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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2013
Gary W. Clem, Inc., Nevada, IA (US);
Brian W. Carr, Ames, IA (US);
Andrew G. Jenkins, Nevada, IA (US);
Curtis R. Hammer, Ankeny, IA (US);
Scott A. Sporrer, Nevada, IA (US);
Nick Merfeld, Nevada, IA (US);
Marcus D. Woster, Roland, IA (US);
Gary W. Clem, Inc., Nevada, IA (US);
Abstract
A method of operating a planter where plot characteristics are input into a controller that is associated with a planter. A distance measuring device associated with the controller senses ground speed and distance traveled and transmits the sensed information to the controller. The controller then automatically adjusts the rotational speed of a seed plate of a row planter mounted to the planter based upon the sensed information to achieve the input plot characteristics.