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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:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 08, 2015
Applicant:
Dow Agrosciences Llc, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Inventors:
Jaxon Farris, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Pradeep Setlur, Carmel, IN (US);
Max O. Ruegger, Indianapolis, IN (US);
J. Robert Peterson, Carmel, IN (US);
Eric Frederickson, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Dennis Fitzl, Jr., Ames, IA (US);
Nathan Vanopdorp, Geneseo, IL (US);
David Lewis, Fishers, IN (US);
Assignee:
Dow AgroSciences LLC, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 69/00 (2006.01); A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01); A01C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 69/0008 (2013.01); A01C 15/006 (2013.01); A01C 21/005 (2013.01); B65B 69/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically opening a seed packet and dispensing the contents of the same for planting is disclosed.