Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578356 | Disc frame vibration dampening system A disc harrow composed of one or more disc gangs has a subframe coupled to the disc gangs to move the disc gangs in response to variations in farmland terrain to limit the impact of ground variation when encountered during the harrowing process. When the obstruction... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7124835 | Agricultural machine comprising a towed support frame and rollers provided with a set of dome profile pneumatic tires The machine comprises a given number of roller pairs respectively connected to the machine frame by a linking part (32). The linking part (32) of each roller pair is adapted so as to enable the rollers (12a, 12b) to incline ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7086214 | Mower suspension A suspension system for a tractor-drawn mower used for crops for agricultural purposes is made up of parallel links, connected at a first end to a frame and to a mowing unit at a second end. A torsion spring assembly, similar to that used for torsion axles, is used ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7073949 | Disk blade bearing hub assembly A maintenance free repetitive sealing system for a disk blade bearing hub utilizing an integrated system of components to seal and protect the primary bearing seal. The blade side of the spindle includes a hub overlap portion which deflects dirt, keeps large debris ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7033105 | Road paving equipment tire track remover A road paving equipment tire track remover having a pair of blade assemblies, each including a semi-flexible blade with a lower edge and an upper edge. The upper edge is affixed to and shaped by a V-shaped frame so as to create a concave front side of the blade. The... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025009 | Element of an agricultural machine comprising an adjustable ballasting device A working element of an agricultural machine mounted on a substantially horizontal beam by a linking structure comprising at least one upper arm and at least one lower arm, the working element being subjected on one hand to a depth control force directed toward the ... | 04/11/2006 |
| RE38974 | Agricultural disc mounting system and method A disc mounting system includes the attachment of each disc to a disc gang bar via a dedicated leaf spring. Each of the leaf springs, which can be generally U shaped, are attached at a top end to the gang bar and at a lower leg to a disc spindle such that the disc i... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6695069 | Spring rockflex bearing arm A disc harrow has a frame and a plurality of earth working discs. Each disc has a central aperture for attachment to a gang shaft. A mount attaches the gang shaft to the underside of the frame and has bearings to permit rotation of the shaft in response t... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6412571 | Spring tine coulter till A coulter wheel assembly for mounting to a farm implement having a frame. The assembly includes a vertical shank having a coil spring at substantially its mid-point and upper and lower shank members extending therefrom. The upper shank member is attached ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6158523 | Agricultural disc mounting system and method A disc mounting system includes the attachment of each disc to a disc gang bar via a dedicated leaf spring. Each of the leaf springs, which can be generally U shaped, are attached at a top end to the gang bar and at a lower leg to a disc spindle such that... | 12/12/2000 |
| 5785129 | Row crop cultivator having a fixed depth of penetration A row crop cultivator has a plurality of domed discs suspended in pairs from a suspension system in which the discs are firmly restrained against lateral movement relative to the crop row being cultivated but are free to move vertically to adjust to uneve... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5590611 | Liquid fertilizer injection system A liquid fertilizer injection system is provided that includes a single coulter blade mounted on a support arm extending from a bracket which is adapted to be pivotally coupled to an attachment apparatus which attaches the system to a propulsion means. A ... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5555824 | Operator controlled pressure applicator for the furrow forming mechanism of a seed planter A mounting mechanism is disclosed for use in association with a row unit having a furrow forming apparatus as an integral part thereof. A linkage arrangement is provided for mounting the row unit to a tool bar of a tractor or the like thus allowing the fu... | 09/17/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5394946 | Row cleaning attachment A row cleaning attachment for seeding equipment comprising a coulter mounted between and behind two press wheels having a uniform circumference. The press wheels are independently spring biased downwardly into contact with the ground for holding and pulli... | 03/07/1995 |
| 5267619 | Disk harrow assembly A disk harrow assembly comprising a frame with an elongated beam and having an elongated shaft arranged generally parallel to and below the beam with a plurality of laterally spaced disks mounted on the shaft of rotation therewith. At least two laterally ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 5042590 | Tapered C-spring for a disk harrow An improved disk harrow C-spring with a tapered cross section which reduces the compressive stresses in the inside radius and improves vertical and side-to-side flexibility. The curved portion of the C-spring has a constant cross section at the top and ar... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4993695 | Flexible strut assembly A flexible strut device for supporting a pair of lifter wheels for a sugar beet harvester includes a mounting bracket secured to the tool bar of the sugar beet harvester. A fixed fulcrum plate is secured to the mounting bracket and is secured to a movable... | 02/19/1991 |
