| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
|---|
| 172001000 |
PROCESSES
| 187 |
| 172518000 |
ROLLING, ROTATING OR ORBITALLY MOVING TOOL
| 99 |
| 172002000 |
AUTOMATIC POWER CONTROL
| 76 |
| 172681000 |
TOOL, STANDARD OR CONNECTION
| 72 |
| 172133000 |
DIVERSE TOOLS
| 66 |
| 172329000 |
GUIDED BY WALKING ATTENDANT; SUPPORTED, PROPELLED, OR HELD IN POSITION BY ATTENDANT
| 57 |
| 172021000 |
LAWN AERATOR OR PERFORATOR, OR PLUG REMOVER
| 56 |
| 172035000 |
WITH DRIVE MEANS FOR TOOL OR CLEANER
| 54 |
| 172810000 |
MOUNTING FOR PUSHED TOOL AT END OF MOTOR VEHICLE
| 42 |
| 172310000 |
PLURAL WHEELED IMPLEMENTS
| 30 |
| 172439000 |
MAST TYPE HITCH (E.G., THREE POINT HITCH, ETC.)
| 22 |
| 172663000 |
WITH ACTUATOR
| 20 |
| 172781000 |
SCRAPER BETWEEN FRONT AND REAR GROUND SUPPORTS OF VEHICLE
| 19 |
| 172452000 |
WITH ACTUATOR ADAPTED TO LIFT TOOL FOR TRANSPORT ON WHEELED FRAME OR BROADLY CLAIMED IMPLEMENT
| 17 |
| 172019000 |
SOD CUTTER
| 17 |
| 172013000 |
LAWN EDGER
| 15 |
| 172395000 |
WITH GROUND SUPPORT VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE RELATIVE TO FRAME
| 12 |
| 172272000 |
WITH MEANS TO FACILITATE MOUNTING OF IMPLEMENT ON MOTOR VEHICLE
| 11 |
| 172260500 |
HAVING TOOL OVERLOAD SHIFT CONTROLLED BY A FLUID PRESSURE DEVICE
| 11 |
| 172261000 |
OVERLOAD SHIFTING
| 10 |
| 172245000 |
CONVERTIBLE; OR CHANGEABLE BY DISASSEMBLY OR ASSEMBLY
| 8 |
| 172239000 |
DRAFT, PITCH OR GROUND LEVEL RESPONSIVE DEPTH CONTROL
| 8 |
| 172799500 |
TOWED SCRAPER WITH GROUND SUPPORT WHEELS
| 7 |
| 172677000 |
WITH DRAFT DETAIL
| 6 |
| 172669000 |
WITH WHEEL; OR SUPPORTED ON WHEEL FRAME OR BROADLY CLAIMED IMPLEMENT
| 6 |
| 172387000 |
WITH WHEEL SUBSTITUTE (E.G., RUNNER, ETC.)
| 6 |
| 172278000 |
WITH WHEEL STEERING OR ACTUATOR FOR HORIZONTALLY ANGLING WHEEL AXIS | 5 |
| 20140262376 | Agricultural Land Roller Implement - A land roller implement includes a main frame section, two intermediate frame sections extending laterally outward from opposing sides of the main frame section in a trailing relationship therewith in a working position, and a pair of outer frame sections extending laterally outward from respective intermediate frame sections in a leading relationship therewith in the working position. The outer frame sections are coupled to the intermediate frame sections by readily removable outer brace portions to reduce the transport width if required. Inner brace members are coupled between the main frame section and the intermediate frame sections by coupling to the outer brace portions at the outer ends and by pivoting on the main frame section about a floating axis which is coaxial with floating movement of the intermediate frame sections relative to the main frame section. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20160192577 | Towed Agricultural Tool | 07-07-2016 |
| 20090272551 | Automatic Steering System For An Agricultural Implement - An assembly for facilitating steering of an agricultural implement linkable to a work vehicle is disclosed. The assembly comprises at least a first ground-engaging wheel to engage a ground surface below a frame of the agricultural implement to support the frame above the ground surface. The assembly further comprises a positioning system for receiving a positioning signal from a positioning source. The positioning system determines a current position of the agricultural implement from at least the positioning signal, and the positioning system generates a control signal derived from the current position of the agricultural implement. The assembly further comprises a steering cylinder connected to the first ground-engaging wheel. The steering cylinder operatively connects to the positioning system to steer the first ground-engaging wheel based on the control signal. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20080223591 | Push-Steer Implement Hitch - A system for push-steering an implement includes a pair of links, each link connecting the implement to a front portion of a motorized vehicle. Each link of the pair of connected links between the motorized vehicle and the implement is non parallel to each other. In response to the motorized vehicle traveling at a first predetermined steering angle, a traction element developed between at least two wheels of the implement and the driving surface rotatably urges one link toward a predetermined offset angle in a rotational direction opposite of the first predetermined steering angle. The pair of links simultaneously rotatably urges the implement to be steered toward a second predetermined steering angle in the same rotational direction as the first predetermined steering angle. The predetermined offset angle and second predetermined steering angle define a substantially stable position in response to the first predetermined steering angle. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20110100656 | STEERABLE AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WITH ADAPTABLE WHEEL SPACING - An agricultural implement is provided that includes a hitch assembly configured to couple the agricultural implement to a tow vehicle. The agricultural implement also includes a carrier frame pivotally coupled to the hitch assembly by a main pivot joint such that the main pivot joint resists substantially all lateral loads between the carrier frame and the hitch assembly. The agricultural implement further includes a pair of wheel assemblies each rotatably coupled to the carrier frame by a respective knuckle pivot joint, and an actuator assembly configured to rotate each wheel assembly about the respective knuckle pivot joint while the agricultural implement is in both a working and transport position. | 05-05-2011 |
| 172508000 |
WITH GUARD, SHIELD OR PLANT DIVERTER | 5 |
