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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2020
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Michael Strnad, Delavan, IL (US);
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Dale Koch, Tremont, IL (US);
Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US);
Dillon Sloneker, Danvers, IL (US);
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Abstract
An agricultural implement system having: a row unit coupled to a tool bar of an agricultural implement; an opener system coupled to the row unit and configured to engage soil to form a trench; a soil condition sensor; a closing system, configured to close the trench created by the opener system, the closing system comprises: a first disk configured to engage the soil and close the trench; a second disk configured to engage the soil and close the trench; and a controller configured to couple to the soil condition sensor and control a position or orientation of the first disk or the second disk in response to feedback from the soil condition sensor.