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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventor:
Andrew W. Harmon, Davenport, IA (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 17/00 (2006.01); G01F 1/7086 (2022.01); G01F 1/86 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 17/006 (2013.01); G01F 1/7086 (2013.01); G01F 1/86 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for identifying a flow of commodity through a commodity distribution system. The method including providing a tank configured to contain a commodity, selectively distributing commodity from the tank to a drill assembly to be distributed to an underlying surface, and monitoring the flow of commodity from the tank to the drill assembly with a camera to identify flow characteristics.