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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7823521 | Gauge wheel apparatus A gauge wheel assembly for a farming implement is disclosed which comprises a hub portion positioned substantially centrally with respect to the assembly, a rim portion forming a circumference of the assembly and forming a circumferential ground contacting surface; ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7584706 | Gauge wheel apparatus A gauge wheel assembly for a farming implement is disclosed which comprises a hub portion positioned substantially centrally with respect to the assembly, a rim portion forming a circumference of the assembly and forming a circumferential ground contacting surface; ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7549383 | Planter meter suspension system and method of improving seed spacing A system and method to reduce vertical acceleration experienced by a seed meter of a planter row unit during planting operations, the planter row unit having a row unit frame including a hopper support from which the seed meter is operably supported. The system incl... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7308859 | Suspension system for planting unit A planting unit is provided having a seed trench opener that forms a seed trench in a ground surface as the planting unit travels along the ground. A depth regulating member is provided that has a predetermined vertical position relative to the opener. The depth reg... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7143704 | Recessed disc opener and mounting assembly method and apparatus A disc opener assembly and method, the assembly mounted to a tool support member connected to a work vehicle for opening a seed trench in the ground upon which the vehicle moves, the opener assembly including a disc member and at least some type of fastening member ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7090433 | Underground cable laying apparatus Presented is an underground cable laying apparatus that leaves virtually no visible scar in the turf under which cable, wire, line, hose, etc. is laid. The apparatus utilizes a pair of angularly displaced turf slicing wheels to slice and separate the turf forming a ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6957300 | Reducing delay of command completion due to overlap condition Method and apparatus for transferring data between a host device and a data storage device having a first memory space and a second memory space. The host issues access commands to store and retrieve data. The device stores commands in the first memory space pending... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6945182 | Midrow levelling attachment for a seeder A midrow levelling attachment for a seeder includes a set of leveller gangs each of which is mounted on a respective one of the packer wheel gangs of the seeder by a pair of mounting members one at each end of the common shaft of the leveller gang. The levelling rol... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935253 | Depth control for seed planter A disc opener assembly connected to a tool bar linked to a vehicle for movement over the ground for opening a seed trench therein, the assembly comprising a main arm member attached to the tool bar, a disc mounted for rotation on the main arm, a gauge arm member hav... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6644223 | Disc opener assembly for a seed planter The present disc opener assembly for a seed planter is for a single disc opener arrangement and is embodied in several embodiments. FIGS. 1 and 1a illustrate two embodiments of the present disc opener assembly the specifics of each will be described below... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6321667 | Adjustable gauge wheel for a planter An agricultural planting machine having a frame, a pair of opposite furrow forming disks rotatably mounted on the frame on intersecting axes and a pair of gauge wheel assemblies mounted on the frame respectively adjacent the opposite sides of the pair of ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6148747 | Equalizing gauge wheel mechanism for row crop planter unit The wheel arms of a planter row unit are mounted to the row unit frame for independent pivotal motion. The ends of a saddle link are received in sockets formed on gauge wheel arms; and a yoke (or ring-shaped link) pivotally mounted to the frame engages a ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5884711 | Gauge wheel scraper A scraper is disposed aft of and in closely spaced relation to a gauge wheel such as attached to an agricultural implement as in a planter row unit to remove soil from the wheel as the implement traverses a field. Maintaining the gauge wheel free of soil ... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5682829 | Apparatus for injecting liquid manure into the soil A combination of a wheel supported liquid manure tank having a rearward end and a liquid manure soil injection device secured to the rearward end. The injection device is mounted on the rearward end of the tank and is capable of being raised and lowered b... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5497715 | Seed metering drive mechanism for seed planters and the like A metering drive mechanism is provided for use with a seed depositing implement adapted for movement across the ground. The mechanism includes a gauge wheel, an arm assembly supporting the gauge wheel for rolling engagement with the ground, and a mounting... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5427038 | Adjustable gauge wheel for a planter An agricultural planting machine has a pair of adjacent furrow opening disks that form a V-shaped furrow as the machine advances and a pair of ground engaging gauge wheels respectively mounted for rotation adjacent the opposite sides of the opening disks.... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5235922 | Planter with equalizer between gauge wheels For multi-row planting a seed planter having furrow-opening discs and associated gauge wheels the independent support arms of which are operatively interconnected by an equalizer arm whereby the combined load carried by the gauge wheels is distributed sub... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5074227 | Seed planting apparatus The disclosed planting apparatus includes a frame fixedly attached to a transversely extending tool bar. Secured to the tool bar and extending rearwardly therefrom is a platform on which the seed hopper and herbicide container are mounted. Seed from the h... | 12/24/1991 |
