| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 056051000 | CORNSTALK TYPE | 66 |
| 20100162675 | HARVESTER ADAPTER FOR HARVESTING GRAIN CROPS, PARTICULARLY CORN - Harvester adapter for harvesting grain crops, particularly corn, comprising a frame structure attached to a harvester machine, at least one snapping unit ( | 07-01-2010 |
| 20100326035 | HARVESTING ATTACHMENT FOR A HARVESTING MACHINE - The present disclosure relates to a harvesting attachment for a harvesting machine with a frame, wherein the frame includes an outer wall which defines a cavity and in the cavity at least one strut is arranged. | 12-30-2010 |
| 056052000 | Stalk breakers | 2 |
| 20130061569 | Device for flattening corn stalk stubbles - The present invention is directed to a new and simplified device for controlling residual agricultural products. In particular, the device is useful for folding over corn stalk stubble or other stubble which may be protruding from the surface of the earth. The end of the flattening shoe which contacts the corn stubble is provided with an angled or radius section which insures that the flattening shoe will not dig into the earth as it is advanced by the vehicle and, if the device should become unattached, it will not damage tires that are immediately following. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20110179758 | Corn stalk rollers - One embodiment of the present invention are corn stalk rollers, comprising a plurality of roller assemblies pivotally mounted to the corn head of a corn harvest combine; an apparatus to bias the plurality of roller assemblies into contact with the ground while the corn harvest combine is harvesting corn; and chevron-patterned protrusions on each of the plurality of roller assemblies for providing ground traction and for aiding in crushing harvested corn stalks to ground level. | 07-28-2011 |
| 056053000 | Cutters | 34 |
| 20130081369 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CORN HARVESTER - The invention relates to a multifunctional corn harvester which comprises a vehicle, a longitudinal lift conveyer and a cutting platform. The longitudinal lift conveyer is installed on the vehicle with the cutting platform in front. The cutting platform is composed of an upper layer & a lower layer within a reel assembly device and a transverse corn conveying device as well on the upper. On the other hand, the lower layer cutting platform adopts a stalk collecting and conveying device, which comprises a root and stem cutter, a stalk conveying device, an auger and a stalk conveyor. This type ear corn harvester can realize not only the corn ear cutting but also diversified demands of stalk treatment. The compacted configuration adopts double-layer cutting platform combined with a corn ear picking function on the upper layer and stalk cutting & conveying functions on the lower layer. The alternative function is provided for stalk crushing device for cleaning & crushing. The machine utilizing a cutter type crusher can realize ensilage cutting function. When the plate at the bottom of the stalk conveying device is opened, the stalk laying function is plus as requested. Both ear and stem can be harvested accordingly by the machine with less grain discharging and diversified treatment of stalk simultaneously. | 04-04-2013 |
| 20120067018 | FRONT ATTACHMENT FOR SELF-PROPELLED HARVESTING MACHINE - A front attachment for harvesting stalk-type crop for a self-propelled harvesting machine has at least one cutting device for cutting the stalk-type crop, at least one transverse conveying device for conveying the cut crop to an intake device of the harvesting machine, wherein the at least one cutting device is at least one continuously circulating carrier element having a cylindrical cross section and including at least one cutting element having a coating containing hard-material elements, and at least one pair of guide elements which drive and guide the at least one cutting device. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120110967 | Basecutter For A Cane Harvester - A stalk processing section of a harvester for harvesting stalks of stalk-like plants, the harvester has a main frame that is moveably coupled to an undercarriage. The stalk processing section includes a basecutter assembly movably coupled to the main frame. The basecutter assembly also includes a set of rails and a set of wheels. The set of wheels engage the set of rails. The set of rails are attached to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of wheels are rotatably coupled to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of rails and the set of wheels are configured to constrain movement of the basecutter assembly along a path established by the rails and the wheels. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120110968 | Basecutter Assembly For A Cane Harvester - A stalk processing section of a harvester for harvesting stalks of stalk-like plants, the harvester has a main frame that is moveably coupled to an undercarriage. The stalk processing section includes a basecutter assembly movably coupled to the main frame. The basecutter assembly includes a knockdown roller, a butt lifter roller and/or an upper feed roller. The basecutter assembly also includes a set of rails and a set of wheels. The set of wheels engage the set of rails. The set of rails are attached to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of wheels are rotatably coupled to the main frame and/or the basecutter assembly. The set of rails and the set of wheels are configured to constrain movement of the basecutter assembly along a path established by the rails and the wheels. | 05-10-2012 |
