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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2005
Applicants:
Charles H. Hoffman, New Holland, PA (US);
Robert L. Fackler, Ephrata, PA (US);
Inventors:
Charles H. Hoffman, New Holland, PA (US);
Robert L. Fackler, Ephrata, PA (US);
Assignee:
CNH America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 67/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for controlling and modifying the drop rate of a header on an agricultural harvesting machine by providing a programmable electronic control unit capable of receiving operator input through an input device. The programmable electronic conrol unit generates output signals based on the operator input to raise and lower the header according to a corresponding output drop rate signal.