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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Ian Radtke, Washington, IL (US);
Jason Stoller, Eureka, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 23/02 (2006.01); A01C 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 23/023 (2013.01); A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01C 5/066 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A trench closing system having a frame configured to connect to an agricultural row unit, closing wheels attached to the frame and configured to close an open seed trench opened by an opening system on the agricultural row unit, and a guard mounted to the trench closing system to prevent rocks, rootballs, or other trash from approaching the closing wheels.