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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2023
Filed:
May. 12, 2020
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Derek A. Sauder, Tremont, IL (US);
Jeremy J. Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 63/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01B 71/02 (2006.01); A01B 63/22 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 63/008 (2013.01); A01B 63/22 (2013.01); A01B 71/02 (2013.01); A01C 7/205 (2013.01); G01L 1/2206 (2013.01); A01C 7/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A dynamic supplemental downforce control system for a planter row unit. The system includes closed-loop feedback circuit that cooperates with a downforce actuator to dynamically control fluid flow to the downforce actuator to maintain balance between the actual gauge wheel downforce and a desired gauge wheel downforce during planting operations.