Patents Assigned to CHN America LLC
  • Patent number: 7870709
    Abstract: A system and method for controlling the lateral tilt of a header of an agricultural plant cutting machine, such as, but not limited to, a combine, windrower or the like, and more particularly, to an automatic lateral tilt control system for precisely controlling an angle of lateral tilt of the header relative to the machine based on a lateral tilt angle of the machine relative to a reference and at least one additional characteristic such that, when the machine is disposed on a laterally inclined surface, and the machine is at a tilt angle differing from an angle of the laterally inclined surface, the angle of lateral tilt of the header relative to the machine is responsively adjusted so an angle of the lateral tilt of the header relative to the reference is substantially equal to the angle of the laterally inclined surface, the system especially useful when operating in a stubble mode and traversing inclined surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: CHN America LLC
    Inventor: Michael J. Digman
  • Patent number: 7118475
    Abstract: A device and method is disclosed for allowing a combine operator, from the operator's station, to automatically transversely position a pinch-point of a concave relative to a rotor of a combine in accordance with the clearance spacing set between the concave and the rotor, thereby minimizing operator effort without sacrificing combine performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: CHN America LLC
    Inventor: Charles R. Schenk