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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976369 | Biomass cleaner with improvements in crop harvesting machines and related methods A biomass cleaner, of a harvesting machine, includes at least a first sieve for sieving biomass and having one or more first sieve apertures that are openable and closeable in dependence on control commands. The biomass cleaner also includes an air fan, the speed of... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7645190 | Combine cleaning fan control system A method and a system for varying the rotational fan speed of a combine cleaning system in response to the amount of crop entering the combine cleaning system. Increases and decreases in crop material entering the cleaning system are sensed prior to their arrival at... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7632179 | System and method for detecting combine rotor slugging A system to sense incipient slugging of a rotor by sensing a rotor speed signal, an engine speed signal and a first hydraulic motor speed signal, combining the rotor speed signal and the engine speed signal to provide a second hydraulic motor speed signal, and deter... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7544125 | System and method for detecting a condition indicative of plugging of a discharge path of an agricultural combine A system and method for detecting a condition indicative of onset of plugging or actual plugging of a discharge of an agricultural combine, utilizing a pressure sensor disposed at a location within the combine spaced from the discharge and operable for sensing an ai... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7520806 | System for automatically deslugging an agricultural combine A deslugging method and system for an agricultural combine, providing several semi- and fully automated operating modes or routines for removing or dislodging a slug of crop and/or other material from the threshing system and/or a feeder of the combine for conveying... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7452267 | System and method for automatically deslugging an agricultural combine A deslugging method and system for an agricultural combine, providing several semi- and fully automated operating modes or routines for removing or dislodging a slug of crop and/or other material from the threshing system and/or a feeder of the combine for conveying... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7427231 | Motor overspeed detection A motor control system of a combine having a rotor that is simultaneously driven by an engine and a hydraulic motor is configured to determine at overspeed condition of the motor and to disengage the motor from the engine when the overspeed condition exists. ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7381130 | System and method for detecting a condition indicative of plugging of a discharge path of an agricultural combine A system and method for detecting a condition indicative of onset of plugging or actual plugging of a discharge of an agricultural combine, utilizing a pressure sensor disposed at a location within the combine spaced from the discharge and operable for sensing an ai... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370458 | Speed control system for lawnmower engine In a lawnmower engine speed control system having an actuator moving a throttle valve and a controller controlling operation of the actuator such that the engine speed becomes equal to a predefined desired engine speed, it is determined whether the lawnmower is unde... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7362233 | Method and apparatus for ascertaining the quantity of a crop harvested in a combine A method and an apparatus for ascertaining the quantity of the tailings (39), output into a tailing augur (46) of a combine (1) and composed of grains (35) and non-grain components, in which the quantity of the tailings (39) is dis... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7343262 | Self-propelled harvesting machine and operating method therefor A method of operating a self-propelled harvesting machine includes continuously separating a crop-material flow into a useful-material flow and a remaining-material flow, in a separating step of the machine, capturing at least a portion of the useful-material flow f... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7337595 | Packaging system with void fill measurement A system, and associated components and methodology, that provides for automatic determination and supply of an amount of dunnage to fill the void left in a container in which one or more objects have been placed. The system comprises a dunnage dispenser which is op... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7275355 | Blade and ground speed control system A self-propelled mower with blade and ground speed controls. The mower includes a motor with an output shaft and a rotatable cutting blade mounted on a blade shaft. The motor may be an internal combustion engine. A torque transmitting mechanism such as a variable di... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275357 | Cotton module program control using yield monitor signal A control and method for a cotton module building program for an on-board cotton module builder of a cotton harvester, which utilizes a signal or output from a yield monitor as a factor in determining and varying cotton module building parameters, which can include ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266415 | Method of and apparatus for operating working machines A method for operation of a working machine with at least one adjustable operating parameter of at least one working unit of the working machine, includes associating the working machine with a control generator coupled to a control editor for changing the at least ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261632 | Self-propelled harvesting machine A self-propelled harvesting machine having an internal combustion engine, a propulsion system that can be operated to cause the harvesting machine to move across a field with a propulsion speed, a crop material pick-up device for picking up the crop material from a ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249449 | Conveying duct pressure monitor system for controlling harvester speed A differential pressure sensor measures the vacuum in a material conveying duct relative to atmospheric pressure or to a positive pressure farther upstream in the duct on an agricultural harvester. The output from this sensor is monitored electronically, and the res... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7231814 | Moisture measuring device and method The invention relates to a measuring device for the measurement of properties of a material to be measured, in particular of the moisture content of agricultural harvested products such as hay, straw, or wilted silage, with a moisture sensor element (22, 49, 54, ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222480 | Forage harvester with positionable operator's cabin A self-propelled forage harvester includes a chassis, an operator's cabin arranged on the chassis, a chopper drum, an ascending lower discharge chute extending from the chopper drum inside the chassis to a level above the chassis, a front attachment, a drive unit, a... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7136719 | Method for the computer-assisted regulating of a plurality of serially coupled machines, regulating device and machine arrangement A method for stabilizing machine processes in which the machines are regulated by a machine regulation matrix selected from a plurality of machine regulation matrixes using a detected machine sensor value, set-point values of the machines being stored in each machin... