Crop threshing or separating inventions

20090264169 - Dual action corn cob separation and corn cob separator: A dual action corn cob separation and attendant corn cob separator, having a plurality of generally vertical or generally longitudinally elongated slots, and having disposed therebetween at least two of said slots, at least one generally vertical or longitudinal in-line row of smaller slots or openings, whereby whole corn cobs... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090264170 - Device and method for stripping leaves from herbs and plants: The present invention provides a device and method for stripping leaves from the stems of herbs and plants and a method of stripping leaves using the device. The device includes a container that supports a lower plate carrying a number of closely spaced flexible tines. An upper plate is pivotally... Agent: Sturm & Fix LLP

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 (23). A camera (24) captures sequential images of crop in... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20090253474 - Reflexing deflector-elements for automatically discarding, from a combine harvester, oversized wads of harvest residue: A vertical spreader of a combine harvester has a reflexing deflector elements hingedly secured to a flow guide element, and the deflectors are reinforced by over-center linkage so as to automatically hinge in response to the positive pressure of an oversized wad of crop residue and/or by loss of impeller... Agent: Cnh America LLC