| 20130277076 | Runner Segment For An Edge Guard Of A Road Milling Machine, And Edge Guard For A Road Milling Machine - The invention relates to an edge guard for a road milling machine and to a runner segment for such an edge guard. According to the present invention, the runner segment comprises an insertion projection that can be inserted into an insertion receptacle of the edge guard. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20080245539 | Soil Tilling Device - A soil tilling device, in particular a rotary tiller, a motor hoe or a motocultivator of the kind comprising one or more soil blades ( | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080264657 | Rigid Standard Bearing Shield Disk Scraper System - A bearing shield and disk scraper system to remove and deflect dirt, debris, and soil from a bearing assembly, rigid bearing hanger or standard, and/or disk blade, is provided; the system also provides a protective barrier structure for the bearing assembly. The bearing shield and disk scraper system includes a shield member and a scraper blade connected thereto. The bearing shield at least partially encases and protects a bearing assembly that rotatably supports a common axle which carries multiple disk blades of the disk gang. The scraper blade is attached to the shield member by way of a mounting flange that extends therefrom. An edge of the scraper blade is positioned in close proximity to a concave surface of an adjacent disk blade, whereby the entire assemblage of bearing shield and disk scraper system protects the bearing assembly and prevents non-desired accumulation of dirt and debris on the disk blade. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20100155091 | Furrow Opener with Replaceable Elongate Tip Body - A furrow opener comprises an opener body including a shank mount arranged to support the opener body on an agricultural implement shank for movement in a forward working direction and a tip body readily separable from the opener body and arranged for forming a furrow in the ground in the working direction. The tip body includes a furrowing portion extending downwardly and forwardly beyond the opener body so as to be arranged to form the furrow in the ground. A retainer member is supported on the opener body to retain a portion of the tip body adjacent the top end thereof on the opener body to provide support to the tip body against a moment acting on the tip body from the rearward force on the furrowing portion during furrow formation. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20120067603 | AXLE GUARD ASSEMBLY FOR COMPACTION MACHINE - An axle guard assembly of a machine protects against intrusion of wire wrap into a central cavity of a ground engaging device. The guard, which is mounted to the axle, includes a wall disposed within the cavity of the ground engaging device. A cover can be provided which includes a flange circumscribing a central portion. The central portion is disposed axially inwardly of an inboard opening to the cavity. The flange can extend radially outwardly from the central portion and axially outwardly toward the wall. The periphery of the cover can be configured such that it is larger than the opening to the cavity. In another aspect, a support vane can be provided which extends along a longitudinal axis between a first wall and a second wall and includes a planar vane surface extending substantially radially to the longitudinal axis. | 03-22-2012 |
| 172324000 |
WITH ACTUATOR ON TRAILING GROUND SUPPORTED FRAME FOR MOVING DRAFT MEANS LATERALLY OR VERTICALLY | 4 |
| 20130284467 | PULL-TYPE CROP HARVESTING MACHINE TRANSPORT SYSTEM WHERE THE MACHINE REMAINS BALANCED ON TRANSPORT WHEELS AND THE HITCH AS THE TRANSPORT SYSTEM IS DEPLOYED - A pull-type crop engaging machine such as a rotary mower comprises a frame mounted on transversely spaced field ground wheels for movement with a hitch arm extending to a tractor and a transport assembly attached behind the frame for moving downwardly to a transport position so that in the transport position the hitch arm extends from one end of the frame generally in the transverse direction for towing the machine in the transverse direction. The transport includes a transport ground wheel which acts to raise the frame to pass underneath the crop engaging system to support the machine on the wheel, on a second wheel behind the frame and on the hitch. The movement of the hitch and the wheel is connected and started at a position of the hitch so that the machine remains balanced. A shield behind the frame includes a portion which moves with the transport wheel. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20120325506 | Agricultural Implement Incorporating Ground Opener Unit - A down pressure adjustment assembly for a disc opener of an agricultural implement includes a rockshaft to which one or more disc opener units are mounted and an actuator that rotates the rockshaft. Rotation of the rockshaft causes the disc opener units to be raised or lowered. When the disc opener units are lowered into a field engagement position, further rotation of the rockshaft will cause compression of down pressure springs for each of the disc opener units. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20140060869 | DOWN PRESSURE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - An agricultural implement system, including a center toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first inner-wing toolbar rotatably coupled to the center toolbar, the first inner-wing toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first outer-wing toolbar rotatably coupled to the first inner-wing toolbar, the first outer-wing toolbar including at least one ground engaging tool, a first actuating cylinder coupled to the center toolbar, a second actuating cylinder extending between the center toolbar and the first inner-wing toolbar, a third actuating cylinder extending between the first inner-wing toolbar and the first outer-wing toolbar, and a control system configured to drive the first actuating cylinder, the second actuating cylinder, and the third actuating cylinder. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140166322 | RIPPER ASSEMBLY WITH DIRECT LOAD PATH - A work vehicle, such as a motor grader, comprises a frame, a ripper, a tie bar attached to the frame, and a four-bar linkage attached to and disposed between the ripper and the tie bar for transferring a load between the ripper and the frame via the four-bar linkage and the tie bar. The four-bar linkage and the tie bar are co-planar with respect to a plane within which the four-bar linkage is movable relative to the frame. A toolbar for the ripper is also disclosed. | 06-19-2014 |
| 172126000 |
WITH EARTH MARKER | 4 |
