Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
460025000 | CORN PROCESSING APPARATUS | 14 |
20120208607 | BIOMASS CONVEYING AND DISTRIBUTING SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTER - A biomass conveying and distributing system for separating and distributing lighter biomass residue from heavier or denser biomass, utilizing available air flow from the cleaning system of the harvester. The harvester will discharge a flow of heavier or denser biomass with an airborne flow of lighter biomass residue. The system includes a conveyor for receiving and conveying the heavier or denser biomass, and residue distributing apparatus disposed above the conveyor in a path of at least a portion of the airborne flow of lighter residue, including at least one deflector configured and operable for redirecting the airborne flow sidewardly away from the conveyor, above a passage through which the conveyor passes carrying the heavier biomass away from the harvester. | 08-16-2012 |
20160029561 | FORAGE HARVESTER AND OPERATING METHOD THEREFOR - A method for operating a forage harvester includes steps of capturing images of chopped material produced in the forage harvester using a camera, identifying images of kernel-type particles in the images, sorting the images of the kernel-type particles into at least two size fractions and determining a cardinality of the size fractions. | 02-04-2016 |
460026000 | With corn snapping or husking means | 8 |
20100291980 | CORN COB CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH POSITIVE DE-HUSKING CAPABILITY - A conveyor system for receiving corn cobs with husks still attached thereto after harvesting of the corn from the cobs, and detaching the husks from the cobs, including a conveyor inclined at an angle of at least about 30 degrees and bounding a passage for receiving a flow of the cobs including the husks attached thereto, the conveyor including apparatus configured and operable for mechanically grasping and detaching the husks from the cobs and pulling the detached husks through the conveyor, and at least one blower configured and operable for urging the husks within the passage toward the apparatus. The conveyor system can be provided in connection with a cob collection device, such as on a trailer to be towed by a harvester. The conveyor system can also include an additional conveyor or conveyors, optionally including apparatus for removing or cleaning crop residue from the cobs. | 11-18-2010 |
460029000 | Including a husking or snapping roll | 2 |
20120190414 | Corn-Shelling Machine Fitted with Blower Means and Relative Corn-Shelling Method - A corn-shelling machine has a front head and a rear auger to collect and channel the cobs after shelling. The front head has at least one sheller roller fitted with blades to pull a stalk of a corn on the plant downwards. Sheller plates are positioned above the sheller roller, on the side opposite the ground. The sheller plates have an upper wall, opposite the ground and suitable to receive the cobs upon threshing and to retain them during the shelling phase. A blower generates a flow of air to channel the kernels of corn, removed from the cobs during shelling, towards the rear auger. The air flow is directed from the front head of the machine towards the rear auger. | 07-26-2012 |
460031000 | Including particular roll construction | 1 |
460032000 | With rib or bar | 1 |
20100178964 | Roll for a husking machine - A husking roll for use in a husking machine has drive plates defining an axial opening for reception of a drive shaft having flats for drive plate engagement. The drive plates may serve to carry blades for severing husks and other debris from an article. The blades have a helical component and are embedded in lands of an elastomeric cover. A mold loading device magnetically supports the drive plates during a molding operation and is subsequently, lengthwise extracted from the completed roll. | 07-15-2010 |
460042000 | With separating system (e.g., removing husked trash) | 5 |
20110034222 | CORN COB CLEANING CONVEYOR SYSTEM - The cob cleaning conveyor system provides a capability for positively removing or cleaning lighter crop residue from a flow of cobs. The system can be incorporated with a cob collection device, such as on a trailer, and can be adjustable in several ways for accommodating varying corn varieties, conditions and the like. The system includes a first conveyor which propels the flow into a gap or passage toward a second conveyor, while a flow of air is directed downwardly through the passage to remove or clean the lighter residue material from the cobs. The angle of attack of the air flow can be selectable, and optionally be directed downwardly along the second conveyor to the passage, and upwardly along the second conveyor to travel with or follow the residue flow, to suit present conditions. | 02-10-2011 |
20120100899 | Corn Cob Blower - The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for separating and conveying plant components arising, in particular continuously, in a harvesting machine, comprising a conveying element and a conveying fan arranged in the region of an end of the conveying element. At least one air turbine which generates an airflow in a region above the conveying element onto the plant components introduced into the apparatus and falling toward the conveying element is provided in accordance with the present disclosure to be able to separate heavier plant components from lighter ones in an efficient manner. The present disclosure further relates to a use of such an apparatus as well as to a method for separating and conveying plant components, in particular corn cobs, arising, in particular continuously, in a harvesting machine. | 04-26-2012 |
