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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Kevin J. Cessac, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
PGI International, Ltd., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06G 7/76 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06G 7/76 ;
Abstract
A GPS unit outputs a ground speed signal to an agricultural dispenser for applying chemicals to a field or for planting seeds. A GPS receiver receives satellite signals from a plurality of satellites, and outputs a vehicle ground speed signal based upon GPS calculations. A converter converts the vehicle ground speed signal to a series of pulses having a frequency indicative of the vehicle ground speed. The pulses are then transmitted to the agricultural dispenser which is pulled by a tractor to apply the desired amount of chemicals to the field or for planting the desired amount of seeds as a function of the vehicle ground speed.