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7096653 | Yield monitor for forage crops Yield monitor apparatus and method for a forage processing machinery are provided according to the invention. The yield monitor measures a forage yield by measuring a forage volume increment accumulation. In one embodiment of the invention, the yield monitor include... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7089824 | Traveling transmission apparatus for work vehicle A traveling transmission apparatus for a work vehicle is disclosed. The apparatus includes a stepless change-speed unit receiving power from an engine, a gear transmission mechanism receiving power from the stepless change-speed unit and disposed rearwardly of the e... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077743 | Method of and device for determining crop parameters A method of determining crop parameters in an agricultural harvester has the steps of determining at least one crop parameter during a working process with a compacting device which is fillable with a crop probe, and using for determining the at least one crop param... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7073314 | Automatic mass-flow sensor calibration for a yield monitor A system and method is provided for remotely and automatically calibrating a mass-flow sensor in a yield monitor of a combine. The invention uses a wireless communication device installed on a combine and a remote wireless communication device installed on a grain c... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074125 | Combine tailings sensor system A system for sensing the presence of tailings in a combine includes a tailings sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a flow rate of tailings and a first microcontroller module coupled to the tailings sensor and configured to receive the signal and fil... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7062368 | Combine having a system estimator to automatically estimate and dynamically change a target control parameter in a control algorithm An agricultural combine includes a rotor drive system to which sensors are coupled to signal the rotational speed of a hydraulic motor and an engine. An electronic controller that contains a mathematical model of the system reads the sensors and using the model esti... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048627 | Measuring device for measuring harvested crop throughput A measuring device for measuring harvested crop throughput is provided with a dosing device that adds additional grain to the flow of harvested crop material being processed to better calibrate the measuring device. The dosing device adds a defined amount of grain t... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7007557 | Flow scale having a hingedly suspended impact plate An impact flow scale includes a first tube, disposed substantially vertically a second tube, disposed with a downward inclination and having an inlet at an upper end thereof and a lower end of the second tube connected to the first tube, where the first and second t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001267 | Method of controlling a threshing mechanism of a combine harvester For controlling a threshing mechanism of a combine harvester parameters of the threshing mechanism are adjusted with respect to a nominal crop throughput determined for corresponding harvesting conditions to an optimal value, the changing automatically and the adjus... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6962526 | Combine tailings sensor system A system for sensing the presence of tailings in a combine includes a tailings sensor configured to generate a signal indicative of a flow rate of tailings and a first microcontroller module coupled to the tailings sensor and configured to receive the signal and fil... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951514 | Throughput control for combines using feederhouse signal An agricultural combine having a supporting structure that is driven by ground engaging wheels at a harvesting speed by a propulsion assembly. The combine is also provided with crop processing assemblies for processing a harvested crop. A feederhouse directs the har... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6935166 | Measurement of moisture of potting soil The invention relates to a method and apparatus for determining the moisture content of bulk material, in particular potting soil, wherein the volume of a quantity of bulk material is determined, the weight of the quantity of bulk material is determined, the specifi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6926604 | Harvesting machine A forage harvester includes feed rolls operable to convey crop to a crop cutter drum. The forage harvester is provided with a control arranged to produce a controller output signal based upon a sensed number of rotations of the crop cutter drum or the feed rolls. Th... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6915197 | System for and a method of performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel A system for performing a first and a second agricultural operation on an agricultural parcel. The system is provided with a first autonomous agricultural machine for performing the first agricultural operation, with a second autonomous agricultural machine for perf... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899616 | Mass flow grain monitor and method A mass flow grain monitor is located adjacent the upper end of the clean grain elevator assembly of a harvester and includes a load cell having a member that is subject to slight deformation under loads for use in generating an output signal that is proportional to ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896613 | Method of starting machinery A method is disclosed for starting heavy machinery driven by an internal combustion engine. The method comprises starting the engine and cyclically operating a clutch to couple the engine to the machinery intermittently. The transmission of torque to the machinery t... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6863604 | Method and apparatus for determining optimal adjustments of work units in an agricultural harvesting machine A method for selecting an optimal setting of an adjustable work unit in an agricultural harvesting machine, wherein each setting of the work unit results in a work result, includes adjusting a first set parameter of the work unit on the machine to a first work setti... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6834484 | Automatic control initiation for a harvester A harvester with a control system responsive to at least one crop processing variable for automatically controlling forward speed of the harvester includes a crop presence responsive switch connected to an automatic harvester control system. The switch, preferably a... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6702666 | Combine having a system estimator to monitor hydraulic system pressure An agricultural combine is provided that estimates a hydraulic pressure of a rotor drive system based upon the speeds of the pump (or engine) and motor that drive the rotor. The pressure is estimated by generating a pump displacement control signal in a c... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6695693 | Combine having a system estimator to monitor hydraulic system pressure An agricultural combine is provided with a controller that estimates a hydraulic pressure of a rotor drive system based upon the speeds of the pump (or engine) and motor that drive the rotor. The pressure is estimated by generating a pump displacement con... | 02/24/2004 |
