Crop threshing or separating inventions 06/09

20090163260 - Combine harvester having blower for pneumatic cleaning: A combine harvester has a blower for pneumatic cleaning which comprises an impeller (22) able to rotate in a blower casing (23) and an air duct (25) leading out of the blower casing (23). The air duct (25) is bounded by a wall (28) having an inside surface of convex... Agent: Christine Johnson Esq.

20090156277 - Crop residue chopping and spreading system for an agricultural combine: A system for chopping and spreading crop residue produced by an agricultural combine wherein the spreader is advantageously disposed directly rearwardly of a cleaning system of the combine for receiving chaff and other crop residue directly therefrom, without aid of a mechanism to convey the chaff to the spreader, and... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090156278 - Pivoting conveyor including a holding mechanism configurable for holding the conveyor in multiple positions: A pivoting conveyor and a mechanism easily and quickly configurable in a first manner for holding the conveyor in a first position, and in a second manner for holding the conveyor in a second position. The mechanism is connected between the conveyor housing and an adjacent structure or frame, and... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090143120 - Tailing re-thresher rasp bar: A re-threshing apparatus and method for a combine harvester includes a rotor having threshing elements mounted thereon extending substantially radially. The rotor is rotationally mounted within a housing at least partially surrounding the rotor. The housing includes an inlet and an outlet. The housing has a wall portion with rasp... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090143121 - Tailings re-thresher deflector: A re-threshing system for a combine includes a delivery mechanism for transporting tailings from the cleaning section of the combine to a re-threshing apparatus and a bypass that can be used to bypass the tailings around the re-threshing apparatus. The re-threshing apparatus includes a re-threshing housing that at least partially... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090143123 - Adjustable rear rotor discharge flights: An improved threshing and separating mechanism for a combine that includes an elongated rotor mounted for rotation about a rotor axis within a rotor housing on the combine. The rotor has a threshing portion and a separating portion. The housing has a threshing section and a separating section corresponding to... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090143122 - Fully tapered rotor nose and threshing section: A threshing and separating mechanism for a combine includes an elongated rotor mounted for rotation about a rotor axis on the combine within a rotor housing. The rotor has a threshing portion and a separating portion. The rotor has a rotor tube that is tapered continuously in the threshing portion... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.