Agricultural harvester with simultaneous and independent seed and biomass processing
AssigneeDeere & Company
InventorsMichael L. Hinds, John S. Hickman
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A harvester for crops including biomass crop material and seed heads. The harvester includes a base unit, a biomass harvester sub-system for harvesting the biomass crop material, and a seed harvester sub-system for harvesting the seed heads. The biomass harvester sub-system includes a biomass harvester carried by the base unit. The seed harvester sub-system is carried by the base unit and operable independent from the biomass harvester sub-system, whereby the biomass crop material and seed heads are processed independently from each other within the harvester.
Claims17
A harvester for harvesting both stalks and upper seed heads of stalk-like crops, said harvester comprising:
- a base unit;
- a base cutter carried by said base unit, said base cutter configured for harvesting the stalks;
- a seed harvester carried by said base unit and positioned above said base cutter, said seed harvester including a seed removal unit and a seed conveyance;
- a grain storage tank carried by said base unit;
- and,
- a discharge conveyance in communication with said grain storage tank, said seed harvester being in communication with said grain storage tank.
A harvester for crops including biomass crop material and seed heads, said harvester comprising:
- a base unit;
- a biomass harvester sub-system for harvesting the biomass crop material, said biomass harvester sub-system including a biomass harvester carried by said base unit;
- and
- a seed harvester sub-system for harvesting the seed heads, said seed harvester sub-system having a grain storage tank carried by said base unit and a discharge conveyance in communication with said grain storage tank, said seed harvester being in communication with said grain storage tank and said seed harvester sub-system being carried by said base unit and operable independent from said biomass harvester sub-system, whereby the biomass crop material and seed heads are processed independently from each other within said harvester.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.