, of the type comprising a vehicle body, and a power driven rotary cutter mounted on the body. The cutter includes a wheel assembly and a cutter chain mounted in circular fashion around the whee... | 09/11/1979 |
| 4044841 | Rotary tiller device adapted for chopping A device in the nature of a rotary tiller equipped for traveling through fields as well as uneven terrain, for effectively chopping up encountered clods, vegetation and debris, and mixing same with the soil. We utilize a framework in which either of two d... | 08/30/1977 |
