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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. 24, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2022
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Jeremy M. Strief, Davenport, IA (US);
Robert Kaldenbach, Davenport, IA (US);
Mandar M Kale, Pune, IN;
Sandeep Ekhe, Ahmednagar, IN;
Pradeep Kale, Parbhani, IN;
Prasad Manjrekar, Pune, IN;
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Andrew W. Harmon, Geneseo, IL (US);
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Abstract
An example container for collecting bulk material dispensed from a meter during a calibration operation may include a canister comprising an open end to receive bulk material, a coupler configured to releasably couple to a meter, and at least one weight sensor extending between the enclosure and the coupler. The weight sensor may be configured to detect weight of the bulk material deposited into the enclosure via the open end.