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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2022
Cnh Industrial America Llc, New Holland, PA (US);
Christopher Barrick, Morton, IL (US);
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Abstract
An agricultural implement includes a shank assembly having a ground-engaging shank. Furthermore, the shank assembly includes a biasing element coupled to a frame of the agricultural implement via a first pivot joint and coupled to the ground-engaging shank via a second pivot joint. Additionally, the agricultural implement includes a load sensor(s) configured to generate data indicative of the load(s) being applied to the first and second pivot joints by the biasing element. In addition, the agricultural implement includes a computing system configured to determine when the ground-engaging shank is tripping or floating based on the data generated by the load sensor(s).