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(88) Date of publication A3: 20.09.2001 (43) Date of publication: 05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49 (21) Application number: 98965362.1 (22) Date of filing: 23.10.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01F 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US9818/376 (87) International publication number: WO 0024/242 (04.05.2000 Gazette 2000/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE DE DK FR GB IT NL (71) Applicant: Farm Technology L.L.C. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 (US)	(72) Inventors: SPANIOL, Phillip, G. Streator, IL 61364 (US) SPANIOL, Stephen, J. Manville, IL 61319 (US) KASCHKE, Kevin, D. Hoffman Estates, IL 60195 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & SchwanhäusserAnwaltssozietät  Maximilianstrasse 58 80538 München 80538 München (DE)