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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2005
Brian W Carr, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott a Sporrer, Nevada, IA (US);
Donald F Handorf, Ames, IA (US);
Peter B Moore, Ames, IA (US);
Brian W Carr, Nevada, IA (US);
Scott A Sporrer, Nevada, IA (US);
Donald F Handorf, Ames, IA (US);
Peter B Moore, Ames, IA (US);
Gary W. Clem, Inc., Nevada, IA (US);
Abstract
A distance measuring device mounted to a planter used to plant crops. The distance measuring device has a cable extending between a first pulley and second pulley wherein the cable has at least one target. A sensor located adjacent the first pulley and connected to a controller sends a signal to the controller when the sensor detects the target. Adjacent the second pulley is an encoder that sends a second signal to the controller based upon the rotation of the second pulley such that the controller can determine the amount of distance that the planter has traveled.