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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7905297 | Automatic connection for mid-mounted implement An automatic connection mechanism for a mid-mounted implement to a tractor is disclosed. The automatic connection mechanism includes a rear lift linkage pivotably attached to the tractor, that automatically and releasably engage the rear of the implement. The forwar... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7308946 | Method of cleaning hole diggers and spot cultivators and hole digger cleaning device A travelling rolling digger (1) for sequential hole drilling or for producing sequential cultivated spots in soil. The travelling rolling digger (1) includes at least one drilling shaft which is rotatable by a drive mechanism about a longitudinal shaft... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303025 | Motor-driven work apparatus A rotatably driveable work tool (1) of a motor-driven work apparatus has, at a front end (2, 3), an end plate (5, 6) lying perpendicularly to a rotational axis (4). The end plate (5, 6) has an outer diameter (DR) which i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7257909 | Convertible yard tool A convertible yard tool is disclosed having an implement connected for rotation within a housing, wherein the implement and housing are operated relative to a ground surface in either a snow throwing orientation or a sweeping orientation. When operated in the snow t... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7137882 | Releasable segment in the working members of an agricultural harvesting machine An agricultural harvesting machine includes a first rotating working member rotating about an axis; a non-rotating working member cooperatively associated with the first working member; and at least one releasable segment associated with the first rotating working m... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7074330 | Plant biomass management system and method A method for managing plant biomass in a wetland containing floating macrophytes includes the steps of draining a body of water having wetland plants growing thereon and permitting the plants to dry. The dried plant matter is then tilled into the bed of the water bo... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7055617 | Soil aerator A soil aeration apparatus may include aeration tines that are actuated by a relatively compact gear system that reduces the size and weight of the apparatus. In addition, a soil aeration apparatus may operate without a centrally disposed support shaft, thus enabling... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044233 | Combined digger and mushroom compost compacting assembly A combined digger and compost compacting assembly comprises a digger unit and a compacting unit. The digger unit has a drive shaft which includes a plurality of outwardly extending digger tines for digging into the compost in a mushroom bed as the assembly is moved ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021393 | Landscape tiller An implement and method of assembly, wherein the implement comprises a housing having a first-side portion and a second-side portion, at least one element having a weight, the element being attached to the second-side portion of the housing and the weight of the ele... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7000707 | Differential device A differential device has a power-transmitting member mounted to undergo rotation in forward and reverse directions about a central rotational axis and to undergo linear movement in a direction along the central rotational axis. The power-transmitting member has mes... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976350 | Bag presenter for a packaging machine A bag presenter for moving a bag from a bag supply toward a packaging machine filling station, the bag presenter comprising: a bag supply holding area, a gripper for holding a bag in the filling station and a bag handler for moving the bag from the holding area towa... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6966388 | Offset hitch A heavy gauge agricultural implement hitch is disclosed which is offset such that the implement and the tractor are not directly in line with one another, but allows the tractor to follow the previous crop rows and the implement to be offset of the previous crop row... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6945333 | Convertible rear-tine tiller A rear-tine roto-tiller with a chassis having a forward end and a rearward end; a set of rotating tines at the rearward end; a set of ground-engaging wheels between the forward end and the tines; and a tine transmission mounted on a substantially vertical shaft at t... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6926091 | Counter-rotating twin shaft system for gardening machines A gardening/landscaping utility machine having a counter-rotating twin shaft system that can perform multiple types of work required for gardening/landscaping, including tilling, trench-edging, weeding, brush cutting, snow removal and lawn mowing. These processes ca... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6854404 | Adaptive agricultural machine This invention provides devices and methods for adapting a motorcycle for use with an agricultural system. In a preferred embodiment, the agricultural system includes a motorcycle drive unit adapted for removable attachment to a tool assembly. In a further embodimen... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6779611 | Walk-behind working machine A walk-behind working machine includes a motive power source, right and left transmission shafts, and a clutch for transmitting motive power from the source to the shafts. The transmission shafts are disposed in alignment with their respective ends butting against e... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6766866 | Tiller A tiller includes an engine, a transmission mechanism, and a rotor shaft having tillage tines mounted thereon. The transmission mechanism transmits a motive power of the engine to the rotor shaft to thereby cause the tillage tines to perform a tilling operation. The... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6758283 | Aerator device An aerator is provided having a front axle, including a differential and a tine wheel assembly which may be raised from the ground during maneuvers of the aerator while power continues to be supplied to the front axle, and a tine wheel assembly is provided which all... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6722445 | Working machine having front-rotary working unit Front-rotary working machine employs a vertical engine having an output shaft projecting downward, and a transmission case, provided beneath the vertical engine, has a flat underside so as to extend generally parallel to the ground surface to be cultivated. Distance... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6708774 | Cultivator Driving worm provided on a transmission shaft, driven worm wheel provided on a cultivating shaft, main shaft portion of the transmission shaft and clutch are collectively accommodated in a transmission casing, which includes first and second bearings for preventing ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6662880 | Traveling rolling digger for sequential hole drilling and for producing sequential cultivated spots in soil A traveling rolling digger for sequential hole drilling or for producing sequential cultivated spots in soil. The traveling rolling digger includes at least one drilling shaft which is rotatable by a drive mechanism about a longitudinal shaft axis and has... | 12/16/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6186083 | Digger for facilitating the application of a material to a mushroom bed A digger for facilitating the application of a material to a mushroom bed includes a feed system wherein a metering shaft is provided in the compartment or hopper for the material. The metering shaft contains sets of supply pockets which receives the mate... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6164384 | Method for producing a plurality of cultivated spots for planting of trees and a rolling spot cultivator A method and apparatus for producing a plurality of spaced apart cultivated spots in soil. A spot cultivator (1) is moved across the soil in a direction in which the spaced apart cultivated spots are to be formed. The spot cultivator (1) includes at least... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5988290 | Bi-directionally biased vertical cultivating machine A cultivating machine has a structure arranged to be mounted on ground engaging wheels for movement in a line of travel. At least one tool support is mounted on the structure so as to be moveable with respect thereto, and a drive is also mounted on the st... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5901791 | Working vehicle A working vehicle includes an engine in the rear of a passenger seat, and a working machine vertically movably disposed in the rear of the engine, wherein an upper end of the working machine which is lifted to the highest position is set lower than an upp... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5775437 | Working vehicle A working vehicle includes an engine in the rear of a passenger seat, and a working machine vertically movably disposed in the rear of the engine, wherein an upper end of the working machine which is lifted to the highest position is set lower than an upp... | 07/07/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5520253 | Custom assembled equipment for landscaping A method employing a basic structure and a collection of components to improve efficiency in caring for laws and gardens. The basic structure comprises a single engine, speed reducer, and transmission mounted on a frame with handle bars and controls. The ... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5469922 | Soil aerator A soil aerator comprising a planetary aeration system, a frame, an attachment mechanism and a drive unit to form aeration holes the soil aerator having an attachment mechanism to allow it to be attached to a conventional farm tractor, a friction drive pul... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5437334 | Edger An edger having a main frame, at least one front wheel fastened in the front portion of the main frame, two rear wheels fastened in the rear portion of the main frame, a rotary blade disposed in the front portion of either side of the main frame and capab... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5402740 | Vehicular machine for transplanting vegetal seedlings A vehicular machine available for transplanting vegetal seedlings onto seedbed lines comprising; a planting unit which is furnished with a plurality of vegetal seedling mounting tables and planting levers for transplanting vegetal seedlings onto seedbed l... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5398767 | Ground treatment apparatus A lawn treatment apparatus includes an open-bottomed support body having three treatment implements in the form of spiking devices or brushing/sweeping devices adapted to move through the open bottom. The support body carries a driving mechanism to drive ... | 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 |
| 5346018 | Vehicle hydraulic three-point hitch and power take-off shaft An inventive three-point hitch assembly that attaches to the front end of a truck or pickup and supports at three points a plurality of implements or tools. It has a belt-driven power take-off for rotary tools that is controlled by an electric clutch and ... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5339907 | Device for connecting an agricultural implement to a tractor A device for connecting an agricultural implement to a tractor, towing it and driving it, via a power take-off shaft, has a double drive (8) which includes two angle drives (15, 16) which are arranged one above the other and which are pivotable relative t... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5287934 | Soil working implement There is disclosed a plow constructed for displacement, by a traction vehicle, a predetermined direction. It comprises a cultivator having a generally U-shaped frame with a pair of lateral arms parallel to the above direction and interconnected by a bight... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5199502 | Edger with improved rotary blade driving device An edger having a driving device for operating a rotary blade, the driving device including a driving pulley; a pulley to be driven; a driving belt arranged between the two pulleys; a swing arm having the center of its swinging motion at a position differ... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5069294 | Stub-shaft powered spinning tiller A powered spinning tiller with a box beam extending transversely of the direction of travel includes a plurality of spinners each consisting of a prong holder and a drive gear disposed rotatably on bearings side by side, adjacent prong holders being drive... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5040615 | Quick attaching power-take-off conversion unit The power-take-off conversion unit of this invention is adapted for attachment to a vehicle with a driving pulley rotatable in a generally vertical plane and driving an elastic belt, wherein the vehicle has two mounting brackets located beneath the pulley... | 08/20/1991 |
