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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2023
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Troy M. Heims, Davenport, IA (US);
Nathan E. Krehbiel, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Duane M. Bomleny, Geneseo, IL (US);
Nathan R. Vandike, Geneseo, IL (US);
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A stalk-diameter sensing system comprises a first sensor, a second sensor, a first stalk feeler, and a second stalk feeler. The first and second stalk feelers are deflectably mounted on opposite sides of a stalk-receiving gap that receives a stalk. The first and second stalk feelers are yieldably biased into the stalk-receiving gap for deflection upon contact with an outer surface of the stalk. The first sensor is coupled to the first stalk feeler to sense deflection of the first stalk feeler and generate a first signal. The second sensor is coupled to the second stalk feeler to sense deflection of the second stalk feeler and generate a second signal. Each of the first stalk feeler and the second stalk feeler comprises a first material and a second material different from the first material.