Harvesters inventions 12/07

20070294991 - Hybrid remote control lawn mower: A hybrid remote control lawn mower that includes embodiments to provide use in all seasons. These embodiments include, a wagon, a spreader, a dethacher, a leaf collector, a leaf blower, a lawn trimmer, a lawn edger, an edger, a hedge trimmer, a snow plow blade, a snow blower, etc. The... Agent: Luis M. Medina

20070294994 - Apparatus and methods for evaluating plant stalk strength: An apparatus for measuring stalk strength and/or root strength of a plant is provided. In accordance with various embodiments, the apparatus includes a conveyer operably connected to a motor for circulatorily driving the conveyer around at least one guide device. At least one pulling finger is coupled to the conveyer.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070294995 - Machine for harvesting stalk-like plants with a stripper: A machine for the harvest of stalk-like plants is provided. The machine has a frame, two conveying elements supported on the frame and arranged one above the other with recesses distributed around their circumference for taking up and conveying a flow of crop that includes plant stalks. A stripper extends... Agent: Deere & Company

20070289279 - Apparatus for boom positioned multiple axis cutter: This invention relates to the art of extending boom assisted cutting apparatus having independently controlled axis control for lateral axis rotation.... Agent: David Christopher Avina

20070289281 - Attachment for harvesting stalk-like goods: An attachment for agricultural harvesting machines for cutting, picking up and further conveying of stalk-like goods that flow into an intake gap of an intake housing of the harvesting machine for further processing, having in each case at least two cutting and conveying elements, which are spaced apart on both... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070283675 - Elongate barrier system for use with lawn mower decks: One or more elongate barriers are provided that are movably (in one configuration pivotably) mounted proximate the outside of a grass cutting deck. When one of the barriers encounters a foreign object in a certain manner, the barrier moves towards its “tripped” position, thus causing a corresponding change to the... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20070277491 - Foreign object detection system for agricultural harvesting machines: A harvester is described having a metal detection system capable of resolving the position of a metal foreign object across the width of the feeder section of the harvester. Means mounted externally of the harvester are provided for emitting at least one of an audible and a visible pulsed signal... Agent: Cnh America LLC

20070277493 - Harvesting apparatus comprising a stalk chopper: The invention relates to a harvesting apparatus (10), particularly a corn picker, comprising two drawing-in and picking units (18), each of which is provided with a picking gap (24) and a drawing-in device (26) that can be operated so as to draw plants into the picking gap (24) by means... Agent: Deere & Company