| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D565607 |
Vehicular sprayer hood |
April 1, 2008 |
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| D560693 |
Sprayer engine package enclosure |
January 29, 2008 |
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| D560692 |
Grille arrangement for a drive unit enclosure |
January 29, 2008 |
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| D559868 |
Front fold planter |
January 15, 2008 |
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| D544889 |
High visibility roof for tractor cab |
June 19, 2007 |
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| D544886 |
Forage harvester |
June 19, 2007 |
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| D541455 |
Adjustable light |
April 24, 2007 |
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| D540829 |
Tractor loader backhoe with tracks |
April 17, 2007 |
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| D540828 |
Tracked mini-excavator loader |
April 17, 2007 |
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| D528134 |
Cab for an agricultural vehicle |
September 12, 2006 |
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| D523874 |
Tractor loader backhoe with rotatable cab |
June 27, 2006 |
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| D512080 |
Engine enclosure |
November 29, 2005 |
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| D511532 |
Sloped vehicle hood |
November 15, 2005 |
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| D510941 |
Self-propelled windrower |
October 25, 2005 |
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| D508499 |
Rear grill for skid steer loader |
August 16, 2005 |
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| D503365 |
3-button shuttle shift control |
March 29, 2005 |
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| D500772 |
Work vehicle grille |
January 11, 2005 |
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| 7452267 |
System and method for automatically deslugging an agricultural combine |
November 18, 2008 |
| 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 crop material to |
| 7452180 |
Grain tank unloader and clean out control |
November 18, 2008 |
| An unloader control for an unloader conveyor and grain tank conveyor of an agricultural combine, which, when an unload command is received, will automatically initiate operation of the unloader conveyor to commence conveying grain in an inlet end thereof toward the outlet end thereof so |
| 7452176 |
Material clamping mechanism |
November 18, 2008 |
| A clamping mechanism that is particularly suited for use as an attachment to a skid steer loader or forklift. The clamping mechanism can grasp both regularly and irregularly shaped objects between a moving clamp and retractable paddles. |
| 7451029 |
Vehicle direction estimation using transmission control information |
November 11, 2008 |
| A work vehicle has a transmission controller that is configured to determine the direction of travel of the vehicle based upon the state of the transmission. The transmission controller is also configured to communicate this information to navigation system to assist the navigation s |
| 7448697 |
Tractor braking device |
November 11, 2008 |
| A tractor braking device has a first hydraulic circuit for activating a rear left brake and a second hydraulic circuit for activating a rear right brake. Simultaneous activation of both hydraulic circuits actuates at least one front brake in addition to at least one rear brake. |
| 7448316 |
Bale wrap or tie monitor |
November 11, 2008 |
| These and other objects are achieved by providing a bale wrap or tie monitor that uses a sensor array to sense the presence or absence of twine, net or film after initial operation of the wrapping mechanism and prior to ejection of the bale onto the field. Either, or both, visual and |
| 7448208 |
Hydraulic arrangement for a lifting arm pivotably mounted on a vehicle |
November 11, 2008 |
| A hydraulic arrangement is described comprising a lifting cylinder 10 for a lifting arm 12 pivotably mounted on a vehicle. A hose 22 selectively connects a working chamber 10a of the lifting cylinder 10 to a supply 16 and a return 18 line to raise and lower the lifting arm, respectively. |
| 7438137 |
Method and apparatus for locking a wing frame of an implement |
October 21, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for use with an agricultural implement assembly that includes a support frame, a wing frame and a cylinder assembly that includes a cylinder and a rod, each of the support frame, wing frame, cylinder and rod being an assembly component, the rod moving relative to |
| 7437866 |
Sensor for bale shape monitoring in round balers |
October 21, 2008 |
| A bale shape indicator includes a sensor configured for use with a substantially cylindrical bale being formed, to indicate, in a non-contacting manner, the presence of crop components corresponding to a predetermined area of an end region of the bale. The indications are capable of |
| 7428456 |
Active combine rotor deceleration |
September 23, 2008 |
| A system and method for actively decelerating a combine rotor is provided. The system includes an electronic control system configured to disengage the combine rotor from an engine, to brake the combine rotor at a first deceleration rate for a first time interval, and to subsequently bra |
| 7427232 |
Clean grain and tailings conveying system for an agricultural combine |
September 23, 2008 |
| A clean grain and tailings conveying system for an agricultural combine, including a pan fixedly mounted beneath a lowermost sieve of a cleaning system. The pan includes a tailings receiving portion disposed below a peripheral edge portion of the sieve, for receiving tailings which fall |
| 7427231 |
Motor overspeed detection |
September 23, 2008 |
| 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. |
| 7426893 |
Suspension system for planting unit |
September 23, 2008 |
| A planting unit is provided having a seed trench opener that forms a seed trench in a ground surface as the planting unit travels along the ground. A depth regulating member is provided that has a predetermined vertical position relative to the opener. The depth regulating member is oper |
| 7426819 |
Auger finger with resilient elastomeric retainer retractor at breaking point |
September 23, 2008 |
| A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, a forage harvester, or the like, the finger including a resilient elastomeric retainer retractor which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a |
| 7426818 |
Method of operating cotton accumulator and compactor |
September 23, 2008 |
| A cotton receiver for a cotton harvesting machine and a method of operation of the same. The receiver includes a cotton compacting chamber, a precompacting area above the chamber, and an accumulator deployable upwardly from the precompacting area to increase the cotton holding capaci |