| 20100065292 | MARKING ASSEMBLY - A marking assembly for attachment to a vehicle for distributing a marking agent on a substantially grass-covered field to mark one or more lines in one or more predetermined areas thereof. The marking assembly includes a deck having a grass-cutting subassembly for mowing the grass and removing the cuttings thereof to provide freshly-mown grass in the predetermined area, the deck being attachable to the vehicle. The marking assembly also includes one or more nozzle subassemblies positionable downstream relative to the grass-cutting subassembly when the vehicle travels in a forward direction. The nozzle subassembly includes one or more nozzles for releasing the marking agent to mark the line on the predetermined area. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100200254 | Marker Assembly Having Rigid Link And Cam Assembly - A marker assembly mountable to an agricultural implement includes a set of interconnected frame sections that can be pivoted with respect to one another to retract the marker assembly for transport and/or storage. The marker assembly has a support wheel that supports the marker assembly above the ground as the marker assembly is being deployed and when in an extended working position. The point at which the support wheel engages the ground is controlled by a rigid link and cam assembly. The rigid link has a first end connected to a first frame section and a second end connected to a lever arm that is connected to a link of a second frame section. The rigid link is operative to pull down on the lever arm when the marker assembly is being deployed so as to force the second frame section away from the first frame section. The amount the second frame section pulls away from the first frame section is determined by the cam assembly. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20110259618 | Agricultural Implement Pass Marker System - A method and apparatus are described for creating a pass marker in a field. During planting, planting of seed is stopped and started on pass marker rows differently than on adjacent rows to create a visible offset to assist a harvester or applicator to find and drive down the right row to prevent skips and overlaps. | 10-27-2011 |
| 20140041885 | AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT MARKER FOLDABLE ABOUT COMPOUND ANGLE - A foldable marker mounted to an agricultural implement includes pivotally connected inboard and outboard arms, with the outboard arm supporting a ground marker device. The arms are shiftable between folded and unfolded conditions, with the inboard arm defining a longitudinal axis extending along the length of the inboard arm and a transverse axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis, with the inboard arm operable to be unfolded so that the transverse axis is substantially aligned with a forward direction in the unfolded condition. A pivot joint defines a pivot axis, with the pivot axis and transverse axis defining a lateral angle of at least twenty degrees and a vertical angle of at least twenty degrees. The outboard arm is in a laterally extended position when the arms are in the unfolded condition and in a laterally retracted position when the arms are in the folded condition. | 02-13-2014 |
| 172315000 |
ACTUATOR ON TRAILING IMPLEMENT, CONTROLLED FROM PROPELLING VEHICLE | 4 |
| 20110147019 | Ground preparation appliance having a driven working shaft arrangement - Ground preparation appliance having a driven working shaft arrangement. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110247843 | Implement Height Adjuster - An implement height adjuster is provided to allow for the adjustment of the height of an implement remotely from the tractor cab without requiring the user to stop the tractor to make individual adjustments. The implement height adjuster is configured to be coupled to a planter unit or other equipment towed behind a tractor and includes a motor, a gear reduction transmission coupled to the motor, and a flexible output shaft, that is coupled to the transmission at a first end and to the implement to be adjusted at a second end. The flexible output shaft allows the motor of the implement height adjuster to be mounted in various positions on the equipment. The gear reduction transmission or motor includes a position sensor that allows the operator of the tractor to know the position of a particular implement without requiring a visual inspection of the implement. A control panel is used to manage the vertical adjustment of one or a series of implements. The control panel provides power to the implement height adjusters and uses the output signals of the sensor to determine the exact location of each the tillage implement. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20140262377 | ELECTRIC ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR ROW CLEANERS - An electric adjusting apparatus for a row cleaner has a pair of upright posts connected by a pair of parallel linkages, an electric motor with a lead screw and a motor controller. One of the posts mounts on a fertilizing and/or planting apparatus and the row cleaner mounts on the other post. The electric motor moves the parallel linkages to move the row cleaner up and down without tilting. The motor controller controls the electric motor and displays the depth of the row cleaner. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150053439 | TILLAGE IMPLEMENT WITH ENHANCED BLADE GANG ADJUSTABILITY - A tillage implement has a main frame provided with ground-engaging wheels that support the main frame at a selected height above the ground. Tillage shanks may be provided on the main frame and, if so, have their depth of penetration into the ground determined by the selected height of the main frame. Gangs of freely rotatable circular blades are carried on the main frame for both fore-and-aft angle adjustment relative to the main frame about respective upright pivot axes and up-and-down depth adjustment relative to the main frame about respective horizontal pivot axes. Such angle and/or depth adjustments can be carried out on-the-go from the tractor seat and without raising or lowering the main frame such that if tillage shanks are provided on the main frame, the working depth of the tillage shanks can remain unchanged as the gangs are adjusted. | 02-26-2015 |
| 172438000 |
COMBINED | 4 |
