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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 19, 2023
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2021
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kelly J. Kowalewski, Nashotah, WI (US);
Kyle T. Ressler, Westbend, WI (US);
Meghan M. Krause, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Benjamin J. Swart, Allenton, WI (US);
Jorge Cavazos Garcia, Monterrey, MX;
Joel P. Leyh, Waupun, WI (US);
Jesse A. Braun, Waukee, IA (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2006.01); A01D 34/64 (2006.01); A01D 101/00 (2006.01); A01D 34/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 34/74 (2013.01); A01D 34/008 (2013.01); A01D 34/64 (2013.01); A01D 2101/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mower deck automatic leveling system includes actuators that adjust the position of the mower deck at a plurality of different locations between the mower deck and vehicle frame at the selected cutting height, and sensors that calibrate the actuators by measuring the distance to a ground surface at a plurality of different locations on a mower deck at the selected cutting height.