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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8074728 | Shallow disc blade vertical tillage system A tilling implement has a front row of shallow concave disc blades having a front right portion and a front left portion symmetrically disposed about a centerline of the implement. A rear row of shallow concave disc blades has a rear right portion and a rear left po... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074727 | Symmetrical path vertical tillage system and method A tilling implement has a front row of concave disc blades having a front right portion and a front left portion symmetrically disposed about a centerline of the implement. A rear row of concave disc blades has a rear right portion and a rear left portion symmetrica... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7290620 | Disk blade scrapers for tillage apparatus A disk blade scraper is used with a tillage implement having rotating disk blades separated by hub spools. In one form, the disk blade scraper has a wide tapered scraper blade positioned very close to the transition of the hub spool and the disk blade. In another fo... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7156186 | Strip-till conditioning rotary reel These and other objects and objectives are attained by providing an soil conditioning rotary reel for a strip-till primary tillage system, the rotary reel having a particular cross-sectional profile that forms the soil into a uniform raised berm ideally suited for p... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143838 | Wavy farming disc A wavy farming disc for working the soil in farming activities, particularly in no-till works for seeding, wherein the disc comprises a plate having a peripheral circular cutting edge and a central portion, and a plurality waves in the plate with the waves extending... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6997121 | Minimum tillage agricultural implement having furrow opening shank assemblies An agricultural implement for forming a furrow in a soil, is described and which includes a rotatable shank; a resilient, movement limiting member disposed in force transmitting relation relative to the rotatable shank; and a pair of wheels mounted for earth engagin... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6973884 | Slurry fertilizer applicator An applicator unit for applying slurry fertilizer beneath the soil with reduced soil displacement includes a spring-cushioned main mounting shank and a forward spring-biased colter. A narrow applicator shank is mounted to the main mounting shank by a pair of vertica... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6935435 | Positionable cultivating apparatus for raised bed crops A cultivating implement has transversely opposing sub-frames slidably mounted in the main frame of the implement to permit lateral positional adjustment of work implements carried by the sub-frames. The work implements are supported by a mounting apparatus providing... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6913085 | Single standard double disk configuration A double disk C-spring standard assembly utilizes bearings mounted to a simple carrier plate. The plate is connected to the lower end of a single C-spring oriented in the fore-and-aft direction. Bearing assembly mounting holes in the plate define the necessary gang ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6578642 | Rear mounted attachment with single acting cylinder A trailing attachment for a deep tillage implement is supported from the implement frame by transversely spaced four-bar linkages extending rearwardly from the frame. Single acting hydraulic cylinders are pressurized to lift and adjust the attachment. A b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6425445 | Enhanced minimum tillage planter/renovator system A planter/fertilizer wherein there is provided a ripping point configured to penetrate a predetermined depth into the soil or sod, the ripping point designed to facilitate a splitting and lifting of the soil, forming a seed bed void, while cutting any org... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6330922 | Bedding plow featuring a center-cut disk assembly having resilient relief means A bedding plow suited for forestry planting operations includes a plow frame that is attached to a tractor or other tow vehicle. The frame holds a pair of trailing disk assemblies that are arranged along opposite longitudinal sides of the bed being plowed... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6257344 | Enhanced minimum tillage planter/renovator system A minimum tillage planting/renovation system configured to facilitate an enhanced seedbed in a variety of soil conditions, while maintaining nominal surface disturbance. The present invention may further be configured to provide intercrop planting, renova... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6192993 | Method of improving crop residue decay in a field A method of improving crop residue decay in a field by providing a tillage implement having a frame and a plurality of tillage tool assemblies operably supported by the frame and adjacently spaced therealong, each of the plurality of tillage tool assembli... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6068061 | Soil zone-builder coulter closer/tiller with vertical response mechanism and shank head An apparatus and method for tilling a seedbed with a soil manipulation device comprising a tilling shank for forming a groove in the soil followed a pair of coulter blades for closing the groove and a rear finishing device such as a rolling basket for fur... | 05/30/2000 |
| 6009955 | Enhanced minimum tillage planter/renovator system A minimum tillage planting/renovation system configured to facilitate an enhanced seedbed in a variety of soil conditions, while maintaining nominal surface disturbance. The present invention may further be configured to provide intercrop planting, renova... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5960890 | Wetlands terracing plow and remediation method utlizing same A terracing plow for providing a shallow water terrace system for wetlands remediation. The preferred, embodiment of the present invention comprises a terracing plow having a frame having front and rear ends and first and second sides, the rear end having... | 10/05/1999 |
