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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 03, 2019
Filed:
Oct. 11, 2016
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Stanley R. Borkgren, Geneseo, IL (US);
William D. Graham, Moline, IL (US);
Terry L. Snipes, East Moline, IL (US);
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Robert T. Casper, Davenport, IA (US);
Scott C. McCartney, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Michael E. Frasier, Iowa City, IA (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A product distribution system includes a product on demand pick-up assembly including a hopper. The hopper is configured such that an air stream flowing into the pick-up assembly entrains product therein and conveys product downstream through a plurality of conduits. The product distribution system further includes a container for storing product prior to delivery of product to the pick-up assembly and a meter and conveyor assembly configured to move product from the container to the pick-up assembly hopper such that an amount of product greater than a predetermined quantity is maintained in the pick-up assembly hopper during operation of the system.