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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Kuhn North America, Inc., Brodhead, WI (US);
Damion D. Babler, Albany, WI (US);
Dana E. Redman, Orfordville, WI (US);
Dennis Williams, Albany, WI (US);
Reid L. Christ, Evansville, WI (US);
Thomas J. Hoffman, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
Timothy G. Osterhaus, Stoughton, WI (US);
William J. Bassett, Brodhead, WI (US);
KUHN NORTH AMERICA, INC., Brodhead, WI (US);
Abstract
An agricultural machine includes: a pickup configured to pick up material from a ground; a conveyor configured to eject the material provided thereon by the pickup; a wind guard configured to change a trajectory of the material from the pickup to the conveyor; a wind guard actuator operatively coupled to the wind guard; and a controller configured to control the wind guard actuator to adjust a position of the wind guard to adjust a distribution of the material relative to the conveyor.