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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:
Jan. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2005
Applicants:
Nathan A. Mariman, Geneseo, IL (US);
Mark S. Sommer, East Moline, IL (US);
James R. Peterson, Annawan, IL (US);
Donald K. Landphair, Bettendorf, IA (US);
William G. Bultinck, Andover, MN (US);
Inventors:
Nathan A. Mariman, Geneseo, IL (US);
Mark S. Sommer, East Moline, IL (US);
James R. Peterson, Annawan, IL (US);
Donald K. Landphair, Bettendorf, IA (US);
William G. Bultinck, Andover, MN (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/00 (2006.01); A01C 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A seed tube for an agricultural seeding machine includes a side wall having at least a portion thereof formed from a transparent material. A sensor includes a transmitter which is positioned adjacent an outside of the side wall, and operates through the transparent material.