Inventor · Newton, KS, US

Cecil L. Case

25Patents
16h-index
17Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: May 29, 1974 → Jan 26, 2004

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4429517A Harvesting header with adjustable draper for left, right or center delivery Human Necessities 54 Expired
US5272859A Mechanical drive center pivot mower conditioner Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 50 Expired
US6158201A Rotary mower conditioner having improved cut crop flow Human Necessities 48 Expired
US5007235A Tine tube bearing assembly for a harvesting reel Human Necessities 47 Expired
US4637201A Wide-cut windrower-conditioner having uniform crop distribution and conditioning Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 45 Expired
US5735199A Four-side squeeze mechanism for extrusion-type square baler Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US5433064A Rotary cutter bed harvester with non-auger conveying means for outboard cutters Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Expired
US3941003A Balanced sickle drive Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 35 Expired
US5463852A Wide cut harvester having rotary cutter bed Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US5540144A Extrusion type square baler having selective bale ejector Performing Operations; Transporting 31 Expired
US4815265A Harvesting header having timed double sickle toothed belt drive Human Necessities 30 Expired
US4106268A Method for loading and baling crop material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 22 Expired
US5345752A Impeller plates for rotary cutting units of a crop harvester Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 19 Expired
US4135444A Apparatus for loading and baling crop material Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US4117775A Tying needle safety control for crop balers Human Necessities 17 Expired
US4821494A Crop harvester having conditioning zone provided with enlarged end regions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 17 Expired
US5421145A Cut crop impeller cage for rotary type cutter beds Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 14 Expired
US4021999A Sickle assembly Human Necessities 12 Expired
US6000206A In-line rectangular baler selectively operable in centered or off-set positions Human Necessities 10 Expired
US4022005A Double windrowing method and apparatus Human Necessities 9 Expired
USRE40604E1 Rotary mower conditioner having improved cut crop flow General 4 Expired
USRE40611E1 Wide cut harvester having rotary cutter bed General 4 Expired
USRE40614E1 Rotary cutter bed harvester with non-auger conveying means for outboard cutters General 3 Expired
US3942602A Neutral safety lock for hydraulic implement controls Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Expired
USD243948S Combined tractor and trailing implement for supporting a crop header General 0 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.