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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2010
Applicants:
Jonathan E. Ricketts, Ephrata, PA (US);
Brandon E. Ricketts, Marysville, OH (US);
Wade L. Klennert, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan E. Ricketts, Ephrata, PA (US);
Brandon E. Ricketts, Marysville, OH (US);
Wade L. Klennert, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
CNH Industrial America LLC, New Holland, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01); A01D 41/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01D 41/1275 (2013.01); A01D 41/1208 (2013.01);
Abstract
A harvester grain bin monitoring system is disclosed. The system includes a sensor that monitors the perimeter of the bin proximate to the top rim to provide a warning to an operator when the grain level reaches approaches the bin rim. The sensor may be optical or mechanical.