| 056056000 | Toppers with catchers | 1 |
| 056059000 | Endless-chain gatherer | 1 |
| 20100218474 | Method and Apparatus for Stalk Shear Reduction - Four (4) methods to reduce stalk shear in a corn head row unit utilize a non-variable or dependent drive system. The four methods described include altering the gearbox ratio, increasing the lengths of the fluted portion of the stalk roll, increasing stalk roll diameter or reducing the size of the gathering chain drive sprocket. This novel idea provides an apparatus and method to which genetically improved taller and healthier corn plants can be harvested with minimal amounts of material other than ears ultimately being transferred to the threshing unit. | 09-02-2010 |
| 056060000 | With choppers | 9 |
| 20100083627 | HARVESTER ADAPTER WITH STALK SHREDDER FOR HARVESTING GRAIN CROPS, PARTICULARLY SUNFLOWER - The invention relates to a harvester adapter with stalk shredder for harvesting grain crops, particularly sunflower, comprising a frame structure attached to a combine harvester, and at least two crop gathering units having a snout, where the crop gathering units are secured to the frame structure. Neighbouring crop gathering units are arranged such that a channel with an open leading end is formed between them, with a stalk gathering unit being disposed in driving connection with a harvesting mechanism on at least one side of the channels. The adapter has a collecting auger disposed rearward from the harvesting mechanism and at least one stalk shredder unit attached to the frame structure. The speed of the stalk gathering unit ( | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100313539 | Chopper Assembly For A Harvesting Implement - A chopping assembly for a harvesting implement having a blade assembly, a housing, and a guide. The blade assembly is disposed within the housing and the guide directs cornstalks toward an input port on the housing. The blade assembly not only cuts the cornstalk from its root but also chops the stalk into stover. A fluid dynamic force is created by the blade assembly to direct the stover with the aid of the housing to an output port. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100257831 | CHOPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A HARVESTING IMPLEMENT - A chopping assembly for a harvesting implement having a blade assembly, a housing, and a guide. The blade assembly is disposed within the housing and the guide directs cornstalks toward an input port on the housing. The blade assembly not only cuts the cornstalk from its root but also chops the stalk into stover. A fluid dynamic force is created by the blade assembly to direct the stover with the aid of the housing to an output port. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20110113743 | CHOPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A HARVESTING IMPLEMENT - A chopping assembly for a harvesting implement having a blade assembly, a housing, and a guide. The blade assembly is disposed within the housing and the guide directs cornstalks toward an input port on the housing. The blade assembly not only cuts the cornstalk from its root but also chops the stalk into stover. A fluid dynamic force is created by the blade assembly to direct the stover with the aid of the housing to an output port. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20120042618 | Tilting Crop Stalk Chopper - A tilting crop stalk chopper on a header for harvesting crops. The chopper is moveably coupled to the header such that the chopper moves between first and second positions to vary the angle at which crops are cut. The movement of the chopper into first and second positions is independent of the position of the row units of the header relative the ground. In one embodiment, a gear box coupled to the chopper is moveable to the chopper between the first and second positions. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055131 | CORN PICKER - A corn picker has at least two feed and snapping units which are driven by a drive shaft at the same operating speed, and each of which is equipped with a snapping gap and an intake conveyor mechanism which draws the plants into the snapping gap which is used to separate crops from the plants, and a chopping device for fragmentizing the stalks of the plants, which is disposed downstream of the particular intake conveyor mechanism, and the chopping unit has a drive which can be used to adapt the drive speed of the chopping unit when the operating speed of the feed and snapping units changes. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120023883 | CHOPPER ASSEMBLY FOR A HARVESTING IMPLEMENT - A chopping assembly for a harvesting implement having a blade assembly, a housing, and a guide. The blade assembly is disposed within the housing and the guide directs cornstalks toward an input port on the housing. The blade assembly not only cuts the cornstalk from its root but also chops the stalk into stover. A fluid dynamic force is created by the blade assembly to direct the stover with the aid of the housing to an output port. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120159917 | Twisted Stalk Chopping Knives For Corn Headers - A knife for cutting crop stalks and impacting the cut crop stalks to prevent damage to the tires of agricultural vehicles. Leading and trailing edges of the knife oppose one another and define a trailing face therebetween. The leading edge is higher than the trailing edge to cut stalks and the tailing edge is angled downward in trailing relationship to the leading edge so that as the knife cuts a crop stalk the trailing face also impacts the cut stalk to force it downward to the ground. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20110146217 | STALK-CHOPPER AND MACHINE FOR HARVESTING MAIZE EQUIPPED WITH SUCH STALK-CHOPPER - A stalk-chopper, in particular for a machine for harvesting maize, comprising a hollow casing having a central portion and two box-section arms that extend in cantilever fashion from the central portion according to a U-shaped configuration, the box-section arms being set at a distance from one another in a transverse direction and having respective distal ends set at a distance from the central portion in a longitudinal direction, two rotating output members projecting on the outside of said box-section arms at the respective distal ends of said box-section arms, the output members being carried in a rotatable way by the respective arms about respective mutually parallel axes of rotation, two rotary cutting devices connected to respective output members and having respective cutting diameters partially overlapping one another; and a transmission device housed within said hollow casing and provided for driving said output members in rotation in concordant directions. | 06-23-2011 |
| 056062000 | With strippers | 6 |
| 20090249759 | Stripper Plate - A stripper plate having for use with a corn head row unit includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion is substantially flat such that the lateral surface of the front portion is parallel to the ground surface. The rear portion is integrally formed with the first portion and is beveled downward toward the ground surface. The interface between the front portion and the rear portion may be a gradually beveled area wherein the downward slope of the stripper plate increases along its length from the front thereof to the rear thereof. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20110173942 | CORN HEAD STRIPPER PLATE ADJUSTING MECHANISM - A cornhead row unit is provided including first and second longitudinally extending stripper plates mounted on a frame and having opposed stripping edges which define a gap between them. The frame further includes a resilient device arranged and disposed to adjustably transversely urge the first stripper plate on the frame toward the second stripper plate to vary the width of the gap. An adjusting arrangement connecting the frame and the second stripper plate selectably and transversely moves the second stripper plate with respect to the first stripper plate to vary the width of the gap. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120042619 | Offset Stripper Plates for Corn Header - First and second stripper plates for a harvesting header that are offset from one another relative the ground. The first and second stripper plates oppose one another to at least partially define a first crop passage for receiving crop stalks and to remove useable parts from the crop stalks gathered in the crop passage. In one embodiment, the first and second stripper plates are offset from one another relative the ground to urge the crop stalks laterally toward a gathering auger of a row unit of the header. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055132 | Smooth Idler Roll for Corn Header - First and second snap rolls corresponding with a pair of forward-extending row units of a harvesting header wherein the snap rolls oppose one another on opposite sides of a crop passage and wherein one of said first and second snap rolls is substantially smooth along its length. In one embodiment, one of the snap rolls is a powered snap roll and the other smooth snap roll is an unpowered idler roll. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120204528 | HIGH SPEED CORN ROW UNIT DECK PLATES - A curved stripper plate for a row unit of a harvesting header. The stripper plate removes useable parts from crop stalks gathered in a crop passage. In one embodiment, the stripper plate is arched thereby providing an upwardly curved edge along a crop passage of the row unit. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20110146218 | MACHINE FOR HARVESTING MAIZE - A machine for harvesting maize, comprising a supporting structure carrying a plurality of harvesting units set alongside one another in a transverse direction, wherein each harvesting unit comprises, a framework fixed with respect to the supporting structure and including two box sections set at a distance from one another in a transverse direction by an empty space elongated in a longitudinal direction, two stripper plates carried by respective box sections, the stripper plate having respective edges facing one another that extend on opposite sides in said empty space, the facing edges of said stripper plates forming a squeezing channel, and a pair of counter-rotating traction rollers arranged underneath said squeezing channel, wherein said stripper plates are mobile in a vertical direction with respect to the respective box sections between a raised position and a lowered position and are associated to respective spring devices that push the stripper plates elastically towards said raised position. | 06-23-2011 |
