| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 056053000 | Cutters | 54 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20130263564 | Corn Stalk Guide System - A corn stalk guide system for reducing or eliminating the loss of corn stalks as they are guided into the grab rolls of a corn header. The corn stalk guide system generally includes a pair of guide members which may be positioned on opposing teeth of a corn header assembly to guide corn stalks into the assembly without being expelled by exposed sprockets. Each guide member is a tapered, plastic structure having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough. The first guide member will be secured to a first tooth via one or more fasteners extending through the one or more apertures and the second guide member will be secured to a second tooth similarly with fastener(s) and aperture(s). Each guide member will cover a sprocket which normally would extend out from the tooth, thus guiding corn stalks and preventing loss of corn stalks. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140237974 | CUTTING HEADER FOR HARVESTING CORN - A corn harvesting header comprises a knife bar extending along a front lower edge of a cutting header, with triangular knife sections attached along the bar and a plurality of guards with guard fingers extending forward. Pointed divider pans extend forward from the header such that a slot is formed between adjacent pans. A mounting bracket extends down from a rear of each pan and is attached to forward end portions of a pair of adjacent guard fingers, leaving rear portions of these guard fingers exposed. The divider pans are attached to alternating pairs of guard fingers such that a pair of bare guard fingers extends forward under and laterally adjacent to edges of each slot. The bottom surface of each seed pan is above the guard fingers an elevated distance that is greater than a spacing distance between the guard fingers. The header cuts the corn rows at angle. | 08-28-2014 |
| 056056000 | Toppers with catchers | 2 |
| 20140083073 | Corn Stalk Harvester - An apparatus for the harvesting and collecting of plant materials from the tops of the plants, such as a corn plant, or other types of crops, above the ear(s), either before, during or after pollination, sweet corn harvesting time or at the black layer, while the stalk is still alive, and has most of its moisture, or at any advantageous time in the growing cycle and collect such plant materials for livestock feed, fuels, sugars or other nutrients, and or for any other useful purpose. | 03-27-2014 |
| 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 | 14 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20140053523 | 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. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140059994 | Attachment Device for Harvesting Stalky Stem Material - The invention relates to an attachment device ( | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140150393 | Knife carrier for a chopper drum and chopper drum for a forage harvester - A knife carrier for a chopper drum is formed with a plurality of knife carrier segments, each designed as a circular-ring disk section of a circular-ring disk that can be accommodated on an outer diameter of a circular-cylindrical drum body of the chopper drum. The knife carrier segments each have an outer-peripheral surface having a predetermined number of knife receptacles. The knife carrier segments each have a circumferential length such that all the knife carrier segments form the circular-ring disk when placed next to one another along the circumferential length thereof. Each knife carrier segment has fixing means for the defined positioning of the knife carrier segments with respect to the drum body and for the detachable attachment of the knife carrier segment on the outer diameter of the drum body. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140230395 | CORN STALK MATERIAL, A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING IT - This invention is to a corn stalk material and its preparation method and apparatus. The corn stalk material is the peel of the corn stalk which is one or more materials selected from the group consisting of a silk-shaped peel of the corn stalk and a strip-shaped peel of the corn stalk with residual pulp of the corn stalk. The method for the corn stalk material includes the following steps: 1) using an agricultural harvester to harvest the corn stalk; 2) when harvesting, the corn stalk being separated, and obtaining a pulp, a leaf and a peel of the corn stalk respectively; 3) collecting peel of the corn stalk when a moisture content is 15˜45%; The collected pulp and leaf of the corn stalk are as feed, or fermented to produce lactic acid or alcohol. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20160081272 | Chopper/Blower Arrangement for a Header Used on an Agricultural Harvester - A header assembly for an agricultural combine harvester includes a plurality of row units, and a plurality of chopper/blower units. Each chopper/blower unit is positioned below a respective row unit and has a discharge outlet. At least two of the chopper/blower units have a discharge chute connected with the discharge outlet, and a deflector positioned at a discharge end of the discharge chute. Each deflector is independently adjustable to direct crop material toward a windrow formed under the combine harvester. | 03-24-2016 |
