| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 460001000 | MEANS RESPONSIVE TO A SENSED CONDITION | 41 |
| 20090036184 | Biomass cleaner with improvements in crop harvesting machines and related methods - A biomass cleaner, of a harvesting machine, comprises at least a first sieve for sieving biomass and having one or more first sieve apertures that are openable and closeable in dependence on control commands; an air fan the speed of which is adjustable in dependence on control commands; and one or more control devices that generate the said control commands, the first sieve defining a support for biomass that is sieveable via the sieve; and the biomass cleaner including one or more pressure sensors for generating one or more signals that are related to the pressure of air in the vicinity of the biomass. The or each pressure sensor is operatively connected to supply the said signals to a control device that derives therefrom further estimates of the sieve losses and/or the MOG content of the biomass, as defined herein, during operation thereof. | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090233661 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASCERTAINING THE QUANTITY OF A CROP HARVESTED IN A COMBINE - A method and an apparatus for ascertaining the quantity of the tailings ( | 09-17-2009 |
| 20100009731 | AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE HAVING AN UNLOADING SYSTEM FOR UNLOADING AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT - The invention is directed to an agricultural work machine for performing harvesting operations. The agricultural work machine includes a support structure. An unloading system is coupled to the support structure and is configured to transport an agricultural product received from a hopper to an off-machine location. The unloading system includes a transfer assembly having a discharge chute. A positioning system is configured to adjust at least one of an elevation, a length and a rotational position of the transfer assembly to position the discharge chute. A control system is configured to automatically locate the discharge chute from a stowed position to a desired unload position of a plurality of preset unload positions upon receiving an operator input via an operator input device. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20130102369 | COMBINE HARVESTER AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR GATHERING GRAIN - A combine harvester is provided that separates grain material from material other than grain using multiple processing areas, including a harvesting area, a feederhouse area, a threshing area, a cleaning area, and a grain delivery area. In a location at or prior to entering one of the processing areas, the material may be collected and held until a collection threshold is reached. Once it is determined that the collection threshold is reached, the material forming a first group of material may be transported from the location to the processing area or a subsequent processing area. The first group of material is transported from the location to the processing area or the subsequent processing area substantially simultaneously and thus simulates the gathering of a large amount of crop material even when small plots are involved. In this way, reduced cycle times may be achieved, and the efficiency benefits of large-plot harvesting may be extended to small-plot applications. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130157731 | Method for Measuring Air Efficiency and Efficacy in a Combine Harvester - The airflow through a harvesting machine is adjusted by calculating a G-factor at a first point on an upper chaffer to determine if it is greater than 1+n, where n represents a desired factor. A blower is adjusted to reduce an airstream if the G-factor is greater than 1+n. A MOG factor is calculated if the G-factor is less than 1+n. The blower is adjusted to increase the airstream if the MOG-factor is less than 1+x, where x represents a desired factor. A MOG-factor is calculated at a second point if the MOG-factor at said the point is greater than 1+x and the blower is adjusted to reduce the airstream if the MOG-factor at the second point is greater than 1+y, where y represents a desired factor or adjusted to increase the airstream if the MOG-factor at the second point is less than 1+y. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130165191 | AUGER BED FOR A LATERAL LEVELING CLEANING SYSTEM - A cleaning system for use in a combine harvester including an auger bed mounted within a frame such that when the combine harvester is laterally inclined from the horizontal, the cleaning system, including the auger bed and a sieve, may be leveled or substantially leveled to a generally horizontal position. In some embodiments, the auger bed comprises a plurality of augers located side by side with their axes positioned generally longitudinally in the combine harvester. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130190061 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF AGRICULTURAL CROP AND AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE - A method for preparing agricultural crop enhanced with at least one auxiliary agent and conveyed in the form of a crop flow through at least one working assembly of an agricultural harvesting machine includes detecting one or more properties of the crop via sensors and adding a quantity of the at least one auxiliary agent to the crop flow, depending on the one or more detected crop properties thereby enhancing the quality of the crop flow. | 07-25-2013 |