| 056063000 | With toppers | 2 |
| 20100307121 | SUGAR CANE HARVESTER - This invention relates to a sugar cane harvester ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20120110969 | Topper For A Cane Harvester - A topper for a stalk plant harvester for cutting tops from stalk-like plants includes a frame, a pair of cutting blades carried by the frame, and a deflector vane pivotally coupled with the frame. The cutting blades are spaced apart from each other relative to a travel direction, with each cutting blade rotating about a respective generally vertical axis. The deflector vane is selectively movable between a first position for directing cut tops to one side of the topper and a second position for directing cut tops to an opposite side of the topper. | 05-10-2012 |
| 056094000 | With gatherers | 11 |
| 20120174552 | Machine For Harvesting Stalk-Like Plants With An Electrically Driven Cutting Mechanism - A machine is provided for harvesting stalk-like plants. The machine has at least one mowing and pick-up mechanism that comprises a cutting mechanism that can be set into a rotational movement for cutting plant stalks, and a feed mechanism arranged above the cutting mechanism for taking in and discharging the cut plant stalks. The cutting mechanism is drivably connected to an electric motor allocated to it. | 07-12-2012 |
| 20090158700 | MACHINE FOR THE HARVEST OF STALK-LIKE PLANTS - A machine for the harvest of stalk-like plants with a cutting arrangement for cutting plant stalks that extends in a plane terminating in a cutting edge and a conveying arrangement for taking up and conveying away the cut plant stalks. The plane of the cutting arrangement is inclined upward in the forward operating direction (V) of the machine. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100071335 | "PLANTS PROCESSOR AND CROP HEADS SEPARATOR DEVICE FOR COMBINE HARVESTERS" - Plants processor and crop heads separator device for combine harvesters, preferably applicable in corn and sunflower crops, and adaptable to row crop harvesting headers currently under use, composed by at least one roll with its rotational axis positioned in angle as regards the forward movement of the header. This device is applicable to combine harvesters equipped with a row crop harvesting header with gathering zones, each of which has one, two, three or more rotating rolls and with a special feature as the rotational axes of the said rolls positioned in angle as regards the forward movement of the combine harvester and where at least one of them rotates opposite to the forward movement of the combine harvester. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20090025353 | Self-Clearing Row Unit - A row unit comprises a row unit gearbox with two shearing edges and two stalk rolls with corresponding shearing edges, wherein the stalk roll shearing edges shear against the gearbox shearing edges when the stalk rolls rotate during normal operation of the row unit, thereby chopping material that might otherwise be wrapped around the row unit gearbox and be jammed between the stalk rolls and the gearbox. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120055133 | Offset Snap Rolls for Corn Header - First and second snap rolls corresponding with a pair of forward-extending row units of a harvesting header wherein the snap rolls oppose one another on opposite sides of a crop passage and are offset from one another relative the ground to urge the crop stalks in the crop passage toward one of the row units. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20110154793 | FORAGE CHOPPER HEADER FOR HARVESTING BOTH STANDING AND DOWN CROP MATERIAL - A forage chopper header is provided for use with a forage harvester having a mechanism for chopping crop material and conveying the chopped crop material into a transport vehicle. The header includes a plurality of rotary cutters arranged side-by-side across a front side of a platform, a first auger arranged for conveying crop material cut by the rotary cutters from an outer portion of the header toward the center portion thereof, and a roller supported at a front side of the header and extending across a width of the header for engaging and bending standing crop material as the crop material enters the header. A crop gathering arm assembly can be positioned in front of the roller to help guide standing crop material into the header. A second auger can be arranged in front of the first auger to prevent bunching of crop material in front of the rotary cutters. | 06-30-2011 |
| 056095000 | Spiral | 2 |
| 20120042620 | Pivoting Gathering Auger for Corn Header - A pivoting gathering auger for a row unit of a harvesting header. The gathering auger cooperates with a striper plate to remove useable parts from crop stalks gathered in a crop passage and to convey the stripped useable parts rearward into the cross auger of the header. The gathering auger pivots in a vertical plane between a first position for harvesting and a second position for maintenance. While in the maintenance position, a distal end of the gathering auger does not communicate with the cross auger. The useable parts are conveyed rearward free of obstruction to the cross auger. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120055134 | Gathering Auger with Independent Speed - A gathering auger of a harvesting header driven independently from the speed of the harvester. In one embodiment, a row unit of the header includes at last one powered snap roll in combination with a stripper plate for removing useable parts from crop stalks. The gathering auger is powered by a first drive means and the powered snap roll is powered by a second drive means such that the gathering auger and the powered snap roll are operated at different speeds. | 03-08-2012 |
