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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventor:
Michael Cash, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Trimble Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02B 11/02 (2006.01); F16L 1/032 (2006.01); B26F 1/24 (2006.01); A01G 25/02 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01); B26F 1/18 (2006.01); B26D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 1/24 (2013.01); A01G 25/02 (2013.01); B26D 5/005 (2013.01); B26D 5/086 (2013.01); B26F 1/18 (2013.01); E02B 11/02 (2013.01); F16L 1/032 (2013.01); A01G 25/026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An agricultural implement that includes a slotting mechanism and a slotting actuator is provided. The slotting mechanism is for cutting slots in a drip line in real time in conjunction with ground placement of the drip line. The slotting actuator is for actuating the slotting mechanism. The actuating is controlled by a computer following a slot spacing in a drip line prescription for a field in which a drip line is being placed.