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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2022
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Georg A. Kormann, Zweibruecken, DE;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 43/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 43/085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for determining a throughput of a harvesting machine. More specifically, a harvesting machine having a throughput sensor and an electronic control device, the throughput sensor calibrated on part of a field with a crop stand of constant density to consider the influence of the rate of advancement and the rate of conveyance of the harvesting machine on the signal of the throughput sensor.