| 056098000 | Endless chains | 3 |
| 20080282660 | Crop gathering conveyor with overlappable gathering elements for a header of an agricultural harvesting machine - A gathering conveyor for a row unit of an agricultural harvesting machine, including an elongate flexible conveyor element configured for encircling spaced apart first and second rotatable elements, for rotation thereabout so as to move along a stalkway of a row unit adapted for receiving a stalk of a plant to be harvested by the row unit, the conveyor element including gathering elements for conveying harvested crops along the stalkway, including elements that project into the stalkway and elements that project in the opposite direction, each of the gathering elements having a stepped profile shape when viewed from a longitudinal direction wherein either the upper or lower terminal end portions thereof are shorter, so that the gathering elements of conveyors of adjacent row units having oppositely shortened end portions can overlap, to enable positioning of the row units in closer proximity. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20100071336 | Sprockets And Chains For A Row Unit - A row unit gathering chain has a number of links that is an integral multiple of the number of teeth on the sprocket on which it is mounted. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20120317952 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AGRICULTURAL ROW CROPS - An apparatus for harvesting agricultural row crops having stalks, comprising a frame having a front portion and a rear portion, the frame configured for traversing along a field of row crops; a hollow arm mounted adjacent an upper section of the front portion of the frame, the hollow arm comprising a first section disposed along an incline formed by the upper section of the front portion of the frame and the ground, the first section having a first end and a second end; an inlet positioned adjacent the first end of the first section of the hollow arm, the inlet for receiving stalks of row crops; means for cutting stalks of row crops, the means for cutting stalks mounted within the first section of the hollow arm; means for engaging and conveying the stalks along the hollow arm; and a biased guide assembly for accommodating stalks of varied diameters. | 12-20-2012 |
| 056102000 | Cutting members | 1 |
| 20120240544 | Basecutter For A Harvester - A harvester for harvesting stalks of stalk-like plants. The harvester includes a chassis, at least one ground contacting propulsion device connected to the chassis, and a basecutter assembly. The basecutter assembly is coupled to the chassis. The basecutter assembly includes a plurality of cutting knives and a pair of counter rotating plates. The pair of counter rotating plates include a first plate and a second plate, each of which have at least one of the plurality of cutting knives attached thereto. The first plate rotates about a first axis. The first plate has at least one portion thereof that extends in a radial direction such that the portion would interfere with the knife of the second plate except that the first plate is offset in a direction parallel to said first axis relative to said knife of said second plate. | 09-27-2012 |
| 056103000 | Pickers or huskers | 10 |
| 20100018177 | AGRICULTURAL COMBINE WITH INTERNAL COB DE-HUSKING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - The combine includes internal apparatus incorporated into a system for threshing corn kernels from cobs, positively de-husking the cobs, cleaning other crop residue or material from the kernels, and direct the cleaned kernels and de-husked cobs to desired locations. The de-husking apparatus can include a modified type of husking bed, and is disposed for receiving a flow of grain, cobs and other residue from threshing apparatus of the combine, and positively grasping and pulling the remaining husks from the cobs and downwardly through the husking bed for disposal such as by discharge from the combine onto a field, with or separately from the other residue. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100175356 | PICKING ARRANGEMENT - Picking arrangement for picking at least one fruit ( | 07-15-2010 |
| 056104000 | Roller | 7 |
| 20090113869 | CORN STALK ROLL, CORN STALK HEAD AND RELATIVE CORN STALK MACHINE - A corn stalk roll, a corn stalk head and a corn stalk machine suitable for harvesting cobs and separating the stalk or stem of the cob plant. The machine of the present invention requires low cutting power and is not susceptible to jamming. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20110047949 | DOUBLE TAPERED KNIFE ROLLS - Stalk rolls are used for a corn harvester having a body, an engine, a cab mounted to the body and a head mounted to a front of the body. The head includes an auger, row separators, corn stalk gathering assemblies between the row separators and ear removal devices. Each ear removal device includes a pair of stalk rolls. Each stalk roll has a core and longitudinally extending flutes spaced about a periphery of the core and extending along the core. Each stalk roll has a straight first section, a second section proximate a first end of the first section and having a first tapering profile, and a third section proximate the second section opposite the first section and having a second tapering profile. | 03-03-2011 |
