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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:
Dec. 04, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2000
Richard J. Crabb, Naperville, IL (US);
Guntis Ozers, Woodridge, IL (US);
David N. Slowinski, Naperville, IL (US);
Chad M. Johnson, Lockport, IL (US);
Donald Johnson, Lockport, IL (US);
Lisle J. Dunham, Downers Grove, IL (US);
John F. Stufflebeam, Romeoville, IL (US);
Thomas A. Olson, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Stephen D. Berry, Plainfield, IL (US);
Thomas Brown, Romeoville, IL (US);
Gerald J. Tiedt, Willow Springs, IL (US);
Case Corporation, Racine, WI (US);
Abstract
A planter apparatus includes a seed meter including a housing assembly with a cover releasably connected to a shell. The housing assembly includes at least one opening formed therein adjacent a seed discharge area to promote the release of seeds from a disc rotatably attached to the housing assembly. The disc divides an interior of the housing assembly to include a vacuum chamber and a seed chamber. The disc including a plurality of openings formed adjacent a periphery of the disc. The planter apparatus may also include a singulator assembly having rotatably spools, a rotatable chute door, a disc having clusters of openings for simultaneous release, and a one-piece baffle.