460044000 | With blower means | 3 |
20080261668 | Collecting kernels of corn and cobs - A combine is provided with an improved system for collecting agricultural material, such as stover, from an agricultural field. The combine is provided with an impeller to assist in driving stover through a duct and into a container. The combine separates and cleans the stover and any seed before directing the stover and seed into separate containers provided on the combine. | 10-23-2008 |
20110070931 | Corn Mog Separator - A corn MOG separator for an agricultural combine having a chopper for chopping MOG, the corn MOG separator being located after the chopper in the MOG flow stream and having a separating chamber for receiving the MOG and separating the lighter from the heavier components, the chamber having a mechanical decelerator for mechanically decelerating the corn MOG. | 03-24-2011 |
20120208608 | CORN COB CONVEYING AND CLEANING SYSTEM USING INDUCTION AND AIR FLOW FROM A HARVESTER FOR SEPARATING AND SPREADING LIGHT CROP RESIDUE - A cob conveying and cleaning system for use with a corn harvester, incorporating air induction in cooperation with an air flow from the harvester, for cleaning and separating lighter crop residue to be returned to the field from a mixed flow of the residue and cobs, such that the cleaned cobs can be collected, and the lighter residue optionally spread on the field. The air flow and induction are combined to cooperatively lift or draw the lighter residue from the mixed flow, and to optionally spread the removed lighter residue over a field, if desired. The induction apparatus can be located on the harvester, and used as a residue spreader when cobs are not collected. | 08-16-2012 |
460045000 | With shelling | 4 |
20090137295 | SEPARATING COBS FROM GRAIN IN A CORN HARVESTER - A combine harvester for corn is adjusted so that the threshing system maintains the grain and cobs together and there is provided a first sieve to separate the grain and cobs from residue material which is discharged from a rear of the first sieve and a second sieve to separate the grain which passes through the second sieve from the cobs which are discharged from a rear end of the second sieve. The grain is transferred to a clean grain tank and the cobs are conveyed to a tank on a towed cart. | 05-28-2009 |
20140171162 | REMOVABLE CORN SHELLER DISCHARGE GATE ASSEMBLY - A removable discharge gate assembly for a corn shelling machine having a discharge gate rotatably mounted to the machine, a bracket mounted to the machine, and a shock absorber mounted to and extending between the gate and the bracket. | 06-19-2014 |
460046000 | Concave and cylinder | 1 |
20090203411 | SHELLING AND GRINDING APPARATUS - An apparatus for reducing and separating an associated agricultural product into two or more sub-parts is provided. A first housing includes an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being configured to receive the associated agricultural product to be reduced. A first reducing assembly is disposed between and in communication with the inlet and the outlet of the first housing and includes a first rotatable reducing member, a second rotatable reducing member, and a reaction member. The first reducing member, the second reducing member and the reaction member are disposed adjacent to the other and cooperate to receive and reduce the associated agricultural product to a plurality of first sub-parts. A second housing includes an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being configured to receive select ones of the plurality of first sub-parts. A second reducing assembly is disposed between the inlet and the outlet of the second housing and includes a reducing rotor and a stationary reducing ring. The reducing ring is secured to the second housing and is disposed between the reducing rotor and the outlet of the second housing. The select ones of the plurality of first sub-parts are further reduced to a plurality of second sub-parts by the second reducing assembly and discharged via the outlet of the second housing. | 08-13-2009 |
460048000 | Knife | 1 |
20080261669 | Automatic corn cutter apparatus and method - An apparatus and method for automatically cutting kernels off ears of corn with reduced damage to the kernels are provided. A circular array of movable kernel cutting knives rotates around an axis of rotation. Singulated ears of corn are conveyed along the axis of rotation into and through the array of kernel cutting knives. A sensor is provided for sensing the size and shape of each ear of corn prior to the ear being conveyed into the array of cutting knives and a knife controller moves the array of cutting knives relative to the axis of rotation in response to input from the sensor to efficiently cut the kernels off the cob with reduced damage to the kernels. The ears may be presented to the kernel cutting knives either tip end or butt end first. The cutting depth of the knives may be varied to compensate for variations in thickness of the kernels. In one embodiment, the ears may be presented to the kernel cutting knives with their husks attached. In this embodiment, the husks are sliced longitudinally parallel to the axis of rotation and are again sliced transversely simultaneously with cutting the kernels off the ear. A novel singulator is provided wherein a disc rotating around an inclined axis utilizes centrifugal force to separate and transfer ears of corn onto a chain conveyor which transports the singulated ears to the remainder of the machine. | 10-23-2008 |