Patent 7409905 was granted and assigned to A. Duda & Sons, Inc. on August, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A crop processing machine includes a transport mechanism for conveying a crop, a mounting assembly fixed with respect to the transport mechanism, and a knife assembly pivotally mounted with a 4-bar link to the mounting assembly, the knife assembly including a knife for trimming the crop as the crop is conveyed past the knife assembly.