Most agricultural patents protect individual mechanisms.
Tribine’s patents protect how harvesting, mobility, grain handling, and residue management are integrated into one coordinated system in the field.
That distinction is what makes the system difficult to replicate.
Harvesting:
A Protected Foundation
Integrated Harvesting Architecture
Dual-engine configuration
Coordinated crop flow from front to back
Integrated grain handling and unloading
Mobility & Field Interaction
Articulated chassis
Rear and compound steering
Low ground impact with 4 large floatation tires
Material Flow & Residue Management
Side discharge choppers
Wide distribution at high throughput
Designed for large headers and scale
Operator Control & System Coordination
Integrated electronic control systems
Single-operator system management
Coordinated subsystems instead of separate machines
These patents protect how the machine works as a whole under real field conditions.
Harvesting:
A Protected Foundation
Largest rotor in industry with 270° of concave wrap
Dual adjustable choppers can spread up to 60ft wide
1,000 bu grain tank with unload rate of >8.5 bu/sec
All time 4WD, with low ground impact
Integrated Harvesting Architecture
Dual-engine configuration
Coordinated rotor, concave, cleaning, and residue flow
Integrated grain handling and unloading
Mobility & Field Interaction
Articulated chassis
Rear and compound steering
Low ground impact through reduced passes
Material Flow & Residue Management
Side discharge choppers
Wide distribution at high throughput
Designed for large headers and scale
Operator Control & System Coordination
Integrated electronic control systems
Single-operator system management
Coordinated subsystems instead of separate machines
These patents protect how the machine works as a whole under real field conditions.
Recent patents to expand the system
Tribine has recently secured patents for the elements that enable tilling and planting, as well as for harvesting multiple crops with a universal head.
Rear module for seedbed preparation and planting
(US 12,329,048 B2)
Protects an articulated combine with a rear module that performs seedbed preparation and planting as part of the same system. Extends field operations while maintaining a single coordinated pass.
Tribine is a field machinery system designed to harvest, plant, and fertilize with fewer machines and fewer passes— driving higher farm profitability on large-scale farms.
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