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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1979
Filed:
May. 06, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
George H Fathauer, Mesa, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Dickey-john Corporation, Auburn, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340684 ; 340539 ; 340674 ;
Abstract
A wireless seed detecting and monitoring apparatus includes one or more transmitter units mounted at the seed planter and a receiver unit mounted in a monitor console located at a remote location. Seeds being planted produce a signal which modulates an r-f transmitted signal during the planting operation. A receiver is responsive to the r-f transmitted signal and detects the modulated signal information corresponding to seeds being planted. This detected signal is then delivered to monitoring circuitry to indicate the operation of the seed planter.