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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2021
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Stefan Brocke, Mannheim, DE;
Norbert Fritz, Ilvesheim, DE;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 25/18 (2006.01); A01B 69/00 (2006.01); A01F 25/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 25/183 (2013.01); A01B 69/004 (2013.01); A01F 25/166 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for compacting silage in a silo includes controlling a compacting vehicle via an electronic control device, passing over the silage deposited in the silo with the compacting vehicle, exerting a compacting action along a compacting path via the compacting vehicle, and varying the compacting action of the compacting vehicle in a location-dependent manner along the compacting path by the action of the control device.