US 2024/0040949 A1Published application

Autonomous agricultural system

AssigneeGreat Plains Manufacturing, Inc.

InventorsDavid Disberger, Benjamin M. Smith, Rye DeGarmo, Gregory W. Arnett, Craig A Reed, Chris Coleman

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Abstract

An autonomous agricultural system comprising a mobile power unit including a frame and a power supply. A position of the power supply is shiftable with respect to the frame of the mobile power unit. The autonomous agricultural system additionally includes an implement releasably secured to the mobile power unit. The mobile power unit is configured to transport the implement. The mobile power unit is further configured to provide power from the power supply to the implement.

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Dependent claims

An autonomous agricultural system comprising:

a mobile power unit including a power supply and one or more drive mechanisms;
and
an implement releasably secured to said mobile power unit, wherein said implement includes one or more drive mechanisms,
wherein said implement is releasably secured to said mobile power unit via an articulated coupling, wherein said autonomous agricultural system is configured to be steered through said articulated coupling,
wherein said mobile power unit is configured to transport said implement, and wherein said mobile power unit is further configured to provide power from said power supply to said implement.

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Facts

Application: 18/489,519Filed 18 Oct 2023
Priority: 22 Aug 2019
Published: 8 Feb 2024
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

A01B 51/04
Undercarriages specially adapted for mounting on various kinds of agricultural tools or apparatus: drawn by animal or tractor
A01B 69/008
Steering or guiding of agricultural vehicles, e.g. steering of the tractor to keep the plough in the furrow: automatic
A01B 51/026
Propelled by a motor: of the automotive vehicle type, e.g. including driver accommodation
A01B 59/042
For machines pulled or pushed by a tractor: having pulling means arranged on the rear part of the tractor

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Application62/890,345Us provisional application · filed 22 Aug 2019
Application17/001,217Division · filed 24 Aug 2020
Application18/489,519Division
US 11,849,661 B2Related patent
US 2021/0051838 A1Published application
US 2024/0040949 A1This patent

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