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Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026

Filed:

Dec. 11, 2023
Applicant:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Scott N. Clark, Bettendorf, IA (US);

John A. Dighton, Napoleonville, LA (US);

Assignee:

Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 41/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/127 (2013.01); A01D 41/141 (2013.01);
Abstract

An agricultural harvester for harvesting a crop. The agricultural harvester includes a frame and a crop gatherer extending from and being moveably coupled to the frame. The crop gatherer includes one of a crop divider, a crop cutter, or a crop remover. A radar assembly is operatively connected to the crop gatherer, wherein the radar assembly transmits electromagnetic waves toward a ground to identify a ground level. A controller is operatively connected to the radar assembly and the crop gatherer, wherein the controller receives the identified ground level from the radar assembly and adjusts a height of the crop gatherer with respect to the ground.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Clark, Scott. (2026). Header mounted radar for ground detection and active header control (U.S. Patent No. 12751361). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12751361

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