| 7419350 |
Configuring operative arm of excavator with adapter body to extend operative arm |
September 2, 2008 |
| An excavator includes an undercarriage including a track, a turret rotatable on the undercarriage, the turret including a chassis, a first operative arm set, a second operative arm set, an adapter body coupling the first operative arm set to the second operative arm set; and a work t |
| 7419345 |
Big bale loader, hauler and stacker |
September 2, 2008 |
| A large bale loading, hauling and stacking apparatus that mounts on a production truck chassis. Loading is accomplished with a centrally located bale clamping mechanism that picks up a bale, rotates it approximately 180 degrees and deposits it on a manipulator that can selectively re |
| 7416244 |
Vibration isolator with limited free movement |
August 26, 2008 |
| A vibration isolator including at least one bearing element or assembly providing a contact interface along which structural elements connected together by the vibration isolator are allowed to substantially freely move within a limited range one relative to the other, with the effect of |
| 7408450 |
Steering wheel direction indicator for neutral start |
August 5, 2008 |
| A visual steering wheel direction indicator for a self-propelled machine. The indicator may additionally exhibit an indicator of the amount that the steering wheel must be turned in order to reach neutral. The indicator may be integrated into a neutral start system. |
| 7404608 |
Tracked suspension beam assembly |
July 29, 2008 |
| An elongated beam assembly for a tracked suspension includes an inverted "U" shaped member having a first upper surface disposed at an outwardly descending lateral angle; and a plurality of track wheels coupled to the bottom of the member and disposed inside the member. In another ar |
| 7404479 |
Towline cart engagement apparatus |
July 29, 2008 |
| The apparatus is a coupling device that couples a cart to a continuously moving towline which is recessed into the cart support surface. A vertically movable coupling pin engages the towline and is lifted away from the towline to disengage the cart from the towline. To prevent irregu |
| 7404448 |
Coupler with self-latching and self-locking latching mechanism for a quick hitch |
July 29, 2008 |
| A coupler for a hitch such as a quick hitch for a three point hitch of a work machine such as a tractor or the like, having a latching mechanism for holding a pin of a work element such as an implement or the like, in a receptacle of the coupler, which latching mechanism is self-latching |
| 7403846 |
Method for operating a grain cleaning system in a combine harvester |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention relates to a method for improving the operation of a grain cleaning system in a combine harvester characterized in that the method comprises the step of adjusting the position of the upper sieve in the grain cleaning system upon registering a deviance from a thresho |
| 7401672 |
Radiator mounting system |
July 22, 2008 |
| A radiator mounting system for a skid steer vehicle includes an air box with a front wall having an opening sized to receive engine fan blades, an oil cooler disposed in the air box, a radiator; and a radiator frame supporting the radiator that is hingeably coupled to the air box. The |
| 7401496 |
Cotton module builder calibration |
July 22, 2008 |
| A system and method for calibrating a cotton module builder having a compactor frame, the system including an electronic controller configured to move the compactor frame to a plurality of positions, to read a compactor frame position sensor or sensors in the first and second positio |
| 7401458 |
Compact sickle drive for a header of an agricultural plant cutting machine |
July 22, 2008 |
| The compact sickle drive mechanism is adapted to incorporated into or beneath a floor or pan of a header at a location between and spaced from the sides or ends of the header, and can be configured for reciprocatingly driving two knife assemblies disposed in end to end relation, in o |
| 7401457 |
Auger finger with tether for retaining and retracting the finger when broken |
July 22, 2008 |
| A finger for a crop gathering auger of a grain header for an agricultural combine, including a tether which spans a failure region of the finger and will retain a free end of the finger in connection with a mounting end thereof when the failure region is broken, and which is preferably |
| 7401455 |
System and method for controlling the base cutter height of a sugar cane harvester |
July 22, 2008 |
| A system, and the method of operation and use thereof, for controlling and adjusting the height of a base cutter of a sugar cane harvester, during a harvesting operation, and without the necessity for continuous user intervention and adjustment, to maintain the height of the cut at a |
| 7398144 |
Apparatus and method to calibrate the PTO with the disk or sickle of an agricultural windrower |
July 8, 2008 |
| An apparatus and method for calibrating a PTO for driving a cutter of a header of an agricultural windrower, wherein a programmable control module in connection with at least signal operated device in operative control of a variable displacement pump operable for controlling operatio |
| 7392754 |
Down pressure adjuster for seed planter |
July 1, 2008 |
| A down pressure adjustment mechanism for a planter provides a self-contained spring cartridge holding a preloaded compression spring that may be moved between a limited number of mounting points to provide for convenient and significant changes in down pressure without the need for s |
| 7392644 |
Cotton packager and unloader door arrangement for mounting on a chassis of a cotton harvester |
July 1, 2008 |
| A cotton packager for mounting on a chassis of a cotton harvester interchangeably with a cotton basket, allowing for pivotal movement of the packager between an operating position and a tilted unloading position. The packager includes a pivotable fluid cylinder which attaches to the |
| 7392123 |
System and method to detect a failed shear bolt supporting a concave of an agricultural combine |
June 24, 2008 |
| A system and method for detecting existence of a failed or broken shear bolt supporting all or a portion of a concave of a threshing system of an agricultural combine and utilizing information relating to rates of movement and absence of movement of a concave to determine the existence |
| 7390253 |
Flow distributor apparatus for controlling spread width of a straw spreader |
June 24, 2008 |
| A flow distributor apparatus for a vertical spreader operable for discharging a flow of straw or other crop residue in a sideward direction over a field, the flow distributor apparatus including a flow guide element, an adjusting mechanism, and a coupling connector connecting the flo |
