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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 27, 2010
Applicants:

Jonathan E. Ricketts, Ephrata, PA (US);

John J. Borsdorf, Leola, PA (US);

James Minnihan, Moline, IL (US);

Inventors:

Jonathan E. Ricketts, Ephrata, PA (US);

John J. Borsdorf, Leola, PA (US);

James Minnihan, Moline, IL (US);

Assignee:

CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01F 11/06 (2006.01); A23N 5/00 (2006.01); B02B 3/00 (2006.01); A01D 90/02 (2006.01); A01D 45/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 90/02 (2013.01); A01D 45/02 (2013.01); A01F 11/06 (2013.01);
Abstract

A biomass conveying and distributing system for separating and distributing lighter biomass residue from heavier or denser biomass, utilizing available air flow from the cleaning system of the harvester. The harvester will discharge a flow of heavier or denser biomass with an airborne flow of lighter biomass residue. The system includes a conveyor for receiving and conveying the heavier or denser biomass, and residue distributing apparatus disposed above the conveyor in a path of at least a portion of the airborne flow of lighter residue, including at least one deflector configured and operable for redirecting the airborne flow sidewardly away from the conveyor, above a passage through which the conveyor passes carrying the heavier biomass away from the harvester.


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