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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2017
Applicant:
Cnh Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;
Inventors:
Robert A. Zemenchik, Kenosha, WI (US);
James W. Henry, Saskatoon, CA;
Assignee:
CNH Industrial Canada, Ltd., Saskatoon, CA;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 17/00 (2006.01); A01B 13/08 (2006.01); A01B 76/00 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01); A01B 49/02 (2006.01); A01B 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 17/00 (2013.01); A01B 13/08 (2013.01); A01B 76/00 (2013.01); A01B 79/005 (2013.01); A01C 5/062 (2013.01); A01B 49/027 (2013.01); A01B 61/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a chassis and a shank carried by the chassis. The shank includes: a shank body configured to penetrate a soil top surface; a sensor attached to an outer surface of the shank body and defining a probing area; and a sensor shield carried by the shank body in front of the sensor, the sensor shield being configured to deflect oncoming soil flow away from the sensor without substantially disrupting soil flow into the probing area.