| 20100270043 | Tillage Shank with Adjustable Depth Fertilizer Tube - A tillage shank assembly has one or more substance delivery tubes supported along the back edge of the generally upright shank of the assembly. A pair of side plates on opposite sides of the shank have rear margins that project rearwardly beyond the rear edge of the shank to define a protective gap within which the tubes are disposed. Laterally extending projections on the tubes are received within selected ones of a vertical series of holes in the side plates, depending upon the desired depth for the tubes. By temporarily removing a bolt that attaches the tops of the side plates to the shank, the side plates may be separated sufficiently to permit the projections of the tubes to be withdrawn from their current holes and reinserted into other holes to change their vertical locations. Replacing the bolt and tightening it down returns the side plates to their working positions. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20120138320 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE WEAR OF A FORCE-LOADED LINKAGE OF AN EARTH-WORKING DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for determining the wear of a force-loaded linkage of an earthwork device, wherein the instantaneous load on the linkage is measured during operation of the earthwork device and used to perform a calculation of the service life. | 06-07-2012 |
| 20140151076 | Apparatus to move in tow farm implements - An apparatus to move in-tow at least one farm implement. The apparatus is an elongated rectangular member that has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A movement transfer mechanism is connected between the elongated rectangular member's first end and the farm implement. The apparatus has a first wheel mounted on one side of the elongated rectangular member's first end and a second wheel mounted on the other side of the elongated rectangular member's first end. A third wheel is mounted adjacent to the second end of the elongated rectangular member. The wheels may, if desired, be ground engaging wheels. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20160029544 | Apparatus to move in tow farm implements - An apparatus to move in-tow at least one farm implement. The apparatus is an elongated rectangular member that has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A movement transfer mechanism is connected between the elongated rectangular member's first end and the farm implement. The apparatus has a first wheel mounted on one side of the elongated rectangular member's first end and a second wheel mounted on the other side of the elongated rectangular member's first end. A third wheel is mounted adjacent to the second end of the elongated rectangular member. The wheels may, if desired, be ground engaging wheels. | 02-04-2016 |
| 172612000 |
FABRIC OR FLEXIBLE TOOL | 4 |
| 20090008109 | DRAG MAT - A modular drag mat system. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090071668 | DRAG MAT - A drag mat includes a drag bar attachment, a plurality of connector pins, and a connector rod for securing the drag bar attachment to the mesh of the drag mat. The drag bar attachment eliminates the two-part construction of the prior art and provides reversibility to the drag mat. The plurality of pins and connector rod eliminate the need for a riveted construction and thus simplifies assembly of the drag mat. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20120247795 | APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING TENSION AND POSITIONING OF A HARROWING CHAIN - The present disclosure generally provides systems for adjusting tension and positioning of a harrowing chain. Systems may include a tension adjustment assembly, and the tension adjustment assembly may include a pivot assembly and/or a cylinder hydraulic assembly. Modifications also may be made to the frame of an agricultural implement to address transport issues related to harrowing chains. Further modifications to exterior harrowing chains may be made to reduce the number of small ditches formed in a field due to digging by harrow disks of the chains. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20140262386 | SYMMETRICAL BRUSH PATTERN GROOMER WITH INTEGRATED SPRING TINE RAKE - An integrated brush-tine vehicle for brushing top dressing material between grass blades. The vehicle employs at least four brushes to contact each blade of grass located beneath the brush pattern of the vehicle. The vehicle includes adjustable tines to cooperatively work with the brushes to move the top dressing material down between grass blades. | 09-18-2014 |
| 172776000 |
MISCELLANEOUS (E.G., FRAMES, ETC.) | 4 |
| 20080217036 | Pneumatically actuated skidplates for an earth-moving scraper - Apparatus, systems and methods for the stabilization of an earth-moving apparatus, such as an earth-moving scraper. A skidplate is attached to the earth-mover by one or more inflatable airbags, such as a pneumatic suspension air-spring, which may be inflated to lower the skidplate into contact with the ground surface. The skidplate (or a skid shoe attached thereto) remains held firmly on the ground regardless of minor adjustments to the blade height, due to the “springiness” of the air bag. The skidplate can be retracted when use is not desired, by deflation of the air bags. One or more motion sensors and a control unit may be included, allowing bounce to be detected before it is visible to the operator. The control unit may cause the airbags to inflate as needed to stabilize the earth-moving apparatus. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090101375 | CONSTRUCTION MACHINE - Mounted on a revolving frame are onboard equipments including engine and heat exchanger. These onboard equipments are accommodated in a housing cover consisted by including a front partition panel. The front partition panel is fixed to a seat screw member which is provided on the revolving frame. At this time, lower end portion of the front partition panel is hung in a floated state above the revolving frame by a stopper which is adapted rest on an upper end portion of the seat screw member. Therefore, lower end portion of the front partition panel is hung in a floated state above a upper surface of a left side frame, facilitating to align a bolt through hole in the front partition panel with a nut of the seat screw member at the time of threading and tightening a bolt into the nut. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20130092407 | Tube Joint in Implement Frame - An agricultural implement frame has a beam with a pair of tube members joined by a tube joint. The tube joint has an overlaying portion formed by overlaying ends of the first and second tube members, each overlaying end having an overlaying wall and a base wall connected by opposing side walls. The side walls have interface surfaces extending from a lip at one end of the overlaying wall to a foot in the base wall such that when the tube members are joined together, the interface surfaces contact and the lip of the first tube member abuts the foot of the second tube member and the lip of the second tube member abuts the foot of the first tube member. A fastener clamps together the overlaying ends of the tube members and interlocking load transfer teeth in the interface surfaces transfer load between the tube members. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20150053446 | ATTACHMENT ARRANGEMENT WITH DOUBLE SHEAR CONFIGURATION FOR FRAME MEMBERS OF AN AGRICULTURAL TILLAGE IMPLEMENT - An agricultural tillage implement includes a carriage frame assembly having a longitudinal frame member extending in a travel direction, and a cross frame member extending transverse to the longitudinal frame member. A horizontal attachment arrangement interconnects the longitudinal frame member with the cross frame member. The horizontal attachment arrangement includes a generally vertical first plate attached to the longitudinal frame member and having a first through hole, a generally vertical second plate attached to the cross frame member and having a second through hole, and a pivot pin extending through each of the first through hole and the second through hole. | 02-26-2015 |
| 172032000 |
WITH SEPARATING AFTER EARTH WORKING | 3 |
| 20090084563 | Shovel for sifting debris from soil - An apparatus for separating rocks and debris from dirt is presented. The apparatus includes a shovel including a round pointed base, a plurality of holes disposed throughout the base including dimensions smaller than the rocks and debris where, when a user of the shovel digs into the dirt, the user can shake the shovel such that the dirt is sifted through the holes with the rocks and debris remaining on the base and a handle for the user to operate the shovel to dig into the dirt and shake the shovel. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20100116516 | FARMING IMPLEMENT FOR SEPARATING GROUND ELEMENTS - The machine of the invention includes a separator comprising rotary transport means and sorting means for sorting the soil and the stones collected when digging a trench and for re-depositing them in a desired manner in said trench. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20120145420 | SOIL TREATING SYSTEM AND SHEARING ASSEMBLY - The present disclosure relates to soil treating systems and shearing assemblies for use in forestry operations. Embodiments of soil treating systems according to the disclosure include a movement assembly having a front end and a back end, a shearing assembly mounted on the front end of the movement assembly, and leveling assembly mounted on the back end of the movement assembly. In some embodiments shearing assemblies are inverted V-type shearing assemblies. Further aspects of the disclosure are directed towards methods for using soil treating systems and shearing assemblies for preparing land for interplanting an energy crop with a primary crop. | 06-14-2012 |
| 172430000 |
WITH INDICATING OR SIGHTING MEANS | 3 |
| 20090178816 | LOADER ELEVATION CONTROL SYSTEM - A system for determining the elevation of a part of an implement, with the implement being attached to the ends of a pair of lift arms of a loader machine, includes a laser transmitter providing a reference beam of laser light. The beam may be a thin beam that is swept in a reference plane, or it may be a pair of fan shaped beams that are continuously rotated. A first beam detector is mounted on one of the pair of lift arms of the loader machine for detecting said reference beam and providing a first output. A second beam detector is mounted on the same lift arm and is spaced along the lift arm from the first beam detector for detecting the reference beam and providing a second output. A control circuit, responsive to the first beam detector and to the second beam detector, determines the elevation of the part of the implement based on the first and second outputs, and provides a projected implement elevation. | 07-16-2009 |
| 20100096148 | INDEPENDENT POSITION SENSOR AND A SYSTEM TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF A TOOL ON A WORKS MACHINE USING POSITION SENSORS - A system for determining the position of a tool mounted on a digging machine includes a monitoring appliance and several independent position-detecting devices each including: | 04-22-2010 |
| 20140311762 | EROSION MONITORING SYSTEM FOR GROUND ENGAGING TOOL - An erosion monitoring system is disclosed for use with a machine. The erosion monitoring system may have an ultrasonic sensor embedded within a replaceable cutting edge of a ground engaging tool connectable to the machine. The erosion monitoring system may also have a wireless communication element associated with the ultrasonic sensor, and a controller mountable onboard the machine in communication with the ultrasonic sensor via the wireless communication element. The controller may be configured to monitor a wear rate of the cutting edge based on signals from the ultrasonic sensor. | 10-23-2014 |
| 172256000 |
PROPULSION UNIT GUIDED BY WALKING ATTENDANT OR PART OF ARTICULATED VEHICLE | 2 |
| 20160007520 | GARDEN IMPLEMENT | 01-14-2016 |
| 20080283257 | Mulcher apparatus and cutter element and/or tooth assembly therefor - A mulcher apparatus includes a tractor and a mulcher unit provided to the tractor. The mulcher unit includes a tooth assembly with a holder and a cutter element with a cooperating notch portion and cross bar arrangement. The notch portion can be retrofit to existing holder arrangements. The cutter element may include various features, to enhance cutting efficiency. For example, the cutter elements may include a double-ended structure, a relatively wide serrated cutting edge at one or both ends, carbide coatings, layers or inserts, etc. | 11-20-2008 |
| 172779000 |
SCRAPER POSITION AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED BY LINKAGE FOR LEVELLING | 2 |
