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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2022
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US);
Dale M. Koch, Tremont, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B 47/00 (2006.01); A01B 63/16 (2006.01); A01B 79/02 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); G01B 7/26 (2006.01); G01B 17/00 (2006.01); G01D 5/14 (2006.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/203 (2013.01); A01B 47/00 (2013.01); A01B 63/16 (2013.01); A01B 79/02 (2013.01); A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); G01B 7/26 (2013.01); G01B 17/00 (2013.01); G01D 5/145 (2013.01); G01P 15/18 (2013.01);
Abstract
An agricultural trench depth sensing system having a trench implement adapted to be disposed in a soil trench opened in a soil surface. In one embodiment an ultrasonic sensor detects a distance to an upper surface of said trench implement or a target disposed thereon. In another embodiment, said trench implement includes one or more fingers which rotate with respect to said trench implement to detect the soil surface relative to said trench implement. In another embodiment, said trench implement includes side sensors for detecting the sidewall of the soil trench.