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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7640876 | Bin level sensor for use with a product dispensing agricultural implement A fill tube and sensor assembly has a single electronic sensor to detect the level of product in a hopper of an agricultural implement relative to a fill line. The electronic sensor can be positioned at various heights relative to the fill tube to provide variabilit... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7412933 | Seeder with trailing arm and hoe-type mid row bander A seeding and fertilizing apparatus comprises a plurality of seed assemblies each comprising a trailing arm pivotally connected at a front end thereof to the frame and a packer wheel rotatably attached to rear end thereof. A seed furrow opener is attached to the tra... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7303362 | Apparatus and method for moving and placing granulate material A method and system are disclosed for moving and placing in hard to reach locations granular and other particulate material such as sand, gravel, earth and similar materials. The system includes an improved auger for moving the material and an improved rotary airloc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7267061 | Opposed inductor improvements The inductor assembly of the present invention is configured with an agricultural implement to enhance conveyance of product from a storage hopper to a remote location. The inductor assembly includes an inductor chamber that defines an interior cavity configured to ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258070 | Opposed inductor improvements The inductor assembly of the present invention is configured with an agricultural implement to enhance conveyance of product from a storage hopper to a remote location. The inductor assembly includes an inductor chamber that defines an interior cavity configured to ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7254468 | Multi-network control system for a vehicle A vehicle is described herein which includes a first communication network, a second communications network and a router which is used to facilitate communication between the first and second networks. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7185596 | Seed slide for use in an agricultural seeding machine A seeding machine includes at least one seed metering system and at least one seed placement system. Each seed placement system is in communication with a corresponding seed metering system. Each seed placement system includes a seed slide having a bottom end and a ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7178472 | Gearbox, particularly for transmission systems in devices for metering granular materials, and a metering device including the gearbox A gearbox, particularly for transmission systems in devices for metering granular and/or materials in powder form, includes a pair of shafts, that is, a drive-input shaft and a drive-output shaft, respectively. On the output shaft is at least one pair of coaxial fre... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152540 | Seed tube for an agricultural planter A seed tube for an agricultural planter having a rearwardly curving forward wall, a rearwardly curving rearward wall and opposing side walls defining a seed passageway which curves rearwardly from an upper ingress end toward a lower egress end. An aperture is dispos... | 12/26/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7104207 | Air seeder tank arrangement An air seeder has two tanks for holding seed or other particulate matter. Each tank has a metering device at the bottom to meter out the contents of the tanks. A panel is positioned to cover and uncover a hole between the two tanks such that it can direct the conten... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096805 | Liquid fertilizer application system A liquid fertilizer application system for efficiently dispensing and placing liquid fertilizer within a furrow to minimize germination injury. The liquid fertilizer application system includes a guard with an attached fertilizer tube having an input opening and a d... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093547 | Opposed inductor improvements The inductor assembly of the present invention is configured with an agricultural implement to enhance conveyance of product from a storage hopper to a remote location. The inductor assembly includes an inductor chamber that defines an interior cavity configured to ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086342 | Standardized receiver for bulk seed containers A standardized receiver for bulk materials containers such as seeds for the quick and efficient loading of seed into a planter with bulk handling capability. Delivery mechanism associated with the receiver is disposed to accept materials discharged from the containe... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7006902 | Control system and method for an equipment service vehicle An aircraft rescue fire fighting vehicle comprises a chassis module, a cab module, and a control system. The control system further comprises a plurality of input devices, a plurality of output devices, a plurality of interface modules, and a communication network. ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6955131 | Dual material placing apparatus with depth adjusting pivot point A dual material dispensing assembly mountable to a frame for pulling assembly across the ground. The assembly includes an elongate main member having a first end mountable to the frame and a second end pivotally connected to a packer arm at a pivotable joint. A firs... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6938564 | Method and system for concentrating chemical granules around a planted seed A system or method for dispensing seeds and chemical granules, in which chemical granules are dispensed through a granule tube into a seed dispensing tube, where the granule tube is connected to the seed dispensing tube at a location above a lower opening of the see... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6779469 | Seeding apparatus A seeding apparatus may include a control unit to meter a predetermined amount of seed at desired intervals of time, distance, or the like. For instance, in one embodiment a tractor-towable seeder may include a trailing wheel, a sensor which detects the radial or ci... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6729249 | Seed belt housing with impact absorbing material to reduce seed skip and method for same An improved seed belt housing to reduce seed skip and method for same. The seed belt housing having a modified back panel with an area of impact absorbing material disposed at least in the area where the seed normally hits the back panel of the seed belt housing aft... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6581532 | Baffle for unit hopper A seeding machine having a main seed hopper is in communication with a planting unit by a flexible tube. The planting unit has a horizontal working position and a vertical transport position. The main hopper supplies seed by gravity to the planting unit t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6581533 | Seed meter brushes forming a transport seed puddle A seeding machine having a main seed hopper is in communication with a planting unit by a flexible tube. The planting unit has a horizontal working position and a vertical transport position. The main hopper supplies seed by gravity to the planting unit t... | 06/24/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6347594 | Narrow profile opener capable of high speed operation An opener assembly includes a single opener disk rotatably supported from a drawbar and angled approximately five degrees from the forward direction to define a shadow area behind the trailing surface of the disk. A material placement boot and delivery tu... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6332413 | Seed tube for seed metering apparatus A seed tube for an agricultural implement having a seed metering mechanism for uniformly dispensing seeds. The seed tube defined an enclosed curved seed pathway extending between opposite ends of the tube. To promote control over the seeds passing through... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6267067 | Nurse receiver and header for air seeders A nurse receiver header for an agricultural planting implement is cooperable with a nurse mechanism that conveys a stream of seeds entrained in an air stream from a central hopper. A receiver is positioned at the planting mechanism to receive the seeds en... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6253693 | Nurse adapter for air seeders A nurse adapter mechanism for an agricultural seeding implement converts an air seeder meter box into a nurse inductor box to convey seed particles to the singulator of a planting mechanism. The nurse adapter mechanism is detachably mounted on the meter b... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6205938 | Grain box insert for seeding implement A seeding implement grain box is provided with a single piece molded plastic insert at the bottom of the box that forms an array of funnel sections having open lower ends that align with the openings in the grain box bottom wall. The funnel sections have ... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6192812 | Debris shield for a planter unit A debris shield is provided for use with a single furrow planter unit of a multi-row planter. The planter unit comprises a generally horizontally disposed frame including a pair of horizontally spaced-apart frame members which define an opening therebetwe... | 02/27/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6070538 | Modular agricultural implement control system A control system for agricultural implements such as planters, conventional or air drills is disclosed herein. The implement includes a frame with one or more sections. Each section supports a plurality of row units configured to apply a product at variab... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5931105 | Sensor plugs for a seed tube Sensor plugs are used to fill in sensor apertures formed in the front and rear walls of seed tubes used on row crop planters. The size of the plug and the depth of the plug is dictated by the diameter of the sensor aperture and the thickness of the walls ... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5906166 | Seeding assembly including seed boot and boot mounted, resiliently biased packer wheel The present invention provides a seed boot and packer wheel for use with a cultivator particularly of the type for mounting directly on a cultivator shank. The seed boot and packer wheel comprise a seed boot, an attachment means fixing the seed boot to th... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5802995 | Planting unit A planting unit utilizing a single disk opener supported for rotation about a horizontal axis offset at a small angle from the transverse direction for opening a furrow. A seed tube assembly is located adjacent the rearward facing side of the disk and inc... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5802997 | Planting apparatus and related method A new mobile planting apparatus has first and second ranks of powered row units and first and second power devices connected respectively to and providing driving horsepower to such ranks. Suitable power devices include mechanical, electrical and hydrauli... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5787825 | Seeding machine with sensor controlled planting at predetermined depth A seeding machine comprises: an air compressor for generating a positive air pressure; a soil hardness sensor for measuring soil hardness so as to produce a control signal to adjust the positive air pressure generated by the compressor; an air pressure ad... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5697308 | Seed boot having a wear resistant insert A seed boot for use with a furrow forming disk of a grain drill for depositing seed within a furrow. The seed boot includes a housing having an inner side, an outer side and a furrow firming edge. The furrow firming edge extends between a lower edge of th... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5664507 | Seed tube guide The present invention is a seed tube guide for maintaining the seed tube in the center of the seed planting furrow between the double disc openers. The seed tube guide comprises a unitary member having left and right forwardly extending mounting plates fo... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5598795 | Tube alignment bracket A tube alignment bracket for mounting on or shaped integrally with the seed distribution tube of a seed planter to align multiple planter insecticide tubes in close proximity to, and in a vertical plane with, the discharge opening of the seed distribution... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595130 | Planting unit A planting unit utilizing a single disk opener supported for rotation about a horizontal axis offset at a small angle from the transverse direction for opening a furrow. A seed tube assembly is located adjacent the rearward facing side of the disk and inc... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5542363 | Self locking seed tube An agricultural seeding machine is provided with a steel seed tube for directing seed downwardly into a planting furrow and a plastic seed supply tube for directing metered seed into the seed tube. The seed tube has a normal portion for directing seed int... | 08/06/1996 |
