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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Inventors:
Travis Campbell, Ames, IA (US);
Kurt Townsend, Ames, IA (US);
Loren Leusink, Ames, IA (US);
Richard K. Kaufman, Ames, IA (US);
Alan F. Barry, Nevada, IA (US);
Douglas Gilbert, Ames, IA (US);
Assignee:
Ag Leader Technology, Ames, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/105 (2013.01); A01C 7/16 (2013.01); A01C 7/081 (2013.01); A01C 21/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
Various methods, systems, and devices for flexible and accurate seed spacing control in a seed planting system. The various embodiments receive singulated seed from a metering device and control movement of the seed toward a seed spacing device that receives the seed. The seed spacing device, which is disposed near the soil surface, independently controls the ejection of the seed from the device and thus the spacing of the seed in the furrow.