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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
May. 02, 2023
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Dale Koch, Tremont, IL (US);
Jeremy Hodel, Morton, IL (US);
Todd Swanson, Morton, IL (US);
Ian Radtke, Washington, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/0443 (2023.05); A01C 7/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/201 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for seed orientation includes a seed disk capable of rotation in operation and having at least one singulator to adjust an orientation of seed to a desired seed orientation for placement within a furrow during planting. A vision system in proximity to the seed disk determines seed orientation data for seed on the seed disk.