| 20140162737 | GRAIN CLEANING SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE - A grain cleaning system of an agricultural combine directs a flow of high velocity air in a first direction about an inlet end of a cleaning shoe. The system further monitors the cleaning shoe in order to detect a change in an operational parameter of the cleaning shoe, wherein the operational parameter is one of a transient effect of a sieve of the cleaning shoe, a flow rate about and exit end of the cleaning shoe and a flow velocity about an exit end of the cleaning shoe. Further, the flow of high velocity air about the inlet end of the cleaning shoe can be redirected in a second direction in response to a detected change in the operational parameter. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140171160 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SPREADER OUTPUT FROM A HARVESTER - A harvester including, a spreader system configured to distribute an agricultural material onto a field, wherein the spreader system is configured to receive the agricultural material from a chopper, wherein the spreader system comprises a first panel or vane positioned on a first lateral side of the spreader system, and a second panel or vane positioned on a second lateral side of the spreader system, opposite the first lateral side, and wherein the spreader system is configured to detect a first force applied to the first panel or vane and a second force applied to the second panel or vane, and to adjust a position of the spreader system with respect to the chopper based on the first force, the second force, or a combination thereof. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140171161 | Method and Arrangement for Optimizing an Operating Parameter of a Combine - A method and device for optimizing a parameter of a combine harvester by driving the combine harvester over a field an approximately constant speed or constant throughput; determining and storing data pertaining to at least one sensor value for a parameter of the processing procedure and to the associated position of the combine harvester in a processing unit; transmitting the position data to a manual apparatus provided with a camera and with a position determination device; moving the manual apparatus to the position, and recording an image of the field ground with a camera; processing the image in order to determine a property of the image; determining a calibration value by the processing unit using the sensor value and the property; and displaying and/or automatic setting of an operating value of the combine harvester by the processing unit using current sensor values and the calibration value. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140295922 | Method for operating a self-propelled harvesting machine, and self-propelled harvesting machine - A method for operating a self-propelled harvesting machine with a plurality of working assemblies for processing picked-up crop, includes controlling the working assemblies using a control device assigned to the harvesting machine. At least one working assembly of the working assemblies is controlled by an input mechanism operatively connected to the control device and having a specific first function (F | 10-02-2014 |
| 20140308997 | GRAIN CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR AN AGRICULTURAL COMBINE - A method of clearing a grain cleaning system of an agricultural combine is provided. The method includes the step of providing and directing a flow of high velocity air in a first direction about an inlet end of a cleaning shoe. The method further includes the step of monitoring the cleaning shoe in order to detect a change in an operational parameter of the cleaning shoe, wherein the operational parameter is one of a transient effect of a sieve of the cleaning shoe, a flow rate about and exit end of the cleaning shoe and a flow velocity about an exit end of the cleaning shoe. Further, the method includes the step of redirecting the flow of high velocity air about the inlet end of the cleaning shoe in a second direction in response to a detected change in the operational parameter. | 10-16-2014 |
| 20150080069 | Arrangement for Loss Measurement in a Combine Harvester - An arrangement for loss measurement in a combine harvester ( | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150351321 | SPREADER WIDTH CONTROL - A spreader system for discharging residue from an agricultural combine to a ground surface. The spreader system including a direction detector and a spreader operatively connected to a rear end of the agricultural combine. The direction detector is configured to detect direction changes of the agricultural combine and to produce a signal representative of the direction change. The spreader includes one or more impellers and a housing, with the impellers being operatively connected to the housing for rotating therein. The housing having an inlet for receiving a flow of residue, an outlet coupled to the housing for discharging the flow of residue, and one or more residue flow directors. The residue flow directors are configured to alter the flow of residue from the agricultural combine, the system being configured to alter the flow of residue dependent upon the signal. