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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2018
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jason Stoller, Eureka, IL (US);
Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US);
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Kent Levy, Morton, IL (US);
Ian Radtke, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 5/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/002 (2013.01); A01C 5/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/06 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed unit for placing seeds into soil is described herein. A seed unit includes a seed meter for singulating seeds, a shaft to deliver the seeds into soil during operation, and an actuator coupled to the shaft. The actuator moves the shaft during operation and the shaft delivers seeds into the soil without a continuous seed trench.