| 20090183886 | Grader Stabilizer - The present device is generally a stabilizer bracket for small to mid-sized skid steer vehicles used to grade earth using a dozer blade in conjunction with remote grade control equipment (such as laser automation or other automated leveling system). The device is most suited to skid steer vehicles capable of using a variety of interchangeable front end accessories in addition to a dozer blade. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20140338938 | EARTH WORKING APPARATUS - An earth working apparatus includes a working implement having a first end and a second end. The earth working apparatus also includes a first support supporting the working implement, where the first support also has a first end and a second end. The earth working apparatus further includes a first arm connecting the first end of the working implement to the first end of the first support, and a second arm connecting the second end of the working implement to the second end of the first support. A second support is pivotally coupled with the first support by a torsion coupler. The first arm and the second arm can be pivotally coupled with the first support by a torsion coupler. The second support can be connected to a third support and configured to articulate with respect to the third support between a generally horizontal working orientation and a transport orientation. | 11-20-2014 |
| 172777000 |
SCRAPER SUPPORTS NARROW DEPENDING TOOL | 2 |
| 20120152573 | TRACTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY - A tractor blade assembly is disclosed having a first blade member and one or more replaceable, supplemental blade members. The first blade member has a supplemental blade mounting section extending laterally beyond the side edge of the first blade member and a supplemental blade member that removably attaches to the supplemental blade mounting section such that a side edge of the supplemental blade member abuts the side edge of the first blade member. The tractor blade assembly may include alignment structure to restrict vertical movement of the supplemental blade member relative to the first blade member and align the side edges. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20150060098 | ADJUSTABLE CUTTING EDGE FOR A MOLDBOARD - An adjustable cutting edge for a moldboard having a material engaging surface and a bottom edge. The adjustable cutting edge has a series of cutter bodies. Each cutter body has a top edge, a bottom cutting edge opposite the top edge, a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a front surface having a concave curvature, a rear surface opposite the front surface and having a convex curvature, and a position control profile extending along at least a portion of the rear surface. A series of retainers are carried by the moldboard, each retainer permitting a respective cutter body to move along the concave curvature to advance or retract the bottom cutting edge relative to the bottom edge of the moldboard and engaging the position control profile of a respective cutter body to retain the respective cutter body in a selected position. | 03-05-2015 |
| 172611000 |
WITH WEIGHT | 2 |
| 20090114408 | Method and apparatus for vertical preloading using containers for fluid - The present invention is an apparatus for compacting ground using fluids stored in containers placed on the ground. The fluid containers may include a closely packed array of vertically aligned tubes arranged parallel to one another. Their base ends may be sealed and rest on the ground surface to be compacted. Their opposite upper ends may be either open or have a form of removable apertured lid or cap thereon to assist in filling of fluid into the containers. The closely packed array of tubes may be interlocked to one another for support and stability. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20140027137 | TRACTOR PULL BAR MOUNTING BRACKET ASSEMBLY - A pull bar mounting bracket assembly is provided for mounting to the weight rack on the front of a given make of tractor. The mounting assembly includes two brackets positioned on either end of a row of weights that are made for said tractor make and supported on the weight rack, the brackets also being made for the given make of tractor and supported on the weight rack like the weights. The brackets have apertures that align with corresponding apertures in the weights to allow a bolt to be extended through the weights and secured at each end to the brackets. Each bracket also supports a clamp having a fixed clamp base and a removable clamp lock that are used to removably secure a pull bar to the brackets. The pull bar mounting bracket assembly can be easily removed from one model of the given make of tractor to another model of that tractor make without requiring any modification or customization of the mounting assembly or the tractors. | 01-30-2014 |
| 172431000 |
WITH SEAT OR ATTENDANT'S STATION | 2 |
| 20130264080 | SELF-PROPELLED SOIL WORKING MACHINES - Unique self-propelled soil working machines are disclosed. In certain exemplary embodiments the self propelled soil working machine includes a tool carrier which is actively adjustable to provide variable downward force on a soil working tool via a suspension element which is further passively responsive to accommodate motion of the tool in response to external force. In certain exemplary embodiments, the tool carrier is configured to adjust the working depth and pitch of the tool. Further embodiments, forms, objects, features, advantages, aspects, and benefits shall become apparent from the following description and figures. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20160249520 | SELF-PROPELLED SOIL WORKING MACHINES | 09-01-2016 |
| 172023000 |
DRIVEN FROM OR GUIDED BY STATIONARY OBJECT, OR ANCHORED | 2 |
