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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Steven Maurice Spooner, Sr., Sylvester, GA (US);
Paul Barrett Wood, Overland Park, KS (US);
Eric Thomas Jorgensen, Shawnee, KS (US);
Assignee:
ATI, Lenexa, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/00 ;
Abstract
A twin row planter ( ) includes planting units ( ) arranged in pairs ( ). Each pair ( ) is configured and positioned for planting two rows ( ) of seeds less than about ten inches apart to produce two rows of crops in order to increase the yield of the plot. With this spacing, the rows ( ) in each pair are close enough to simulate a single row enabling the use of a conventional cultivator, sprayer or harvesting machine.