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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
Elijah B. Garner, Bettendorf, IA (US);
Keith L. Felton, Sherrard, IL (US);
Kriss Helmick, Ottumwa, IA (US);
Kamalakannan Natarajan, Vellore, IN;
Assignee:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 19/02 (2006.01); A01C 7/12 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/044 (2013.01); A01C 7/046 (2013.01); A01C 7/128 (2013.01); A01C 19/02 (2013.01); A01C 7/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A row unit for a seeding machine includes a first seed meter having a first metering member for singulating seeds and a second seed meter having a second metering member for singulating seeds. A motor is operably coupled to the first and second seed meters to selectively drive the first seed meter or the second seed meter.