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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7618311 | Method and device for adjusting the length of cut of a chopping device of an agricultural harvesting machine A chopping device and method of using the chopping device in an agricultural harvesting machine to adjust a length of cut, where the length of cut of the chopping device is adjusted depending on a rebound behavior of crop material to be chopped. ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7367880 | Method and apparatus for monitoring characteristics of a flow path having solid components flowing therethrough A method and apparatus is provided for monitoring a flow path having plurality of different solid components flowing therethrough. For example, in the harvesting of a plant material, many factors surrounding the threshing, separating or cleaning of the plant materia... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7278186 | Ultra low frequency moisture sensor An apparatus for measuring a moisture content value within a volume. A frequency generator generates at least one source signal at frequencies of no more than about one kilohertz. Probes are disposed with surfaces in physical contact with the volume, where no direct... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7188599 | Sump for cooling package air intake housing of an agricultural machine An apparatus is configured for supplying air to a cooling package for an internal combustion engine that powers an agricultural machine. The apparatus includes an air intake housing defining an air intake opening and a sump. The sump has a wall and a port. A gating ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7189160 | Device for adjusting the cutting length of a chopping device It is proposed that a sensor ascertain a parameter of the harvested crop and send a signal used for changing the speed of feeding devices for the chopping and/or the speed of the chopping device in order for automatically obtaining a change in the length of the cut ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7169040 | Crop measuring arrangement A crop measuring arrangement is arranged on a harvesting vehicle to interact with a material that is to be investigated in order to detect at least one component of the material, and that can be fastened to a vehicle by means of a retaining arrangement, so that the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7164281 | Circuit board component ambient moisture exposure monitoring A method of assembling multiple electronic components to a circuit board includes securing one electronic component to the circuit board, then, creating an association between that electronic component and an environmental condition recorder. The method further incl... | 01/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7015713 | Method and apparatus for evaluating a set of electronic components A method is disclosed of monitoring an environmental condition associated with a container with a set of electronic components including attaching a moisture recorder to the container, the moisture recorder comprising a sensing element responsive to atmospheric mois... | 03/21/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6995667 | Systems, methods, and computer program products for automatic tracking and/or remote monitoring of nuclear gauges and/or data communication therewith Methods, systems, and computer program products configured to track the geographic location of hazmat substances or devices including same, such as nuclear gauges with a radioactive component, include mounting a tracking device in proximity to the substance, the tra... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6932697 | Method and device for separating a flow of crops A flow of crops, which contains useful material and waste material, is separated in a crop machine into a useful material flow and a waste material flow, in which, respectively, the useful material or the waste material is concentrated. A first step separates the fl... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917206 | Multiple frequency grain moisture sensor for combines A grain moisture sensor having a sensor cell that includes a driven plate, a sense plate proximate to and substantially parallel with the driven plate for capacitive measurement across a spacing between the driven plate and the sense plate, and a fill plate adjacent... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6860805 | Devices for regulating the processing of harvested crop An agricultural machine having at least one crop processing work unit, a plurality of crop transport units operatively assembled as a straw walker step, wherein the crop transport units convey crop streams in opposite directions and are spaced apart defining a crop ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6669557 | Apparatus for measuring parameters of material An apparatus for measuring at least one parameter of material and generating multiple frequency signals having frequencies selectable by control signals, combining the multiple frequency signals into a combined frequency signal having multiple frequency c... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6591145 | Systems and methods for autonomously controlling agricultural machinery Systems and methods for autonomously controlling agricultural machinery such as a grain combine. The operation components of a combine that function to harvest the grain have characteristics that are measured by sensors. For example, the combine speed, th... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6487836 | Crop moisture sensor for controlling harvesting speed 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 a threshing assembly that is supplied harvested crop material by a feederhouse... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6483583 | Near infrared spectrometry for real time analysis of substances An apparatus and method for utilizing NIR spectrography for measuring major constituents of substances in real time includes a monochromator or other sensor having no moving optical parts. At least one of the monochromator and the substance are moving rel... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6475081 | Throughput control for combines having a variable torque sensing drive 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 a threshing assembly that is driven by a variable torque sensing drive. The va... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6389884 | Device and method for measuring the moisture of crop material in agricultural machines The invention relates to a moisture measuring device and a method for measuring moisture of the crop material in harvesting machines. To improve the moisture measurement, the combination of the moisture measuring device with a sensor state monitoring devi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6327899 | Device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines A device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines, including removing material to be measured from a stream of crop material, supplying the material to be measured to a measuring chamber, an associated moisture sensor, and returning the measured ma... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6213870 | Stall prevention system A rotating concave grain threshing system has a rotor positioned within a concave. The rotor and concave are each rotatable in different preselected speeds and directions through respective transmissions connected to a power source. Measurements are taken... | 04/10/2001 |
| 6155103 | Device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines A device for moisture measurement in harvesting machines, includes means for removing the material to be measured from a stream of crop material, means for supplying the material to be measured to a measuring chamber, an associated moisture sensor, and a ... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6125620 | Broken flight auger with anti-bridging device In an agricultural harvester a characteristic of crop material is monitored or measured as the crop material is conveyed through a feed tube by an auger. To obtain a more uniform packing density of the crop material in a sensing region where the measureme... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6073427 | Method and apparatus for counting crops The present invention involves an apparatus for counting agricultural products being harvested. An agricultural implement has at least one harvesting element with a moisture detector installed proximate the harvesting element. The moisture detector has a ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5991025 | Near infrared spectrometer used in combination with an agricultural implement for real time grain and forage analysis An apparatus and method for combining NIR spectography with an implement including a combine or a chopper for measuring major constituents of harvested products in real time includes a monochromator or other sensor having no moving optical parts. The mono... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5957773 | Method and apparatus for measuring grain characteristics Methods and apparatus for measuring grain characteristics, including grain test weight, using a container having one or more sensors. The sensors may include moisture, weight, grain flow, density, and level sensors. The container may be attached to a grai... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5934997 | Method of determining the moisture content of grain A microwave grain monitor determines grain density and moisture content without measuring the phase shift of the measurement signal in passing through the grain. A set of grain coefficients is determined and stored in a non-volatile memory. A microwave me... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5871397 | Grain monitor A microwave grain monitor determines grain density and moisture content without measuring the phase shift of the measurement signal in passing through the grain. A set of grain coefficients is determined and stored in a non-volatile memory. A microwave me... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5775072 | Process for automatically controlling a crop processing unit Ideal function curves are generated for a combine in various operating conditions having acceptable loss rates. These ideal function curves are stored in an onboard computer and compared with actual measured function curves. The actual function curves are... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5751421 | Near infrared spectrometer used in combination with a combine for real time grain analysis An apparatus and method for combining NIR spectography with a combine for measuring major constituents of harvested grain in real time includes a monochromator having no moving optical parts. The monochromator includes a fixed diffraction grating and a ph... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5750877 | Device for and method of calibrating the measurements of a product stream In a device for and a method of calibrating the measurement of a product stream in agricultural machines, a calibrating unit is arranged after a measuring unit, a definite quantity of a product stream is weighed in the calibrating unit and the weight valu... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5716272 | Moisture/yield monitor grain simulator A monitor for measuring the moisture content of grain comprises an AC signal source for transmitting a measurement signal along a measurement signal path that includes a sensor region in which grain may, or may not, be present, and an analyzer for determi... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5685772 | Acoustic volume and torque weight sensor A device to measure the volume and weight of a harvested grain crop during the harvesting of the grain crop with a weight measurement member including an elevator for moving grain from a lower elevation to a higher elevation with the elevator having a rot... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5616851 | Ex-situ grain moisture analyzer for a combine A combine thresher has a multiple plate impedance cell grain moisture analyzer assembly with two of the plates being outside mounted ground plates to reduce EMI and RFI interference and provide more accurate moisture measurements. The assembly is ex-situ ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5518454 | Research plot harvester with unconventional grain flow A harvester with unconventional grain flow for collecting and measuring grain grown on strip test plots. A conventional harvester having a weigh bucket for measuring grain located at a high position is modified by reversing the grain flow of a lateral con... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5487702 | Grain weighing and measuring system A grain measuring and weighing device including an entrance chamber, a constant volume chamber, and a weigh chamber. A plurality of gates controllably move between open and closed positions to allow a known volume of grain to flow between chambers. The we... | 01/30/1996 |