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160029562 | Combine Harvester With Adjustable Cleaning Shoe Arrangement - A combine harvester has a driving shoe arrangement. The driving shoe includes a preparation pan and one or more sieves, coupled to a drive mechanism for driving a reciprocating movement of the pan and sieves. The stroke of the reciprocating movement of the pan and/or sieves is adjustable, through the application of a drive mechanism including one or more pivotably mounted support arms for supporting the pan or sieve, and a drive arm connected to one of said support arms through an adjustable connection means. The adjustable connection means can be a variable length actuator whose length determines the stroke of the pan or sieve. The stroke of said pan or sieve can be adjusted during a harvesting run, thereby allowing a fast adjustment to changing external conditions such as the slope of the terrain. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160044869 | Apparatus for Chopping and discharging Straw from a Combine Harvester - In a combine harvester comprising a threshing rotor and an internal chopper or beater behind the threshing rotor feeding into a rear straw chopper and spreader through a distribution chamber there is provided a distribution assembly mounted rearwardly of the internal chopper or beater for controlling distribution of the materials transversely of the distribution chamber. The distribution assembly includes a pair of rearwardly extending fins which are moved by a control system for operating the fins to change the distribution at the rear of the combine harvester. The fins are carried on a mounting which is translated side to side and the fins are curved in a direction longitudinally of the direction of movement of the material from the discharge. The fins are controlled in response to a plurality of sensors at spaced positions across the distribution chamber and the sensors measure crop flow at the sensor by detecting impact of crop material on the sensor. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160088793 | Agricultural Harvesting Machine With An Exchangeable Crop Processing Element - An agricultural harvesting machine comprises an exchangeable crop processing element, which is installed in the interior of the harvesting machine and which is available in different variants, an electronic control unit, which is connected with a data bank in which data concerning the crop processing element are stored, and a reading device, which is set up to interact with an identification element placed on the crop processing element and to transmit an output signal to the control device that clearly identifies the crop processing element during or after an incorporation of a crop processing element into the harvesting machine; with the aid of the signal, the control unit updates the data bank. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160088794 | Combine harvester having a driver assistance system - A combine harvester includes a driver assistance system that regulates a spreading on the ground of a crop flow exiting the combine harvester. The driver assistance system includes spreading strategies that can be selected in order to regulate the spreading of the crop flow exiting the combine harvester. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20190141893 | Sensor Assembly For A Combine Harvester Screen | 05-16-2019 |
| 460002000 | Foreign material | 6 |
| 20080234016 | System and method for automatically deslugging an agricultural combine - A deslugging method and system for an agricultural combine, providing several semi- and fully automated operating modes or routines for removing or dislodging a slug of crop and/or other material from the threshing system and/or a feeder of the combine for conveying crop material to the threshing system. The routines can include reciprocating, agitating and jogging routines, which can be automatically altered during execution responsive to sensed or changing conditions, as processed by a suitable filter such as a simplified Kalman type signal filter, for generating a real time estimation and prediction of the various states of the threshing system. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20100048269 | FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION AND REMOVAL SYSTEM FOR A COMBINE HARVESTER - A foreign object detection and removal system for an agricultural combine is provided. The system includes a controller operatively connected to a feederhouse and a chopper assembly. The feederhouse includes an acoustic element for detecting foreign objects and an actuator for opening and closing a door of the feederhouse to remove foreign objection. The chopper assembly includes an actuator to retract a knife bank to allow for the passage of foreign objects through the chopper assembly without causing damage to the chopper assembly. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20120322519 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE UTILIZING A HARD OBJECT DETECTION ASSEMBLY - An agricultural vehicle having a frame and an inlet for intaking crop mat. A hard object assembly is attached to the frame and includes transmitting antennae for transmitting microwaves and a receiver system that receives the microwaves in order to detect hard objects within the crop mat. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20120322520 | AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE UTILIZING A HARD OBJECT DETECTION ASSEMBLY - An agricultural vehicle having a frame and an inlet for intaking crop mat. A hard object assembly is attached to the frame and includes transmitting antennae for transmitting pulsed microwaves and a receiver system that receives the microwaves in order to detect hard objects within the crop mat. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130059631 | Agricultural harvesting machine - An agricultural harvesting machine includes at least one working assembly for processing and conveying crop as well as a sensor array ( | 03-07-2013 |
| 460003000 | Drive interrupt | 1 |
