Michael D Covington

US Patent:

6928802, Aug 16, 2005

Filed:

Jun 25, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/877574

Inventors:

Jesse H. Orsborn - Port Byron IL, US
Michael J. Covington - Bettendorf IA, US

Assignee:

CNH America LLC - Racine WI

International Classification:

A01D046/08

US Classification:

56 28, 460 8

Abstract:

Cotton compacting structure for distributing and compacting cotton within a cotton compactor chamber of a cotton module builder or packager, including a frame adapted to be supported in the chamber for downward movement against cotton collected in a lower portion of the chamber for compacting the cotton therein into a cotton module or package, the frame including a plurality of elongate cotton compactor members disposed in a longitudinally extending concave array defining a downwardly facing cavity. The cotton compactor members include at least one center compactor member defining a longitudinally extending highest region of the cavity and compactor members spaced from the center compactor member defining lower regions of the cavity. At least some of the cotton compactor members include augers rotatable for moving cotton downwardly through the frame and in at least one longitudinal direction beneath the frame.

US Patent:

7401496, Jul 22, 2008

Filed:

Sep 19, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/229923

Inventors:

Yun Ren Ho - Naperville IL, US
Michael J. Covington - Germantown TN, US
George H. Hale - Arlington TN, US

Assignee:

CNH America LLC - New Holland PA

International Classification:

G01B 21/00
A01D 46/12

US Classification:

73 179, 56 28, 100 99, 701 50, 702 94

Abstract:

A system and method for calibrating a cotton module builder having a compactor frame, the system including an electronic controller configured to move the compactor frame to a plurality of positions, to read a compactor frame position sensor or sensors in the first and second positions, and to calibrate the sensor or sensors based on the sensor readings.

US Patent:

43414230, Jul 27, 1982

Filed:

Dec 22, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/219000

Inventors:

Robert M. Fachini - Naperville IL
Michael J. Covington - La Grange IL
Jesse H. Orsborn - Clarendon Hills IL

Assignee:

International Harvester Co. - Chicago IL

International Classification:

B60P 116

US Classification:

298 18

Abstract:

A basket lift apparatus for a cotton harvester including a pair of linear hydraulic motors having floating axially unrestrained housings is provided with a variable length guide tube assembly pivotally connected between the respective cylinder housings to prevent rotation thereof.