| 4930431 | No-till field implement An implement for agricultural field work is primarily useful for preparing a field for no-till planting and comprises a wheel carried frame for carrying a massive fertilizer hopper which has apertures in its bottom portion through which fertilizer flows a... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4930580 | Vehicle mounted lawn edger An edge cutter comprising a cutter member and support means therefore adapted to be moved to cut along a guide such as the edge of a path, comprising: means to support the cutter member on transport means, means to allow the cutter member to move laterally wit... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4905771 | Suspension unit for agricultural rollers A suspension unit in agricultural rollers, for elastically connecting the frame of the roller to a roller set including a shaft and a plurality of roller rings. An outer axially extending housing (4) is connected to the frame (2) of the roller (1) with th... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4883126 | Ridge planter guide unit This invention relates to a planter guide attachment designed to hold and align conventional corn, soybean planters, or other units on the upper area of a ridge of soil formed by previous cultivation-ridging processes as known in Ridge-Till farming. The u... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4828042 | Coulter chisel tillage tool A coulter chisel tillage tool includes a mounting apparatus for attaching a disc gang to a rockshaft. A bracket extends radially from the rockshaft and is connected to one end of a spring having its other end positioned in a retainer cup. The retainer cup... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4796550 | Single angled blade coulter and fertilizer opener A conservation tillage attachment for a seed planting unit that functions to cut and clear away prior crop residue, fracture the soil ahead of the seed trench opener, and form a trench for the deposit of dry or liquid fertilizer offset from and parallel t... | 01/10/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4759411 | Selective pivotal mounting arrangement for coulters A mounting arrangement for fertilizer coulters including a selective locking mechanism whereby, at the option of the operator, the coulter may be permitted to pivot about the coulter supporting shank or be locked in place.... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4724910 | Implement with resiliently mounted coulter gangs An agricultural implement is equipped with a plurality of earthworking tools spaced from one another in the fore and aft direction. One of the tools is adjustable between working and nonworking positions on a main frame by a hydraulic actuator connected t... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4646850 | Rotary incorporator and spider wheel therefor A rotary incorporator for one pass incorporation of chemicals or small grains in previously tilled soil. The incorporator includes two rows of aggressive, large diameter spider wheels supported from a toolbar for rotation in the soil about axes offset at ... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4628840 | Combination coulter and fertilizer knife apparatus A combination coulter and fertilizer knife apparatus for applying fertilizer to the soil including a frame having a coulter rotatably attached to the frame along a substantially horizontal axis for the purpose of cutting a slot in the soil. A fertilizer k... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4623024 | Furrow-forming attachment for a tractor An attachment for forming an irrigation furrow in top soil of a crop-growing field comprises a carriage for towing behind a tractor or the like, the carriage having a forward furrow-forming roller and an aligned aft furrow-forming roller and a suspension ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4564075 | Spring-loaded tillage implement A tillage implement for attachment to agricultural soil cultivation machinery. The tillage implement includes a knee having a knee body adapted to be attached to the agricultural machinery. A pivot arm is pivotably attached to the knee body and moves betw... | 01/14/1986 |
| 4520875 | Marker for tilling implements A no-till marker for multi-row planters characterized by a soil-engaging disc yieldably supported on the outer or distal end of a marker support arm and oriented so that the concave face of the disc is turned generally toward the direction of implement tr... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4515224 | Seed drill with improved seed disc means A seed drill apparatus comprising at least two complementary rotatable seed discs journalled in tandem relation whereby one of the discs is a leading disc and the other of the discs is a trailing disc. The plane of each disc is canted with respect to the ... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4492272 | Tillage implement and improved gang assembly therefor A mulch tiller or similar implement having a rigid frame supporting a plurality of forward trash-sizing gang assemblies and rearward plow tools. Spring brackets rockably support the gang asemblies for independent vertical movement with respect to the fram... | 01/08/1985 |
| 4428437 | Mount assembly including structure to effect substantially constant biasing force A yielding mount assembly connecting a movable arm to a support. The arm is adapted to be attached to a number of structures including an earthworking tool, a rotary hoe wheel, a belt tightener roller, and a wheel supporting a vehicle. The mount assembly ... | 01/31/1984 |
| 4422511 | Hydraulic reset for tillage and seeding equipment An hydraulic ram is situated between the tillage tool and the frame and is normally fully extended and acts as a rigid link. The ram has a predetermined and adjustable pressure so that if an obstruction is encountered by the tool, it only retracts when th... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4407372 | Disk harrow with cushion gang A harrow that includes a frame having a generally laterally extending rigid beam, a shaft located below the beam, a plurality of spaced disks mounted on the shaft for rotation therewith and a pair of spaced bearing standards for resiliently mounting the s... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4396070 | Pivotal disc gang section A disc gang section comprising a plurality of rotatable disc blades which are pivotally mounted as a unit to the horizontal upper gang tube of the disc frame so as to travel in an arc toward the rear of the disc implement when one or more of the blades of... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4380853 | Tool mount assembly method A torsion bar disk gang mounting assembly includes a shaft pivotally suspended from a disk frame. A rectangular tube receives a portion of the shaft. A pair of disk gang support arms are pivotally coupled to the shaft and extend generally rearwardly there... | 04/26/1983 |
