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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:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventor:
Paul Wildermuth, Tremont, IL (US);
Assignee:
PRECISION PLANTING LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01B 49/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/06 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/00 (2006.01); A01C 23/02 (2006.01); A01C 23/04 (2006.01); A01M 7/00 (2006.01); A01M 21/04 (2006.01); B05B 1/16 (2006.01); B05B 1/20 (2006.01); A01B 79/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 23/047 (2013.01); A01B 49/06 (2013.01); A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 5/066 (2013.01); A01C 21/002 (2013.01); A01C 23/006 (2013.01); A01C 23/007 (2013.01); A01C 23/023 (2013.01); A01C 23/025 (2013.01); A01M 7/0014 (2013.01); A01M 7/0042 (2013.01); A01M 7/005 (2013.01); A01M 7/006 (2013.01); A01M 7/0075 (2013.01); A01M 7/0089 (2013.01); A01M 21/043 (2013.01); B05B 1/1636 (2013.01); B05B 1/20 (2013.01); A01B 79/005 (2013.01); A01C 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Implements and application units include a trench closer for closing a trench during applications with respect to agricultural plants of agricultural fields. In one embodiment, a trench closer for a fertilizer applicator includes a bar moved through a field transverse to a direction of travel, a fertilizer applicator connected to the bar for forming a trench in soil. The fertilizer applicator comprises a coulter, a knife, or a coulter and a knife, and a trench closer disposed behind the fertilizer applicator in the direction of travel and connected to the fertilizer applicator or the bar.