Monsanto Technology LLC

Gregory T Rich, Jr

Edward V Carter

David J Schleeper

A harvesting machine feederhouse that comprises an outer body connectable to and between a head unit and a thresher of the machine. The feederhouse additionally comprises a liner disposed across a bottom surface of the outer body, and at least one conveyor rotatably disposed within the outer body for conveying harvested plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher. Each conveyor includes a first guide, a second guide, a pair of conveyor transports that extend between, and are disposed around, the first guide and the second guide. Each conveyor additionally includes a plurality of plant product sweeps disposed across and connected to the transports. Each sweep is sized to contact the liner as the conveyor transports are rotated around the first guide and second guide, thereby conveying plant product received from the head unit along the liner into the thresher.

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St. Louis, MO, United States of America

Gregory T Rich, Jr