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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Nov. 15, 2018
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Dale Koch, Tremont, IL (US);
Jason Stoller, Eureka, IL (US);
Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US);
Michael Strnad, Delavan, IL (US);
Matthew Morgan, Peoria, IL (US);
Ian Radtke, Washington, IL (US);
Timothy Kater, Bloomington, IL (US);
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Abstract
A system for sensing characteristics of a trench in a soil surface during planting operations. A trench opening assembly opens a trench in the soil surface as the trench opening assembly moves in a forward direction of travel. A trench closing assembly disposed rearward of the trench opening assembly closes the opened trench with soil. One or more sensors may be disposed on an appurtenance disposed in said trench configured to provide characteristics of an area of the open trench or an area of the trench closed with soil by the trench closing assembly or a sensor may be disposed outside of said trench configured to provide characteristics of an area of the trench closed with soil or a combination of the sensors may be disposed in the trench and outside of the trench.