| 056062000 | With strippers | 12 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20140053524 | CORNHEAD ROW UNIT - A cornhead row unit 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 an adjusting arrangement operatively connecting the frame and at least one of the first and second stripper plates to selectably and transversely move at least one of the first stripper plate and second stripper plate with respect to the other stripper plate to vary the width of the gap. A loss detection device is operatively connected to the frame for permitting measurement of corn kernels lost as a result of drawing corn stalks through the gap to separate corn ears from the stalks. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140230396 | CROP SENSING - A crop harvesting width of a harvester head is partitioned into a plurality of portions. At least one sensor detects a metric of a crop being harvested for each of the plurality of portions. A processing unit determines an attribute of the crop harvested for each of a plurality of portions using the detected metric. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140331633 | Stripper Plate Bias Force Adjustment Mechanism - A row unit ( | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150082760 | Method for operating a snapping unit having stripper plates with variable spacing - A method for operating a snapping device to harvest stalk crop relies upon stripper plates disposed in pairs and having a variable spacing therebetween. A snapping gap is formed by or in the variable spacing. Plant stalks are drawn into the snapping gap to sever crop fruit from crop stalks by the stripper plates. The diameter of the crop stalks is determined before entry into the snapping gap by a sensor device disposed in front of the snapping gap. A width of the snapping gap is adjusted depending on the diameter value that is determined. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20160174463 | SELF-ADJUSTING DECK PLATE OF AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | 06-23-2016 |
| 20180020619 | CORN HEADER WITH AIR ASSIST FOR AN AGRICULTURAL HARVESTER | 01-25-2018 |
| 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 |
| 056071000 | With dischargers | 1 |
| 20140325950 | Forage Harvester with Improved Crop Flow - A forage harvester for harvesting crop is described. The harvester comprises a header for harvesting crop and providing the crop to a cutter drum of the harvester for processing the crop, and a wear plate positioned in the vicinity of the cutter drum to guide the cut crop towards a discharge section of the harvester. The harvester further comprises a flow generator for generating a fluid flow along a surface of the wear plate facing the cutter drum or along an inner discharge surface of the discharge section, in order to facilitate a transport of the cut crop towards an outlet of the discharge section. | 11-06-2014 |
| 056094000 | With gatherers | 15 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 20140250850 | Corn header for a forage harvester - A corn header ( | 09-11-2014 |
| 20150068179 | MULTI-ROW CORN HEADER GROOVED SET - A multi-row corn header grooved set allows harvesting with a single com header having fixed distance between rows, for instance at 525 mm, and multiple distancing between rows, for which purpose it bears trimmed or emptied caps on its sides in lieu of conventional headers. Trimmed caps used in combination with lifting sets or grooves designed to form an opening with greater width than that of the transport channel, allows for contact with the plant in a manner such as to avoid rubbing on the most rigid part of the stem, thus preventing shakes, breaks or excessive tilting, which certainly determines the obtention of an effective harvest, upon obtaining ears without practically any waste. That is to say, the grooved set allows that plants entering from outside of the central row of the collection unit reach the same without being cut, broken, shaken or tilted. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150135674 | PICKING DEVICE FOR MAIZE OR THE LIKE - The invention relates to a picking device for maize or the like, comprising several picking units ( | 05-21-2015 |
| 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 | 4 |
| 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 |
| 20140137530 | APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING AGRICULTURAL ROW CROPS - An apparatus for harvesting agricultural row crops having stalks. The apparatus includes an inclined arm comprising a first section, the first section including: a stalk inlet arranged to receive stalks of row crops; and a cutter arranged to cut stalks received by the stalk inlet; the inclined arm further comprising: a biasing guide assembly disposed along the inclined arm, the biasing guide assembly comprising a plurality of individual biasing members; and a conveyor arranged to engage each received stalk and move each engaged stalk along the biasing guide assembly; the conveyor and the biasing guide assembly mutually arranged such that the biasing guide assembly is operative to apply an accommodating clamping force upon each engaged stalk sufficient to keep each engaged stalk substantially upright as it is conveyed along at least a portion of the arm; the accommodating clamping force accommodating possible differences in stalk diameters from one stalk to another, the plurality of individual biasing members arranged to maintain a substantially constant compressive force on each engaged stalk. | 05-22-2014 |
| 056101000 | Fixed cutter | 1 |
| 20160143217 | AGRICULTURAL HEADER ROW UNIT FOR HARVESTING STALK RESIDUE - A harvesting header for a row crop machine has a plurality of row units having fore-and-aft extending arms forming a passageway, a gathering mechanism to gather stalks into the passageway, snap rolls to pull the stalks downwardly through the passageway, and a knife set to cut the stalks in the passageway. The knife set includes a pair of opposing blades, each blade having a main portion with an inner edge located on a first side of a centerline of the passageway and a cutting protrusion with a sharpened cutting edge extending across the centerline toward the opposing blade. The cutting protrusions are offset longitudinally from one another such that the cutting protrusion of one of the blades is a different distance from a mouth of the passageway than the cutting protrusion of the opposing blade such that there is a continuous gap between the blades along the length of blades. | 05-26-2016 |
| 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 |
