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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7980186 | Soil shaping system for precision ground engaging implement In an embodiment, an agricultural implement includes a frame configured to couple to a tool bar, a parallel linkage coupled to the frame and a ground engaging tool extending from a shank, where the shank is coupled to the parallel linkage. The agricultural implement... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7617784 | Dual row seed drill A seed drill planting apparatus includes an opener configured to plant a row of seeds at locations corresponding to the wing tips of the openers and a row of fertilizer at the center of the opener. The press wheels for the opener are constructed of a pair of skewed ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7574969 | Precision hoe opener and packer wheel assembly A precision hoe opener assembly is provided with improved accuracy of seeding as well as improved control over the opener and packer wheel assemblies. The opener assembly includes a hydraulically-driven parallel linkage assembly, hoe opener, and a packer wheel. The ... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7506595 | Agricultural furrowing tool A ground engaging furrowing tool for paired row seeding comprising a body having a forward leading point, a bottom and laterally outwardly extending wing members. Each wing member including a leading edge that flares rearward to a trailing edge to form a generally V... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7263937 | Seed tube guard A mutually-engageable or interlocking connection between a seed tube guard and a frame member mounted to a seed planting machine. The mutually-engageable connection includes a yoke having a front journal and a rear journal with a gap, the yoke, carried on the frame ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7168376 | Seed boot for a seeding machine An integral cast seed boot is provided with a mounting assembly for securing the seed boot to a planting unit frame. A single furrow opener disc is rotatively mounted to the planting unit frame by a bearing assembly. The seed boot defines a seed entry passage having... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131384 | Seed tube guard assembly for agricultural planters A seed tube guard assembly for agricultural planters has floating wear plates to improve the wear life of the seed tube guard. The assembly includes a support bracket having an upper end attached to a planter shank assembly and a lower end positioned between a pair ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104341 | Low disturbance deep tillage point Ripper point structure includes a nose with a tapered top that initiates lift and fracture of compacted soil layers. The tapered top with an included angle of about 100 degrees just forward of the parting wear shin creates a parting stress which increases until the ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096803 | Seed boot opener having interchangeable dispensers A seed boot having a modular or replaceable opener removably fastened to the seed boot. The opener is configured in any of several embodiments for discharging a fluent material such as seed in different ways, including narrow single row, wide single row, and double ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7059257 | Minimum till seeding knife The present invention relates to a knife for and a method of zero till or minimum till seeding and fertilizing. The knife is particularly adapted for dry land conditions producing minimum solid disturbance and very shallow operation. The knife has a high penetration... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7004090 | Fertilizer injector wing for disc openers Disc openers (14) for use with an air seeder (10), are configured for seeding and fertilizing a field (G). The opener (14b) broadly includes a drawbar assembly (16), a disc assembly (18) including a coulter disc (20) ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6959655 | Method and apparatus for the application of fluid to soil or plants The present invention is a method and apparatus for the application of fluid to soil and/or plants. A cutting blade for the soil preferably goes to depths of at least 12 inches. A nozzle/spray system is provided to the cutting blade to provide fluid during cutting o... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6745709 | Replaceable ground engaging tip and wear resistant insert therefor A ground engaging tip for a seed boot attachment for depositing a seed within a furrow. The tip including a conical shape member formed of three generally planar shape side surfaces wherein two of the side surfaces meet to form an inclined leading edge extending fro... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6640731 | Dual tungsten carbide boot A planting tool for depositing seed and/or fertilizer within a furrow including a soil opener and a seed boot attached to the soil opener. The seed boot includes a synclinal shape housing and at least one furrow forming wing that protrudes below the body ... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6405665 | Low disturbance furrowing, seeding, and fertilizing tool A furrowing tool for an agricultural planter is formed in a modular configuration to provide for paired row seeding operation. The furrowing tool includes a seedbed furrowing member having an edge lying in a flat cutting plane to form a substantially flat... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6382115 | Plowshare particularly for seeding and eventual manuring in soil on continuous line Plowshare particularly for seeding and eventual manuring in soil in a continuous line of the type involving two equal and symmetrical opposite convergent wings with an apex having a substantial "V" shaped plan (31). Their ends are turned upwards (32) so t... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6363871 | Quick change seed boot A unique quick change system constitutes the present invention. The invention comprises a two-piece seed boot holder and spreader for use with air seeding devices used in agriculture. The seed boot holder is adapted to bolt onto the shank of an ordinary c... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6357368 | Ground working paired row furrow opener A ground-engaging paired row furrow forming tool includes a tool body having fore and aft ends with an outer edge defined on each of two opposing sides of the tool body. A furrowing wing is located adjacent each of the opposing sides and protrudes from bo... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6332412 | Paired row furrow opener A ground-engaging paired row furrow forming tool includes a tool body having fore and aft ends with an outer edge defined on each of two opposing sides of the tool body. A furrowing wing is located adjacent each of the opposing sides and protrudes from bo... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6178900 | Combination chisel plow and fertilizer placement apparatus A fertilizer applicator assembly for use with a chisel plow includes a diverter shoe located in the root zone of the crop, above the tillage point of the plow. The diverter shoe closes the furrow formed by the plow shank and forms a lateral pocket in the ... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6178901 | Seed boot and seed positioner A furrow opener of an air seed planter is equipped with a seed boot and seed positioner for planting one or more rows of seeds in soil. The seed boot has walls providing a passage for directing seeds into a furrow. The seed positioner attached to the seed... | 01/30/2001 |
