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Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019

Filed:

Aug. 07, 2018
Applicant:

Amvac Chemical Corporation, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Inventors:

Larry M. Conrad, Walker, IA (US);

Richard L. Rice, Collierville, TN (US);

Rex A. Rysdam, Bloomfield, IA (US);

Richard M. Porter, Ankeny, IA (US);

Assignee:

AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Newport Beach, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 7/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 7/128 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01); A01C 7/206 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for electronically pulsing agricultural product with seed. A seed transport mechanism is affixed to a seed planter row unit having a seed metering system, operating at a high speed configured to dispense seed. The seed transport mechanism is configured to provide a seed release speed at which the seed and agricultural product exit the seed transport mechanism, the seed release speed being varied in a manner proportional to the variation in the ground speed of the seed planter row unit to minimize seed tumbling to optimize accurate placement of seed and chemical granule agricultural product at varying ground speeds of the seed planter row unit. In the various embodiments, the agricultural product is directed away from moving parts after the seed leaves the seed metering system of the seed planter row unit.


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