Patent assignee · CA · COMPANY

MacDon Industries LTD.

195Patents
147Active
195Granted
56Portfolio score

Filing activity: Oct 15, 1979 → Aug 15, 2023 · 47 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6675568B2 Multi-section header with flexible crop cutting knife Human Necessities 127 Expired
US7472533B2 Crop header with draper canvas and a seal with an element of the cutter bar Human Necessities 82 Active
US5243810A Header transport system Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 81 Expired
US7197865B1 Self contained transport for crop harvesting header Human Necessities 79 Expired
US5157905A Support linkage for mounting a header on a support frame Human Necessities 75 Expired
US4956966A Header for a combine harvesting machine Human Necessities 75 Expired
US6351931B1 Crop header with draper canvas Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 73 Expired
US5005343A Header for a combine harvesting machine Human Necessities 72 Expired
US5459986A Draper header with canvas to cutter bar seal Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 72 Expired
US5992759A Material spreader attachment for mounting on a tractor Human Necessities 66 Expired
US7438305B2 Agricultural tractor with movable step Performing Operations; Transporting 65 Active
USRE35543E Header for a combine harvesting machine General 61 Expired
US6865871B2 Crop feed arrangement for the header of a combine harvester Human Necessities 61 Expired
US5791128A Reversible hydraulic drive apparatus Human Necessities 61 Expired
US7373769B2 Wear shield for the cutter bar of a crop cutting machine Human Necessities 55 Expired
US6817166B2 Crop feed draper for a header Human Necessities 53 Expired
US4909026A Adjustable stub guard assembly for corp cutting apparatus Human Necessities 53 Expired
US7347277B2 Self contained transport for crop harvesting header Human Necessities 53 Active
US6591598B2 Crop harvesting header with cam controlled movement of the reel fingers Human Necessities 52 Expired
US7159687B2 Tractor with reversible operator position for operation and transport Performing Operations; Transporting 52 Expired
US8245489B2 Combine header with gauge wheels to control cut height Human Necessities 51 Active
US7918076B2 Device for maintaining wing balance on a multi-section header Human Necessities 50 Active
US6029429A Header for a crop harvesting machine with adjustment of a longitudinal shape of the cutter bar Human Necessities 50 Expired
US4573309A Pull-type windrower Human Necessities 49 Expired
US6962040B2 Sickle knife with double overlapping out of phase sickles Human Necessities 48 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.