| 5996514 | Apparatus and method for subsurface application The invention comprises an apparatus for the subsurface application of chemicals such as metham sodium in soil. A frame is shown, capable of being pulled across a field, the frame having a plurality of shanks with a plate and a rearwardly discharging wide... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5983813 | Seeding material spreader and optional adjustment means The invention relates to a spreader for use on a delivery tube of a seeding tool. The spreader is mounted for adjustable positioning in the product stream providing a selectable width of product scatter. The invention preferably includes a tapered deflect... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5974987 | Seed drilling implement There is disclosed a seed drilling implement (10) which comprises a frame (11), a coupling device (12) at the forward end of the frame (11), drilling elements (13) mounted on the frame (11) at or near the rear end of the frame, coulters (14) mounted on th... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5601041 | Method and tool for quick replacement of drill boots A scissor-type jack is used to separate the yoke that holds a drill boot. The jack or separator is expanded to bend the yoke outward thereby allowing the drill to disengage from the yoke. A replacement boot or the repaired boot is installed in the yoke an... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5495814 | Sub-zone tiller with offset fertilizer placement A seed furrow cutting knife adapted for cutting a seed furrow, fluffing the furrow sidewalls to avoid soil compaction, and for offset placement of fertilizer in the furrow is provided. The furrow cutting knife has associated side wings for fluffing sidewa... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5333559 | Row crop cultivator and seeding attachment A row crop cultivator is provided with a seed dispensing manifold attached to and spanning the lay shares forming a part of its middleworker assembly. The seed distribution manifold is designed to randomly distribute seeds fed into it from a towed planter... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5325799 | Seed boot insert A seed boot for depositing a seed within a furrow including spaced side members, a face plate extending between forward edges of the side members, and a rear spacer member extending between rearward edges of the side members, and a wear insert secured to ... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5259461 | Cultivator sweep A cultivator sweep having a substantially constant cross-sectional thickness and configured with a generally triangular head portion including a pair of side edges diverging symmetrically rearward from a nose region. Each of the side edges is provided wit... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5136954 | Device for application of granular, gaseous or liquid material to soil An attachment to an existing sweep of a seeding device is provided for additional dispensing of fertilizer. A protection tooth on the leading face of the attachment can be placed at a desired depth of its lower, free end to selectively adjust the level at... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5033398 | Air seeder boot An air seeder boot includes a rigid pipe connected to the seed tube of the seeder and mounted to the back side of the cultivator shank by a bracket fixed to the front of the pipe. The pipe has an obtuse bend bringing the seed outlet to a position at appro... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5025736 | Furrow opener A furrow opener and press wheel for an agricultural implement to place fertilizer and seed at different depths in soil has replaceable abrasive resistant plastic side plates and a press plate to avoid soil build up and plugging of fertilizer discharge ope... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5001995 | Sweep tillage tool Sweep tillage tools (10, 10') according to the preferred teachings of the present invention are disclosed including generally flat, horizontal sweep blades (18) generally located behind the implement shank (12) and above the point (28) of the spike (16, 1... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4955297 | Seeding planter shoe for agricultural planters A seend planter shoe adapted to lift displaced soil up and out of the planting furrow or furrows being formed as the shoe is drawn through agricultural soil, substantially without compressing the soil remaining in place and defining the furrow laterally, ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4911090 | Seed boot A seed boot for air seeders includes a cast hollow body having a relatively narrow cylindrical upper end intake into which a seed tube may be clamped. Vertically spaced apart transverse ribs or steps are situated one on the front wall and one on the rear ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4773340 | Subsoil applicator The applicator comprises a relatively thin, streamlined knife blade adapted to be positioned with its longitudinal axis inclined upwardly and rearwardly during use with a leading edge of the applicator slicing through the subsoil and a lowermost and forwa... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4694759 | Seed drill A seed drill for applying seed and/or fertilizer has a frame, reservoir, and sowing shares. The sowing shares are attached to the frame in such a way that they can move in an upright plane by means of superimposed and at least approximately parallel strut... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4683826 | Subsurface application of chemicals In the subsurface application of herbicides, a plurality of upwardly directed nozzles having one millimeter openings are pulled beneath the soil surface behind the trailing side of a sweep in parallel paths two to four centimeters apart while jets of herb... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4674419 | Furrow opener for seeder A furrow opener shank for use with seeders has seed outlets and fertilizer outlets at the lower end thereof, and includes a sealer plate which will permit the depositing of anhydrous ammonia or liquid fertilizer in a deep furrow and which positively seals... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4669922 | Delivery boot for pneumatic delivery systems for grain and/or granular fertilizer A baffled receiver is situated at the discharge end of a pneumatic fertilizer or seed delivery tube and includes an air discharge or relief portion and a baffle system to receive and guide the seed or fertilizer to a pair of discharge apertures adjacent t... | 06/02/1987 |