| 20140162738 | Drive System For Driving A Chopper And Feeder Device Of A Harvesting Machine - A drive system ( | 06-12-2014 |
| 460004000 | Grain loss | 9 |
| 20140206421 | AGRICULTURAL COMBINE HARVESTER WITH HARVESTING AND WINNOWING OPTIMIZATION CONTROL SYSTEM - An agricultural combine has a threshing assembly for threshing a crop to produce chaff and grain, a cleaning assembly for removing the chaff from the grain, and a control system. The threshing assembly and the cleaning assembly operate at threshing and cleaning settings, respectively, for tending to produce a balance between a threshing load applied across the threshing assembly and a cleaning load applied across the cleaning assembly that tends to have a favorable influence on grain loss. The control system is for sensing an imbalance between the threshing load and the cleaning load tending to have an unfavorable influence on grain loss, and for concurrently adjusting the threshing and cleaning settings of the threshing and cleaning assemblies, respectively, for tending to convert the imbalance between the threshing and cleaning loads to a balance between the threshing and cleaning loads tending to have a favorable influence on grain loss. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20170231155 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A ROTOR CAGE WITH ACTUATED CAGE VANES IN A HARVESTER | 08-17-2017 |
| 460005000 | By detector at sieve or screen or grain pan | 7 |
| 20080318648 | SELF-PROPELLED AGRICULTURAL HARVESTING MACHINE WITH LOSS-MEASURING DEVICE - A self-propelled harvesting machine has a cleaning device having sieves, a loss-measuring device for the sieves of the cleaning device, at least one sensor having a sensor surface and located at a back end of the cleaning device, and the sensor is located at an end of the cleaning device behind at least one of the sieves such that a crop material that fails on the sensor surface and is detected remains in the harvesting machine and is conveyed to a tailings device. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090258684 | Apparatus and method for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine - An apparatus is provided for analysing the composition of crop in a crop-conveying machine, such as a harvesting machine. The crop in the machine is conveyed along a crop movement path, whereof a portion is illuminated by a light source ( | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090286582 | MEASURING ARRANGEMENT FOR DETERMINING THE CONSTITUENTS OF A SAMPLE TAKEN FROM A CROP STREAM - A measuring arrangement is associated with a branch channel of a channel through which crops flow. The measuring arrangement comprises a measuring device for detecting the constituents of a sample of a crop stream in the branch channel, where in the branch channel between an opening and the measuring device, a processing device is arranged for reducing in size or for squeezing the sample. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20130172057 | HARVESTER DELIVERY CONTROL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for distributing crop material onto a cleaning sieve of an agricultural combine. The method includes providing a sensor in connection with a controller, the sensor senses information representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor, and outputs signals representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with the crop material distributor to the controller. The method provides the crop material distributor for distributing crop material from a threshing system onto a sieve. The controller determines information representative of grain associated with a crop material distributor and an inclination angle associated with at least one of the crop material distributor and the combine. The method includes outputting signals for operable control of operating parameters associated with the crop material distributor and the sieve. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20140135082 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MATERIAL YIELD AND/OR LOSS FROM A HARVESTING MACHINE USING ACOUSTIC SENSORS - A system and method for determining material yield and/or loss from a harvesting machine using acoustic sensors and advanced signal processing capabilities is presented. The system consists of a sensor housing with an opening on one side of the sensor housing, a strike plate designed to fit into the opening, and an electronics module comprising a microphone and a signal processor designed to capture the sound waves created when material impacts on the strike plate, and convert them into an audio signal indicating the amount of material impacting the sensor at a given time. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20150080070 | COMBINE SIDE-SHAKE CLEANING CONTROL SYSTEM - A combine side-shaking control system includes a sieve for separating crop material from other materials and a movable side-shaking mechanism coupled to the sieve and configured to move the sieve in a side-to-side motion. The control system also includes also includes first and second grain loss sensors configured to sense amounts of grain loss from separate portions of the sieve. The control system further includes a controller configured to: (i) receive a first grain loss value corresponding to the sensed first amount of grain loss and a second grain loss value corresponding to the sensed second amount of grain loss; and (ii) cause the side-shaking mechanism to control movement of the sieve in the side-to-side motion based on at least one of the received first grain loss value and the received second grain loss value. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20170231156 | Cleaning Loss Sensor Arrangement for Combine Harvester | 08-17-2017 |
