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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Daniel B. Thiemke, Sun Prairie, WI (US);
David J. Rylander, Victoria, IL (US);
Nathan A. Mariman, Geneseo, IL (US);
Michael E. Friestad, Rock Island, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
A seeding machine includes a seed metering system and a seed delivery system in communication with the seed metering system. The seed delivery system includes a housing having a first opening for receiving seed from the seed metering system and a second opening through which seed is discharged. The seed delivery system also includes a conveyor forming a loop with a fixed length and positioned within the housing. The conveyor is disposed around a first drive pulley and a second idler pulley. The conveyor is deformable in order to retain seed at any point along the fixed length.