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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2018
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Douglas G. Temple, Fulton, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01D 41/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 21/007 (2013.01); A01D 41/1272 (2013.01); A01D 41/1277 (2013.01);
Abstract
A work machine with a sensing assembly that identifies characteristics of an underlying surface and a distribution assembly that distributes material to the underlying surface. Wherein, the sensing assembly identifies the characteristics of the underlying surface and the distribution assembly distributes varying amounts of material based on the characteristics as the work machine moves along the underlying surface.