| 20120024550 | Guidance Tool for Landscaping Implements - A landscaping tool for guiding a landscaping implement around an object of a landscape, such as a tree, post, or other relatively fixed structure is disclosed. The landscaping tool includes an engagement segment, such as a hook, for engaging the object, a body portion extending from the engagement segment, and a repositionable coupler provided on the body portion that is used for attaching the tool to the landscaping implement. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20150053436 | Traction Tillage System - A field tillage system that reduces soil compaction, fuel consumption, and dust pollution includes a pair of wheeled support assemblies, a pair of booms connected to the wheeled support assemblies so that the booms can be moved up and down with respect to the wheeled support assemblies and in and out with respect to one another, a pair of carriages connected to the booms so that the carriages can be moved hack and forth along the booms, a set of implements connected to the carriages for tilling a field as the carriages move back and forth along the booms, and a drive system connected to the carriages for simultaneously moving the carriages and implements in opposite directions creating opposing forces thereby producing their own traction as they move along the booms. | 02-26-2015 |
| 172297000 |
TOOL FORWARD OF REAR OF MOTOR VEHICLE | 2 |
| 20140054052 | Support Apparatus For Securing A Wing Plow - A support apparatus for securing a wing plow relative to a vehicle having a front and a rear includes a mounting member rigidly secured with respect to the vehicle. A first trailing link is pivotally secured to the mounting member. A second trailing link pivotally is secured to the mounting member. A support arm for supporting the wing plow is pivotally secured to at least one of the first trailing link and the second trailing link. During operation of the wing plow, the first and second trailing links trail away from the mounting member in a direction substantially parallel to a forward direction of vehicle travel. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20100051300 | KNIFE OPENER FOR USE WITH AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT - A knife opener includes a pair of flared blades designed to cut spaced, but paired furrows. The knife opener is particularly well-suited for use in no-till or minimum-till agricultural operations primarily in conjunction with seed and/or fertilizer placement adjacent a soil cut-line generally in the direction of travel. In addition to being angled away from the main body of the knife, one of the blades is angled forward and the other blade is angled rearward. Seed and/or fertilizer dispensing receivers may be associated with each of the blades. | 03-04-2010 |
| 172321000 |
ACTUATOR ON VEHICLE FOR MOVING WHEELED IMPLEMENT | 2 |
| 20080296032 | Operating Apparatus for Work Vehicle - An operating apparatus for a work vehicle with a detachable implement provided with a hydraulic actuator, comprising: | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090050341 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR LAND PREPARATION AND CLEARING - Embodiments of a land preparation apparatus comprises a chamber comprising at least one internal surface, and a plurality of internal rakes configured in a non-linear arrangement along the at least one internal surface. Further embodiments of a land preparation apparatus comprises a chamber comprising at least one internal surface, a rotatable tool rotatably mounted within the chamber and having a plurality of tool elements for land preparation, and a plurality of internal rakes configured in a non-linear arrangement along the at least one internal surface, wherein the rotatable tool moves the plurality of tool elements relative to the plurality of internal rakes. The land preparation apparatus may be removably or fixedly connected to a vehicle to form a land preparation machine. | 02-26-2009 |
| 172292000 |
SPECIFIC PROPELLING MEANS | 2 |
| 20140158387 | BULLDOZER WITH IMPROVED VISIBILITY - A bulldozer includes a vehicle frame, a bulldozer blade, an engine, an engine cover and an operator cab. The vehicle frame has a front end and a rear end. The bulldozer blade is disposed in front of the front end of the vehicle frame. The engine is disposed at a front portion of the frame. The engine cover covers the engine. The operator cab is secured to the frame behind the engine. The operator cab includes a front window disposed on a front face of the operator cab. When the bulldozer blade is placed on the ground, a top surface of the engine cover is disposed below a line extending between an upper edge of the bulldozer blade and a lower edge of the front window as viewed from a side of the bulldozer. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20160115671 | BULLDOZER - A first exhaust treatment device, a second exhaust treatment device, and a relay connection pipe are disposed in front of an engine of a bulldozer. A relay connection pipe connects the first and second exhaust treatment devices. An injector assembly is attached to the relay connection pipe. The first exhaust treatment device, the relay connection pipe, and the second exhaust treatment device are arranged in sequence such that longitudinal directions thereof extend along the vehicle lateral direction. An attachment surface for the injector on the relay connection pipe is provided on an offset portion of the relay connection pipe at a connection portion between the first exhaust treatment device and the relay connection pipe. The distance between the injector assembly and a first side surface of the engine cover closest to the injector assembly is substantially equal to the distance between the first side surface and the first exhaust treatment device. | 04-28-2016 |
| 172027000 |
WITH MEANS FOR CUTTING OR SHREDDING PLANTS WITHOUT SOIL DISTURBANCE | 2 |
| 20140138109 | BIOMASS STORAGE SYSTEM - An apparatus for forming a water storage material from a biomass input material using supercritical or subcritical fluid processing, the water storage material capable of absorbing a liquid and releasing the liquid. The apparatus utilizes supercritical fluid processing, subcritical fluid processing, charring, or a combination thereof. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control the apparatus. The apparatus further including a processing station configured to hold the biomass input material, and to use the biomass input material for processing into the water storage material. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20170231145 | Agricultural System For Field Preparation | 08-17-2017 |
| 172204000 |
ALTERNATING FOR RIGHT OR LEFT HAND OPERATION (OTHER THAN SCRAPER) | 2 |
