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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2022
Applicant:
Tribine Industries Llc, Logansport, IN (US);
Inventors:
Ben N. Dillon, Logansport, IN (US);
Dillon M. Thompson, Burdett, UA;
Assignee:
Tribine Industries LLC, Logansport, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01B 49/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/064 (2013.01); A01B 49/06 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seedbed preparation and planting machine includes a cutting assembly including powered forward cutting blades for chopping crop residue. A cutting disc assembly follows the cutting assembly effective for forming a seedbed trench at a seed planting depth. A seed assembly follows the cutting disc assembly including a seed hopper and a seed tube located to drop seed into the seedbed trench. A packer assembly tamps down seed in the seedbed trench for covering seed therein.