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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:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2014
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Lee E. Zumdome, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Michael E. Friestad, Rock Island, IL (US);
Nathan A. Mariman, Geneseo, IL (US);
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/16 (2013.01); A01C 7/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A seed-double eliminator and planting unit for a seeding machine have an aperture in a seed-carrying surface of a metering member of the seeding machine. A paddle is included on the metering member, the paddle extending away from the seed-carrying surface toward a seed path. At least one seed-double projection is included on the metering member between the aperture and the paddle, the at least one seed-double projection preventing retention on the metering member of at least one seed of a seed double pair.