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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:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/042 (2013.01); A01C 7/081 (2013.01); A01C 7/082 (2013.01); A01C 7/084 (2013.01); A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 7/16 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01); A01C 7/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
The devices, systems, and methods herein use air pressure to dispense seed into the ground in a controlled manner. In certain embodiments, a valve is actuated to push a single seed out of a seed chamber. The seed can be conveyed from the metering housing and through a seed delivery apparatus to the furrow at high speed. The seed is rapid conveyed from the seed chamber to the furrow by a precisely controlled air pulse to eliminate variation and enable high planting speeds.