| 5957217 | Strip tillage apparatus The present invention provides a shankless strip tillage tool for no-till preparation of surface soil for the planting of seeds. The strip tillage apparatus has a frame for mounting the apparatus to a tool bar mounted on a draft vehicle. The frame has a p... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5915481 | Tillage implement with on the go angle and depth controlled discs A tillage implement adapted to be towed by a tractor. The tillage implement having on-the-go angle adjustable disc blades which enables the farmer to vary the amount of crop residue left on the surface of the soil. The implement is comprised of a main fra... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5819855 | Enhanced minimum tillage planter/renovator system A minimum tillage planting system configured to facilitate a wider, enhanced seedbed in a variety of soil conditions, while maintaining nominal surface disturbance. The present invention may further be configured to provide intercrop planting, renovating,... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5797460 | Straight bar tillage implement A tillage implement includes straight bar ripper structure with a main forward toolbar supporting subsoiler shanks from special brackets which can also support coulters ahead of the shanks independently of additional toolbar structure. An optional rear or... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5782307 | Furrow closing apparatus A furrow closer for mounting to an anhydrous ammonia fertilizer applicator knife. The furrow closer has a base plate which can be selectively mounted to a mounting bracket fixed to the shank of the applicator knife. A pair of offset fluted disks lie in in... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5695012 | Adjustable subsoiler with staged shanks A deep subsoiler (50) consists of a plurality of carriages (58) abreast on a frame (52) and a plurality of shanks (60) mounted on each of said carriages. The mounting for each of said shanks provides a fail-safe mechanism consisting of a pair of rosettes ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5640914 | Debris manipulating and clearing assembly for clearing crop residue from soil An apparatus and process for manipulating and clearing crop residue or other debris from a zone of soil before tilling the zone of soil to form a seedbed. The apparatus may be attached to the tool bar of a farm implement and includes a pair of fingered wh... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5623997 | Soil zone-builder coulter closer/tiller A soil manipulation device is provided for closing a groove in soil formed by a soil tiller shank. The device includes a frame connected to a rear portion of the tiller shank and a pair of rotatable coulter blades mounted on the frame for engaging soil be... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5619939 | Disc opener A disc-type opener and seeder useful in direct seeding during zero-till operations includes index/presser wheels to prevent hairpinning of trash etc. A soil retainer wheel cooperates with the disc to close the furrow cut by the disc and to cover the seeds... | 04/15/1997 |
| 5540288 | Primary tillage unit with reduced disturbance of surface soil and residue A conservation tillage unit for use in primary tillage includes a rolling coulter followed by a chisel plow having a narrow shank and a soil working unit mounted to the bottom of the shank. The working unit includes a point and a delta wing mounted behind... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5529128 | High speed row crop cultivator The row crop cultivator includes a cultivation unit (10) with a unit frame (12) attached to a tool bar (21) by parallel links (28 and 34). The unit frame (12) is supported by a pair of gauge wheels (14 and 16). A disk coulter (18) is mounted on the unit f... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5515929 | Dual disc cultivtor cutaway A dual disc cultivator cutaway (10) is disclosed including a frame (30) pivotally mounted to a cultivator tool bar (14) through a bar mount (22). A spindle (38) is pivotally mounted to the opposite end of the frame (30) and slideably mounts first and seco... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5437337 | Tillage unit with reduced disturbance of surface residue and soil A conservation tillage unit includes a coulter and a plow having a shank, a point and a pair of wings mounted slightly forwardly of the shank. The unit fractures the soil at ground speeds up to seven miles per hour without throwing the surface soil and re... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5417172 | Seeder A seeder comprises a coulter assembly (13) operable to cut stubble/grass in a series of parallel lines in the first stage of forming a plurality of parallel rows of seed beds. The coulter assembly (13) comprises a plurality of coulters (21) and is operabl... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5333694 | Strip-till seed bed preparation apparatus Seed bed preparation apparatus for the no-till preparation of longitudinal strips of soil for the planting of seeds in longitudinal rows including plurality of laterally spaced apart gang assemblies which are individually mounted on a draft vehicle such a... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5280826 | Coulter adjusting device for reversible plow A coulter adjusting device for use in a reversible plowing machine having a non-reversible mast frame, a bottom frame secured to the non-reversible mast frame in such a manner as to be rotatable or reversible relative to the non-reversible mast frame, a r... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5255617 | Ridge preparation tool for seed planting equipment The ridge preparation tool is adapted to be attached to a seed planter directly ahead of the trench-forming structure of the planter so as to skim off the crest of the ridge for the production of a clean, relatively narrow strip of prepared soil in which ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5027724 | Subsoil fertilizer applicator having arcuately adjustable knife A fertilizer applicator employs a rotating, trash-cutting coulter and a knife located immediately behind the coulter with the leading arcuate edge of the knife and the rearward arcuate periphery of the coulter in intimately spaced relation to one another.... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4947770 | Coulter and fertilizer applicator linkage arrangement A parallel linkage arrangement for supporting a coulter disc and liquid fertilizer applicator on an agricultural tool bar such that the coulter disc and the fertilizer applicator maintain the same relative relationship to the ground regardless of vertical... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4909335 | Deep tillage shank system An agricultural earth working system including a vertically adjustable deep tillage tool in tandem with a V-shaped sweep blade tool, the system being mounted on a field traversable frame and adapted to be drawn through the field by a conventional farming ... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4834189 | Row crop cultivator An improved row crop cultivator for use in minimum tillage applications is described. A plurality of ganged cultivating units are mounted on a tool bar adapted to be towed behind a tractor vehicle. Each cultivating unit comprises a frame which is supporte... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4819737 | Row crop cultivator A row crop cultivator particularly adapted for ridge-hill and minimum tillage farming conditions. The cultivator carries a number of tools including spaced hilling disks, a coulter wheel and a sweep for effectively pitching soil and cutting crop residues ... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4762181 | Minimum tillage implement A pull type minimum tillage implement includes a closed rectangular frame having a forward tool bar, intermediate tool bar and rear tool bar. The ground-working tools travel directly over each previous crop row and include a forward coulter mounted on the... | 08/09/1988 |
