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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Riley Litwiller, Tremont, IL (US);
William Frank, Manito, IL (US);
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A downforce load sensor for a planter row unit includes a load sensing connector rod coupled with a depth selector of the planter row unit. The load sensing connector rod is disposed to receive a load applied by a stop member supported on the row unit frame, the stop member being in abutment with an abutment member of a gauge wheel arm of a furrow opening assembly of the planter row unit. The load sensing connector rod generating load signals corresponding to a downforce applied to the soil by the gauge wheels of the furrow opening system of the planter row unit.