| 460006000 | Machine load | 6 |
| 20080234017 | System and method for automatically deslugging an agricultural combine - A deslugging method and system for an agricultural combine, providing several semi- and fully automated operating modes or routines for removing or dislodging a slug of crop and/or other material from the threshing system and/or a feeder of the combine for conveying crop material to the threshing system. The routines can include reciprocating, agitating and jogging routines, which can be automatically altered during execution responsive to sensed or changing conditions, as processed by a suitable filter such as a simplified Kalman type signal filter, for generating a real time estimation and prediction of the various states of the threshing system. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090325658 | MONITORING OF BIN LEVEL FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT - A level sensor, associated with a bin, detects a particular reference level of an agricultural product in the bin and generates a calibration indicator. An input sensor determines an input rate of the agricultural product into the bin. A conveyer is capable of transporting the agricultural product out of the bin. An output sensor provides a status indicator that indicates whether the conveyer is in an active state or in an inactive state during one or more evaluation time windows. A data processor determines an output rate of the agricultural product based on the status indicator. The data processor comprises a level estimator for estimating an estimated bin level of the bin based on the input rate and an output rate. The data processor comprises a calibrator for calibrating the estimated bin level with reference to the particular reference level in response to the calibration indicator. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20120238335 | Unplugging Control For A Feeding System - A method of unplugging hay and forage equipment, including the steps of identifying a plug, activating unplugging devices, unplugging the equipment, and returning the unplugging devices to position of normal operation. The identifying step includes identifying a plug in the equipment caused by the material entering the equipment. The activating step includes activating substantially simultaneously a plurality of unplugging devices. The returning step includes returning the plurality of unplugging devices to their normal operating positions. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120302299 | Harvesting Device - A harvesting system includes a self-propelled harvesting machine and a drivable collecting container equipped with a drive unit, which can be positioned relative to the harvesting machine and moved in parallel therewith. Crop is fed directly or indirectly to the collecting container during harvesting operation from the harvesting machine using a feed pipe equipped with an outlet chute. The collecting container is equipped with a device for loading it with crop in a uniform manner. The collecting container is moved in a constant position relative to the harvesting machine by way of a control device while the crop is being conveyed. The collecting container is preferably a filling device, by way of which uniform distribution of the crop in the collecting container ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20160066506 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A COMBINE HARVESTER - A method for operating a combine harvester configured with a number of working assemblies driven by at least one belt drive, and a ground drive, wherein the at least one belt drive and the ground drive are driven by a main drive comprising an engine, monitors for and accommodates slip. The working assemblies are monitored by sensors with respect to an occurrence of slip in the at least one belt drive. Signals representing slip are transmitted to a control device. The control device is connected to an input/output. The signals representing the slip are evaluated by the control device and the result is weighted. Depending on the weighting of the result, at least one measure is initiated by the control device, which results in a reduction of the slip and the at least one initiated measure is signalled by the input/output unit. | 03-10-2016 |
| 20160120127 | SELF ADJUSTING CONCAVE CLEARANCE SYSTEM - An agricultural combine ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 460007000 | Moisture | 1 |
| 20220132736 | KERNEL-LEVEL GRAIN MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR COMBINE HARVESTERS - Embodiments of a kernel-level grain monitoring system include a grain camera positioned to capture bulk grain sample images of a currently-harvested grain taken into and processed by a combine harvester, a moisture sensor, and a display device. A controller architecture is coupled to the grain camera, to the moisture sensor, and to the display device. The controller architecture is configured to: (i) analyze the bulk grain sample images, as received from the grain camera, to determine an average per kernel (APK) volume representing an estimated volume of a single average kernel of the currently-harvested grain; (ii) repeatedly calculate one or more topline harvesting parameters based, at least in part, on the determined APK volume and the moisture sensor data; and (iii) selectively present the topline harvesting parameters on the display device for viewing by an operator of the combine harvester. | 05-05-2022 |