| 4995325 | Setting wheels for seed drills A wheel (4) for setting sown seeds, for use in a sowing machine, is rigidly connected in rotation with at least one gauging wheel (5) having a rolling radius smaller than the radius of the periphery of the setting wheel (4). The gauging wheel (5) is a whe... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4611545 | Conservation no till farming apparatus A conservation no till apparatus for placing seed and fertilizer into the ground in one operation as pulled through the field includes a main implement frame having ground engaging support wheels. Hoppers for supplying the seed and fertilizer are supporte... | 09/16/1986 |
| 4430952 | Planter gauge wheels with adjustable equalizer mechanism A row crop planter unit (11) is supported by a pair of laterally spaced wheel and disc assemblies (56, 57) mounted on corresponding ends of a pair of walking beams (58, 59). The other corresponding ends of the walking beams (58, 59) are interconnected by ... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4426940 | Implements for injecting substances below the surface of the soil A machine for burying slurry, sewage, or other soil-improving fluids has a hollow straight forward-leaning tine which carries at its bottom end an arched, forward-sloping delta-shaped shoe for lifting the soil into the form of a tunnel. The hollow interio... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4408551 | Row planter A row planter having an improved opening means preferably used in combination with a furrow forming shoe. The opening means includes an unitary, disc means mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis and the shoe is mounted so that a peripheral portion t... | 10/11/1983 |
| 4404918 | Closing wheel mounting for a planter The invention relates to a seed planter having furrow forming means in association with a pair of furrow closing wheels each of which is independently mounted relative to the suspension of the other so that each spring biased suspension arm is pivotable t... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4398478 | Seed planter apparatus with covering wheel An apparatus that includes a frame supported pair of rotatably mounted furrow forming disks, a seed tube extending between the disks for depositing seed in a furrow, a pair of individually mounted and frame supported gauge wheel structures, each structure... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4377979 | Conservation tillage row crop planter system The planter includes a number of forward tillage units each followed by an aligned planting unit. Both units are independently mounted by four-bar linkages to the planter frame. Each tillage unit includes a leading banded coulter followed by a pair of rol... | 03/29/1983 |
| 4374500 | Seed planter depth control A planter to be towed that includes a frame supported, rotatably mounted furrow forming disks that are arranged to substantially contact each other at the approximate point of entry into the soil and diverge apart rearwardly and upwardly, a seed tube for ... | 02/22/1983 |
| 4213408 | Combination ripper, mixer and planter An agricultural implement is disclosed which is adapted to perform soil ripping, mixing, and seed planting behind a single prime mover. Soil ripping is accomplished by a parabolic pointed shank attached to a frame by a pivot bolt and secured by a shear bo... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4207823 | Planter A compact agricultural planter unit is provided for narrow row crops. The unit includes a pair of double disk furrow openers in combination with adjustable depth gauge wheels. The disks and wheels are carried by frame structure positioned between the whee... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4202474 | Machine for spreading fertilizer and seed A machine for spreading fertilizer and seed in which the width of the machine with respect to its working direction of travel is greater than its length with respect to the working direction of travel. The machine comprises at least two individual machine... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4091751 | Planting machine An automatic planting machine for planting plants particularly small and/or young trees, specially designed for forestation and/or reforestation and the like. The machine has, in each of its main wheels, at least one planting tube radially movable and cap... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4027606 | Planter apparatus A planter for planting disk-shaped environmental seed cells which are formed of low-density readily-crumbled, compressed pulverulent material. The planter apparatus comprises a planter chassis supported from a tool bar of a tractor and pivotally supported... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4009668 | Planter apparatus and method for planting A method and apparatus for planting seeds. A V-shaped seed furrow having a predetermined depth is continuously formed while the soil adjacent each side of the furrow is uniformly firmed or compacted and a smooth surface formed. Seeds are continuously disp... | 03/01/1977 |
| 3982661 | Seed planter for individual seeds An improved seed planter; improvements in planting devices adapted to plant individual seeds one by one, at spaced intervals in a prepared furrow; improved mechanism for individually receiving seeds one by one each in a moving receptacle, retaining each s... | 09/28/1976 |