| 056105000 | Plurality of rows | 1 |
| 20100071337 | Row Unit For An Agricultural Harvester - A row unit for an agricultural harvester includes left and right row unit arms that are fixed together with the shaped support. The shaped support is bent to extend across the top of the row unit arms and down the outside vertical surfaces of the row unit arms. The shaped support is welded to the outside vertical surfaces of the row unit arms. | 03-25-2010 |
| 056109000 | Movable gatherer | 4 |
| 20110277436 | CROP HEADER WITH LATERAL FINGERS AND HOOD ARTICULATED - Crop header with lateral fingers and hood articulated which particular structure facilitates time reduction during the task of inspection of the transport commands or auger activations of the crop header thereby contributing to the rotation or turn of aforementioned lateral fingers, enabling an easy access to the commands or auger activations. In the machine the lateral fingers (A) and hood ( | 11-17-2011 |
| 20120042621 | Helical Acting Snap Roll Flutes for Corn Header - A helical-acting snap roll for a harvesting header having straight flutes which are free of a formed twist. The snap roll includes a plurality of elongated straight flutes that extend substantially the entire length of the snap roll but that are parallel misaligned with a central axis of rotation of the snap roll. A pair of opposing and counter-rotating snap rolls of the present invention chops and pulls crop stalks passing therebetween downward toward the ground while also creating a helical action such that the crop stalks are conveyed rearward. In one embodiment, at least a pair of straight portions acting as flutes are partially parallel aligned with one another along the length and one side of each snap roll. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042622 | Combination Driven and Idler Snap Rolls for Corn Header - First and second snap rolls corresponding with a pair of forward-extending row units of a harvesting header wherein the snap rolls oppose one another on opposite sides of a crop passage and are operated at different speeds relative to one another. In one embodiment one of the snap rolls is a powered snap roll and the other is an idler roll. | 02-23-2012 |
| 056110000 | Spiral | 1 |
| 20110113744 | AUGER STRIPPER ARRANGEMENT FOR CORN HEAD - A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones each disposed forward of a respective stalk roll into the space between adjacent stalk rolls, where the stalks are directed downwardly through the inter-roll space and are reduced by the cutting action of the rotating knives. Each pick-up cone and its associated stalk roll rotate in opposite directions as do the two stalk rolls. Disposed above and extending along the length of the stalk rolls are a closely spaced upper auger and stripper plate which remove an ear of corn from the stalk and direct the ear to the combine for further processing. A skid plate is disposed adjacent a lower, forward portion of each pick-up cone. | 05-19-2011 |
| 056113000 | Fixed snapper | 1 |
| 20120042623 | Dual Idler Rolls for Corn Header - A first snap roll corresponding with one row unit and another pair of rolls corresponding with another adjacent row unit of a harvesting header where the first snap roll and the pair of rolls are offset from one another relative the ground to urge the crop stalks in the crop passage between the row units toward the one row unit. In one embodiment, the pair of offset rolls are unpowered idler rolls. | 02-23-2012 |
| 056119000 | Gatherers or guides | 18 |
| 20090188229 | STALK ROLL - A stalk roll for a corn head row unit has a conical seat and a spherical seat for mounting the stalk roll on a stalk roll driveshaft of a row unit. Each row unit has a drive shaft with a corresponding conical portion and a threaded fastener with a corresponding spherical portion for capturing the stalk roll on the drive shaft between mating conical shaft and stalk roll portions toward one end and mating spherical shaft and fastener portions at the other stalk roll end. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20120042627 | Helical Acting Straight Snap Roll Flutes for Corn Header - A helical-acting snap roll for a harvesting header having straight flutes which are free of a formed twist. The snap roll includes elongated straight flutes that extend substantially the entire length of the snap roll but that are parallel misaligned with a central axis of rotation of the snap roll. A pair of opposing and counter-rotating snap rolls of the present invention chops and pulls crop stalks passing therebetween downward toward the ground while also creating a helical action such that the crop stalks are conveyed rearward. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20100101200 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR GUIDING HARVEST RESIDUE - Methods and systems for harvesting crop rows employ a plurality of pairs of residue guides to guide harvest residue into rows that are left behind the harvesting machine in the place of the harvested crop rows. