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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2018
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael L. Rhodes, Richfield, MN (US);
Kevin P. Cowles, Fargo, ND (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/12 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/12 (2013.01); A01C 7/163 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed positioning device, a seed dispensing system, and a method of positioning a plurality of seeds may include an axially extending housing member having an upper portion and a lower portion. The seed positioning device further includes a seed positioning member extending axially through the housing member and being configured to transfer a plurality of seeds between the upper portion of the housing member and the lower portion of the housing member and position the plurality of seeds by centrifugal force.