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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
May. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Michael L. Vandeven, LeClaire, IA (US);
Daniel M. Heim, Port Byron, IL (US);
Dennis P. Silver, Geneseo, IL (US);
Duane M. Bomleny, Geneseo, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Vandeven, LeClaire, IA (US);
Daniel M. Heim, Port Byron, IL (US);
Dennis P. Silver, Geneseo, IL (US);
Duane M. Bomleny, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/14 (2006.01); A01D 46/08 (2006.01); A01D 75/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A header height sensor () for an agricultural harvester has an elongate sensor arm (), a reversing joint () and a rotary sensor () mounted to a bracket () that is fixed to a point () of a harvesting head. The reversing joint includes a housing () that limits the deflection of the sensor in a lateral direction.