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20080209883 | Crop lifter and crop accessory attachment - A crop lifter for attachment to a cutting header includes a lifter member adapted for attachment to the header and a lifting finger attached to the lifter member by a quick-attach mechanism such that a leading end of the lifting finger is ahead of and below the knife. The lifting finger is structurally weak compared to the lifting member such that the lifting finger will readily move when striking an obstruction, thereby preventing damage to the lifter member or header. The crop lifter or similar crop accessory can have a latch member at a rear end thereof, and a cooperating latch member attached to the header. The accessory latches to the header and a releasable latch lock prevents forward movement of the accessory that would disengage the latch. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20120291410 | CORNHEAD DIVIDER LIFT ASSIST LINKAGE - A corn head divider lift assist linkage comprises two members and a spring pivotally coupled together, wherein one of the two members is pivotally coupled to a row crop divider and another of the two members is pivotally coupled to a bracket that is fixed at the rear of two adjacent row units. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20080282661 | Paddle assembly for corn-head sweeper - A sweeper for a corn harvester includes self-gripping paddle assemblies mounted about a drive axle. The self-gripping paddle assemblies have a plurality of paddles formed of flat plate stock with a high moment of inertia formed by stiffeners extending from the flat plate. The stiffener plates are orthogonal to the axis of the drive axle and to the base plate. The orthogonal plates have curved surfaces formed such that when the paddles are connected together, the curved surfaces grip the drive axle. One embodiment of paddle assemblies is foldable and one embodiment of paddle is formed to permit easy stacking one inside of the other for shipment | 11-20-2008 |
| 20110041472 | AUGER STRIPPER ARRANGEMENT FOR CORN HEAD - A corn head includes plural pairs of first and second laterally spaced rotating stalk rolls each having outer fluting and plural outer arrays of spaced knife members extending along the length of each stalk roll. Corn stalks are directed by rotating pick-up cones each disposed forward of a respective stalk roll into the space between adjacent stalk rolls, where the stalks are directed downwardly through the inter-roll space and are reduced by the cutting action of the rotating knives. Each pick-up cone and its associated stalk roll rotate in opposite directions as do the two stalk rolls. Disposed above and extending along the length of the stalk rolls are a closely spaced upper auger and stripper plate which remove an ear of corn from the stalk and direct the ear to the combine for further processing. A skid plate is disposed adjacent a lower, forward portion of each pick-up cone. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20090025354 | Tilt Out Corn Head End Fender - A corn head end fender is configured to tilt outwardly in a direction transverse to the direction of travel to provide access to a row unit covered by the end fender during normal operation. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20100300057 | FRONT ATTACHMENT FOR HARVESTING STALKED PLANTS - A front attachment for harvesting stalked plants has an intake conveyor mechanism that operates independently of the distance between rows, and a picking assembly located downstream thereof and transversely to the direction of travel, which separates the crops from the stalked plants and conveys them to a separate utilization, the plant stalks are guided in a guide channel from the intake conveyor mechanism to the picking channel, the guide channel is at least partially swept over, in the region of the intake conveyor mechanism, by driving elements of intake conveyor elements, which are situated in pairs and rotate in opposite directions, and, in the region of transfer to the picking assembly, the guide channel is at least partially swept over by driving elements of at least one rotating transfer element. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110011048 | CONVERTING A CORN HEAD ROW UNIT FOR HARVESTING CORN STALKS IN ADDITION TO EARS - A conventional corn head comprises side-by-side row units, each including a frame supporting a pair of snapping rolls below a pair of gathering chains for guiding corn stalks to the snapping rolls which operate to detach corn ears from the stalks, which remain attached to the ground. The row units are each designed such that they can be easily converted for harvesting the entire corn plant by adding one or more cutting disks for being driven together with idler sprockets of the gathering chain arrangement so as to sever the corn stalks from the ground. The gathering chains can also be replaced by chains including stalk grasping arrangements so as to better convey the stalks to a cross conveyor located behind the row units. The snapping rolls can be removed and their drive shafts shielded by deck plates located below the cutting disks when the row units are converted for harvesting entire corn plants. The cutting disks and gathering chains having a stalk grasping characteristic can be provided as part of a kit that is supplied for converting the row units of a conventional corn head into row units for harvesting entire corn plants. