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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2015
Applicant:
Deere & Company, Moline, IL (US);
Inventors:
John M. Schweitzer, Ankeny, IA (US);
Peter R. Nedved, Coal Valley, IL (US);
Assignee:
DEERE & COMPANY, Moline, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/20 (2006.01); A01C 7/10 (2006.01); A01C 5/06 (2006.01); A01C 7/04 (2006.01); A01C 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01C 7/102 (2013.01); A01C 5/062 (2013.01); A01C 5/068 (2013.01); A01C 7/042 (2013.01); A01C 7/081 (2013.01); A01C 7/082 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for distributing a plurality of seeds includes a storage tank operable to store the plurality of seeds. A first meter is downstream of the storage tank. A second meter is downstream of the first meter and is operable to individually meter the plurality of seeds. An outlet conduit is located downstream of the second meter. The first meter is configured to adjust the flow of the plurality of seeds in response to a signal from a sensor located between the first meter and the outlet conduit.