Patents Assigned to Cobco Manufacturing, Inc.
  • Patent number: 7645109
    Abstract: An agricultural vehicle such as a combine is provided with a collapsible agricultural material storage bin. The bin may be collapsed to allow for decreased overall vertical height during transport to avoid contact with obstacles, such as overhead power lines and street lights. In the field, the agricultural material storage container may be expanded to increase the agricultural material holding capacity of the vehicle. The bin may be provided with an internal extension mechanism to increase the lifting power of the container to allow for the placement of a second container or other material thereabove. Alternatively, the container may be provided with an external lifting means to allow for unobstructed evacuation of the interior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: Cobco Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty E. Stukenholtz, Jay E. Stukenholtz
  • Patent number: 7524242
    Abstract: A combine is provided with an improved system for collecting agricultural material, such as stover, from an agricultural field. The combine is provided with an impeller to assist in driving stover through a duct and into a container. The combine separates and cleans the stover and any seed before directing the stover and seed into separate containers provided on the combine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: Cobco Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ty E. Stukenholtz, Jay E. Stukenholtz