Stripper plate adjustment

US9320196B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9320196-B2
Application numberUS-201414184668-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 19, 2014
Priority dateFeb 20, 2013
Publication dateApr 26, 2016
Grant dateApr 26, 2016

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A harvester comprises a first stripper plate and a second stripper plate spaced from the first stripper plate by a channel, and at least one actuator to move the first stripper plate and the second stripper plate based upon at least one of sensed crop attribute values or derived crop attribute values.

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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable code to direct a processing unit to: receive a sensed metric of a crop being harvested by a harvester head; and determine a stripper plate spacing for at least a portion of the harvester head based upon at least one of the sensed metric of the crop being harvested or a determined attribute of the crop being harvested, wherein the harvester head comprises a cornro…

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What does patent US9320196B2 cover?
A harvester comprises a first stripper plate and a second stripper plate spaced from the first stripper plate by a channel, and at least one actuator to move the first stripper plate and the second stripper plate based upon at least one of sensed crop attribute values or derived crop attribute values.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Deere & Co, Deere & Co
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A01D45/021. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 26 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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