| 20150096772 | Reversible Plough - A reversible plough with a frame for a 3-point hitch attachment comprises a frame with lower first and second and an upper third attachment point for attachment to a 3-point hitch. A vertical pivot axle supports a plough tool carrier for pivotable movement. The upper third attachment point is located on a vertical pivot plate in a first upper pivot point. A second lower pivot point of said plate is connected to a transversel pivot axis on the frame and a third upper pivot point of said plate is connected to a control link. When the upper link of the 3-point hitch moves backwards, then the plate pivots and moves the control link backwards as well. Said control link extends towards the rear end portion of the frame and is connected to a link arrangement pivotally supported by the vertical pivot axle and connected to the plough tool carrier. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160150715 | Pivoting Support Wheel for a Reversible Plough | 06-02-2016 |
| 172613000 |
PLURAL RELATIVELY MOVABLE TOOLS | 2 |
| 20130037286 | Sealing Disc Having Soil Build-Up Reducing Feature - A berm building disc is designed to reduce the amount of soil that builds up on the inner surface of the disc as the disc pushes soil for berm formation. The disc has a disc body having an outer radial edge, and defining an inner concave surface and an outer convex surface. Features are formed on the inner concave surface to reduce the surface area or soil adhesion properties of the inner concave surface. | 02-14-2013 |
| 20140060871 | TOWED IMPLEMENT STRESS RELIEVED JOINTS - An agricultural implement is provided that includes a first tool bar supporting first ground engaging tools. The agricultural implement further includes a second tool bar supporting second ground engaging tools and coupled to the first tool bar by a pivot joint. Additionally, the agricultural implement includes a working plate secured to the first tool bar and having a joint structure partially defining the pivot joint. Furthermore, the agricultural implement includes a stress feathering plate secured between the working plate and the first tool bar and secured to both the working plate and the first tool bar, the stress feathering plate extending beyond the working plate and having a contour that provides a reduced stress gradient when the first tool bar, the working plate and the stress feathering plate are loaded by engagement of the first and second ground engaging tools with the ground. | 03-06-2014 |
| 172382000 |
MULTIPLE LEVEL TOOLS | 1 |
| 20140332241 | GROUND GROOMER FOR A ROPING SIMULATOR - A ground groomer configured for roping simulators is disclosed. Example embodiments include: a generally horizontal main support member; an attachment pin coupled generally orthogonally to the main support member, the attachment pin being configured for attachment to a ski of a roping simulator; and a plurality of tines arranged to protrude through a lower surface of the main support member to scarify soil behind the skis of the roping simulator. | 11-13-2014 |
| 172240000 |
WITH GROUND SUPPORT ENGAGEABLE WITH GROUND FOR TRANSPORT ONLY | 1 |
| 20090014190 | Implement With Two Stage Folding Wing - A towed agricultural implement including a center section having a chassis supported on wheels, and with a pair of selectively positionable wing assemblies extending laterally from each side. The wing assemblies include an arm assembly operably coupled at one end to the center section, and operably coupled at the other end to a wing frame. The wing assemblies are positionable in a folded-down position, wherein the wing frames are generally parallel to the ground, and a folded-up position wherein the wing frames are positioned generally perpendicular to the ground. | 01-15-2009 |
| 172780000 |
SCRAPER BETWEEN WIDELY SPACED FRONT AND REAR GROUND SUPPORTS | 1 |
| 20130180744 | Operator Interface for an Implement Control System - An implement control system may include an operator interface having a grip movable to a pose relative to an operator interface frame of reference. A grip position sensor may detect the grip pose and generate a grip pose signal, and a controller communicatively coupled to the grip position sensor may receive the grip pose signal and generating an implement control signal. An implement assembly may include an implement supported for movement relative to a machine frame of reference and a plurality of actuators operably coupled to the implement and communicatively coupled to the controller. The plurality of implement actuators is configured to actuate in response to the implement control signal to drive the implement toward an implement pose relative to the machine frame of reference that corresponds to the grip pose. | 07-18-2013 |
| 172606000 |
WITH CLEANER | 1 |
| 20100314145 | TURF ROLLER - A turf roller includes a water filled, cylindrical roller drum with smoothed hemispherical ends adapted to eliminate sharp edges of a regular cylinder. The roller drum is suspended from a roller frame having a towing tongue and bracing attached. A heavy duty front scrapper blade is disposed along the length of the front of the drum to scrape mud and debris from the rolling surface of the drum. A second, rear scrapper blade and a grass catching basket are disposed along the length of the rear of the drum to scrape and retain grass clippings from the rolling surface of the drum. High speed transport wheels are extendable by a hydraulic system and mechanical linkages to lift the roller from the turf surface for high speed transport. The high speed transport wheels are retractable above the surface for low speed turf rolling operations. The hydraulic system is preferably operated remotely by a tow vehicle operator. | 12-16-2010 |
| 172029000 |
WITH MEANS FOR SHIFTING SURFACE MATERIAL WITHOUT SOIL DISTURBANCE | 1 |
| 20100326679 | Device for Landscape Care or the Like Machine - A landscape care device has at least one treatment device provided with spring tines secured on a support beam, wherein the spring tines are each connected immediately positive-lockingly to the support beam. The treatment device is a dethatching device and the spring tines are arranged in a single row or multi-row arrangement on the support beam. The spring tines have at least one support contour that passes through a receiving opening of the support beam and defines a contact area in such a way that the spring tines are secured substantially in a self-looking way on the support beam by the support contour. | 12-30-2010 |
