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Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024

Filed:

Aug. 04, 2020
Applicant:

Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);

Inventors:

Douglas Gilbert, Ames, IA (US);

Jeff Westbrook, Ames, IA (US);

Alex Hartogh, Huxley, IA (US);

Assignee:

Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/042 (2013.01); A01C 7/081 (2013.01); A01C 7/082 (2013.01); A01C 7/084 (2013.01); A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 7/16 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01); A01C 7/04 (2013.01); A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 21/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

Seed meters implementing air pressure to dispense seed into the ground in a controlled manner. In certain embodiments, a valve is actuated to push a single seed out of a seed chamber. The seed can be conveyed from the metering housing and through a seed delivery apparatus to the furrow at high speed. The seed is rapidly conveyed from the seed chamber to the furrow by a precisely controlled air pulse to eliminate variation enable high planting speeds.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Gilbert, Douglas. (2024). Controlled air pulse metering apparatus for an agricultural planter and related systems and methods (U.S. Patent No. 11997939). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11997939

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