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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7156328 | System and method for determining a pivot center and radius based on a least squares approach A system and method for determining the center and radius based on a least squares approach is disclosed. In one embodiment, a farmer drives through a given arc of a circular field in question and periodically takes position measurements. In another embodiment, a Le... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7121483 | Liquid manure spreading tool bar A liquid manure spreading tool bar for use on a manure spreader, wherein the manure spreader has a tank and a pump, and wherein the spreading tool bar has a supporting frame externally mounted onto the tank, a manure distributor mounted onto the supporting frame, a ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 6068197 | Pivoting lateral move irrigation system which waters in the pivot mode A pivoting lateral move irrigation system which operates to water in the pivot mode. The irrigation system includes a conduit extending over the field to be irrigated, and a series of support towers which are spaced along the length of the conduit and sup... | 05/30/2000 |
| 5685497 | Towing assembly for center pivot irrigation system This invention is a towing attachment for each wheeled tower in a center pivot irrigation system in the form of a pair of auxiliary support wheels rotatably supported for rotation about axes generally perpendicular to the pipe and which can be lowered to ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5341995 | Relocatable irrigator A relocatable irrigator for easily converting between irrigation and transport modes of operation. The irrigator includes a number of carriages separated by pipeline spans. The pipeline spans are bridged between adjacent carriages and define a spray line.... | 08/30/1994 |
| 4858832 | Agricultural water cannon A mobile agricultural water cannon to transfer water from sloughs and shallow ponds to adjoining land has (1) a suction pod to collect the water into a suction chamber, (2) a tail boom assembly to lower the suction pod into the water from adjoining land, ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4726529 | Irrigation pipe carrier Gated pipe is mounted upon trucks. A chain is provided at each end so that the gated pipe may be towed from one position to another. Tubes are connected to necks on the gated pipe to convey the water from a dry turn row upon the field to be watered. The g... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4365748 | Self-driven mobile center pivot irrigation system A mobile center-pivot irrigation unit capable of irrigating small and irregularly-shaped fields is disclosed. The unit has two wheel-mounted irrigation carriages which support a single irrigation pipeline which is suspended between the two carriages. The ... | 12/28/1982 |
| 4277027 | Towable center-pivot irrigation system A towable center-pivot irrigation system having a liquid conduit communicating with a liquid source and extending generally radially from a center-pivot location. The conduit is supported along its length by spaced support towers which move in generally c... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4132244 | Drive means for irrigation system An irrigation system includes an irrigation line mounted on wheels which may be turned from positions perpendicular to the line, where they serve to move the irrigation line across a field in a direction perpendicular to its length, to positions parallel ... | 01/02/1979 |
| 4061312 | Apparatus and method for protecting wheel move irrigation systems with electrified fence A method is disclosed for protecting assembled wheel move irrigation systems from being damaged by cattle grazing in a field where such a system is located, which includes the clamping of an insulator utilizing an over-center clamping arrangement on the r... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3999569 | Irrigation sprinkling apparatus with adjustable ground contacting elements Irrigation sprinkling apparatus according to the present invention may include structural means for supporting at least a portion of a mobile sprinkling apparatus that is adapted in use for rotation about a fixed point for irrigating a generally circular ... | 12/28/1976 |
