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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:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Precision Planting Llc, Tremont, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Precision Planting LLC, Tremont, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/38 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/20 (2006.01); G05B 15/02 (2006.01); A01C 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 5/062 (2013.01); A01C 7/203 (2013.01); A01C 21/007 (2013.01); G05B 15/02 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods and apparatus are provided for monitoring soil properties including soil moisture and soil temperature during an agricultural input application. Embodiments include a soil moisture sensor and/or a soil temperature sensor mounted to a seed firmer for measuring moisture and temperature in a planting trench. Additionally, systems, methods and apparatus are provided for adjusting depth based on the monitored soil properties.