Patents
US 11641802 B2: Forage harvester material applicator system and related method
- Granted
- 2023-05-09
- Filed
- 2020-08-18 application 16996677
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
A system and related method of applying forage treatment material to harvested forage is provided. The method can include harvesting forage, rotating a flexible auger in a bin and in a curved or angled part of a tube to convey a granular treatment material toward harvested forage moving in a chute to mix the material with the harvested forage. The system can include a flexible auger having a helical blade that extends around an auger central passageway. The auger rotates and augers the granular treatment material with the blade out of the bin. The auger can extend into a curved portion of the tube, taking on a curved configuration extending into the curved portion so that the auger extends along a curvilinear axis and includes a curvilinear portion that is rotationally constrained in the tube.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230509_r1.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Lakes Forage Systems, LLC 3 patents | US company or organization | Grant, MI | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Henne | Grand Rapids, MI | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A01D | Harvesting; mowing | A01D43/14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G33/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-08-19 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HENNE, MICHAEL P. signed 2020-08-16 | GREAT LAKES FORAGE SYSTEMS, LLC GRANT, MI | 53536/864 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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