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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 26, 2017
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Kamalakannan Natarajan, Maharashtra, IN;
Dnyanesh Dhobale, Maharashtra, IN;
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Cary Hubner, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01B 61/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01B 61/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed firmer includes an attachment bracket having a portion provided for attachment to a row unit of a planting machine. A non-compliant arm is provided with a ground-facing surface for engagement with the soil during planting. The seed firmer includes a mount through which the non-compliant arm is connected to the attachment bracket. The mount is a compliant mount operable to deflect and exert an elastic bias force during operation, without deflection of the non-compliant arm.