275 patents
Utility
Methods and systems for measuring organic material throughput data of harvested crops
16 Jan 24
Methods and systems for monitoring a throughput of a crop cut from a field.
Jared Koch, Joshua Ekholm, Jacob Finger
Filed: 30 Dec 20
Utility
Joystick
16 Jan 24
A joystick control device including a base and a teeter board supported on the base by at least first and second pivoting mounts, with each pivoting mount guiding relative rotary motion between the base and the teeter board about a respective axis of rotation, and the respective axes of rotation of the first and second pivoting mounts are spaced apart and extend parallel to each other.
Peter Miller, Alexander Barzen, Jan Weigand
Filed: 1 Jun 20
Utility
Crop input variety selection systems, methods, and apparatus
16 Jan 24
Systems, methods, and apparatus for selection of crop-input varieties.
Todd Swanson, Luke Stuber, Timothy A. Schaefer
Filed: 29 Sep 20
Utility
Targeted fluid/solid dispensing based on sensed seed data or sensed plant data
9 Jan 24
Seed sensors are present for determining seed placement in a furrow to then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the seed.
Ben L. Schlipf, Justin McMenamy
Filed: 5 Sep 18
Utility
Aviation integrated optics and lighting unit
2 Jan 24
An aviation integrated optics and lighting unit for securing to a light receptacle of an aircraft.
Matt Dondoneau, Kristofer Garberg, Nicholas L. Butts
Filed: 5 Oct 22
Utility
Engine enclosure for an agricultural machine
2 Jan 24
A hood assembly for an agricultural vehicle such as a farm tractor has a first hood panel and a second hood panel pivotably attached to the first hood panel and movable from a first closed position to a second open position relative to the first hood panel.
Markus Bräutigam, Andreas Kleinhenz, Franz Erhard, Thomas Maier, Simon Brack
Filed: 23 Dec 21
Utility
Concave support and adjusment system for combine harvester
2 Jan 24
A rotary thresher for a combine harvester including at least a first concave and a second concave, which may be rotated around a rotor to move to or from a threshing position or one or more of one or more resting positions.
Joseph Mark Biggerstaff, Ivan Rogers
Filed: 26 Feb 19
Utility
Baler slacker arm sensor for protecting against needle over-tension conditions
2 Jan 24
A bale binding mechanism is configured to wrap twine around a bale of severed crop material.
Bernard D. Regier, Dino Rey Valdez, Maynard M. Herron, Patrick Kendrick, Nathan Ensminger
Filed: 30 Dec 20
Utility
Electric utility vehicle driveline recharging
2 Jan 24
An agricultural/utility vehicle has as its motive power source one or more electric motors supplied by one or more rechargeable batteries to drivingly rotate a shaft of the vehicle driveline.
Martin Brenninger
Filed: 2 Oct 19
Utility
Self-cleaning air filter system
19 Dec 23
A method of operating a cleaning process on a filter in a vehicle air intake includes passing air through the filter from an upstream side to a downstream side, and providing an exhaust duct having an inlet end adjacent the upstream side of the filter and an outlet end adjacent a cooling fan or other air-extraction device of the vehicle arranged to draw air through the exhaust duct from the inlet end to the outlet end.
Stefan Hämmerle, Peter Gast, Andreas Kleinhenz, Thorsten Capelle, Andreas Reisch, Hans Leistle
Filed: 19 Jul 21
Utility
Seed trench depth detection systems
12 Dec 23
A row unit downforce system including: a downforce actuator in operational communication with the row unit and constructed and arranged to apply supplemental downforce to the row unit and opening disks; a monitoring system comprising at least one furrow depth sensor constructed and arranged to generate furrow depth values; and a control system module, wherein the control system module is constructed and arranged to generate actuator command signals in response to the furrow depth values.
Michael Strnad, Jeremy Hodel, Dale Koch, Todd Swanson, Dillon Sloneker
Filed: 20 Aug 20
Utility
Seed trench closing sensors
12 Dec 23
A trench closing sensor adapted to mount to an agricultural implement to detect whether a seed trench is sufficiently closed with soil to ensure good seed to soil contact.
Dale Koch, Jeremy Hodel, Timothy Kater, Douglas Urbaniak
Filed: 12 Nov 20
Utility
Agricultural trench depth systems, methods, and apparatus
5 Dec 23
A row unit (10) of an agricultural planter with an apparatus for adjusting the depth of a trench opened by the row unit (10).
Dillon Sloneker, Jeremy J. Hodel, Ben L. Schlipf
Filed: 22 Sep 20
Utility
Utility vehicle braking
5 Dec 23
A method of brake steering in a four-wheel drive utility vehicle having a driven front axle carrying at least two front wheels, a driven rear axle carrying at least two rear wheels, a powertrain delivering torque to the front and rear axles via a connecting shaft, independently operable service brakes on each of the front and rear wheels, and independently operable parking brakes on each of the rear wheels.
Hans-Peter Zeiler
Filed: 26 Oct 18
Utility
Bale wrapping apparatus
21 Nov 23
A baling apparatus including a bale forming chamber in which an agricultural bale is formed, wrapped and subsequently released.
Malte Cornelius Schlichting
Filed: 10 Dec 19
Utility
Air treatment apparatus
21 Nov 23
An agricultural vehicle has an operator environment with a roof portion, and an air treatment apparatus installed within the roof portion.
Dietmar Haf, Andreas Stieglitz
Filed: 9 Dec 20
Utility
Seed trench depth detection systems
14 Nov 23
An agricultural implement system having: a row unit coupled to a tool bar of an agricultural implement; an opener system coupled to a chassis of the row unit and configured to engage soil to form a trench; a downforce system configured to apply a downforce to the row unit to adjust a contact force between the row unit and the soil; a soil condition sensor configured to detect a condition of the soil and/or an operational sensor configured to detect operation of the agricultural implement system; a closing system, configured to close the trench created by the opener system; and a controller coupled to the soil condition sensor and/or the operational sensor, wherein the controller is configured to control the downforce system and the closing system in response to feedback from the soil condition sensor and/or the operational sensor.
Michael Strnad, Jeremy Hodel, Dale Koch, Todd Swanson, Dillon Sloneker
Filed: 26 Oct 20
Utility
Sealing device
14 Nov 23
A sealing device for banjo fittings including a sealing ring, a gasket and one or more straps attaching the sealing ring to the gasket.
Ulrich Dietrich
Filed: 29 Oct 19
Utility
Auger cover
7 Nov 23
An auger cover for an auger conveyor for a grain bin of a combine harvester includes a cover plate that is hingedly attached to the auger conveyor.
Leandro Conte Da Silva, Paolo Dal Lago, Gianfranco Dal Santo
Filed: 1 Apr 19
Utility
Agricultural machine having tires of different diameters, and related methods
7 Nov 23
An agricultural machine includes a frame having a tongue hitch for attachment to a towing vehicle, the tongue hitch being oriented along a longitudinal axis inline with the direction of travel.
Benjamin Anson Fanshier, Monte J. Rans
Filed: 25 Nov 20