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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2024
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Vishal Puranik, Pune, IN;
Syed Gouse Moiddin, Pune, IN;
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 11/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sapling indexing unit for a transplanter, the sapling indexing unit comprising a channel track. An intermediary unit is movably coupled to the channel track. The intermediary unit comprises a plurality of tubes arranged vertically and each having a top and a bottom. A base frame is proximal to the bottom of the plurality of tubes and an aperture is defined by the base frame. A drive mechanism is configured to provide horizontal movement to the intermediary unit relative to the base frame and the aperture.