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20100139229 | Header for a forage harvester - A coppice header for a forage harvester adapted to be mounted on and powered by a forage harvester. The header including at the front side two circular rotatable knives, a feeding drum being mounted above each knife, said drums being rotatable about the same rotation axis as the respective knives, wherein each feeding drum is equipped with one or more flat hook-shaped extensions adapted to grab the cut stems in the region immediately above the rotatable knives. The header may also be provided with a front feed roll placed behind the knives and two additional feed rolls placed behind the front feed roll, wherein the front feed roll is equipped with guiding blades along the length of the feed roll. The blades have a central protrusion, so that the blades are longer in a region around the middle of the blade than at the lateral ends of the blades. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20120096824 | Tugger/Accumulator For Use With An Agricultural Biomass Harvester - An agricultural harvesting system includes a primary harvester for harvesting grain and biomass, a biomass harvester for further processing the biomass, and a T/A coupled between the primary harvester and the biomass harvester. The T/A includes an onboard power plant and an onboard propulsion system. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20100205923 | Forage harvester having a blower - The invention relates to a forage harvester having a header for harvesting crop from a field, a chopper for comminuting the crop harvested by the header, a spout from which the chopped crop is discharged and a rotary blower ( | 08-19-2010 |
| 20120042626 | Crop Capturing Member for Corn Header with Gathering Auger - An elongated member extending from one row unit of a pair of adjacent row units of a harvesting header to urge crop stalks in a crop passage between the adjacent row units toward a gathering auger on the other of the pair of adjacent row units. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042625 | Cantilevered Gathering Auger For Corn Header - A cantilevered gathering auger for a row unit of a harvesting header. The gathering auger cooperates with a striper plate to remove useable parts from crop stalks gathered in a crop passage and to convey the stripped useable parts rearward into a cross auger of the header. The useable parts are conveyed rearward free of obstruction to the cross auger. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120042624 | Removable Corn Header Snout - A removable divider for a row unit of an agricultural header. The divider is configured to be detachably retained by mounting portions of a frame of the row unit. The divider is retained by the mounting portions of the frame when the divider is in a first position relative the row unit for harvesting crop and is removable from the mounting portions when the divider is in a second position relative the row unit. Outward and parallel extending portions abut the frame of the row unit when the divider is in the first position but then allow the divider to be removed from the row unit when the divider is moved into the second position. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20110308220 | NON-ROW SENSITIVE HARVESTING UNIT FOR A CORN HEADER - The non-row sensitive corn harvesting unit utilizes a tine wheel tilted to have tines that extend forwardly and downwardly into a side region of a stalk receiving area bounded by a row divider and which move along an upward and rearward trajectory toward a moving stalk handling element bounding an inlet of a stalk processing or picking channel, for pushing stalks toward the path of the handling element, such that the stalk will be grasped and carried into the channel, providing enhanced non-row sensitivity as well as improved handling of downed stalks. A companion tine wheel can be provided on the opposite side of the receiving area and function in the same manner. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20130014483 | Front attachment for a self-propelled combine harvester for harvesting stalked cropAANM Luetke-Harmann; TimAACI SendenhorstAACO DEAAGP Luetke-Harmann; Tim Sendenhorst DEAANM Aerdker; BernhardAACI WarendorfAACO DEAAGP Aerdker; Bernhard Warendorf DE - A front attachment for a self-propelled combine harvester for harvesting stalked crop includes a number of intake conveyor mechanisms are arranged side by side, each of which exhibiting grooved conveyor wheels that rotate about a substantially vertical rotational axis. Snapping units are located downstream of the intake conveyor mechanisms in the direction of crop flow are formed with snapping rollers extending horizontally and transversely to the direction of travel. A transverse conveyor is equipped with opposing auger sections via which harvested fruits are drawn together in the center of the front attachment and fed from there to a feed rake. The grooved conveyor wheels of the individual intake conveyor mechanisms include, on the outer circumference thereof, radially extending driving elements. The driving elements engage via sections thereof into guide channels to pick up and convey plant stalks. The guide channels are equipped with end sections that guide the stalked crop in the direction of the center of the front attachment. | 01-17-2013 |
