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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2012
Applicant:
Agco Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
John Peterson, Jackson, MN (US);
Assignee:
AGCO Corporation, Duluth, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/19 (2006.01); B65G 47/74 (2006.01); A01C 15/06 (2006.01); A01C 15/12 (2006.01); B65G 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/74 (2013.01); A01C 15/06 (2013.01); A01C 15/122 (2013.01); B65G 37/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A conditioner for a fertilizer box configured to convey compacted particles away from a conveyor path of fertilizer particles. The conditioner may include a plurality of wings for deflecting a portion of a flow of fertilizer particles from a conveyor path. A method includes determining a constant effective dispense opening for a fertilizer box having the conditioner and using the constant effective dispense opening to determine a fertilizer dispense rate.