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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8151718 | Adjustable seed meter drive coupling A seed meter for a planting machine is provided with an adjustable drive coupling between the seed meter and the planting machine main drive. The drive coupling includes a drive member connected to the planter drive and a driven member coupled to the seed meter shaf... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8001915 | Metering system for agricultural implement and having sectional control A particulate metering system includes a set of blocking members that can be independently controlled to block or allow the flow of particulate material to a roller assembly that collects the particulate material and releases the material to a series of distribution... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7343868 | Seed placement system for use in a 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 housing having a seed slide, and a wh... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7273016 | Variable speed drive for agricultural seeding machines An agricultural seeding machine includes a mechanical drive; a seed meter including a driven shaft; and a planetary gear set. The planetary gear set includes an input shaft connected with the drive, an output shaft connected with the driven shaft, a ring gear, and a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7140310 | System and method for distributing multiple materials from an agricultural vehicle A system and method for distributing multiple types of seed, fertilizer or other materials from an agricultural vehicle is disclosed. The system includes first and second sources holding the first and second materials, respectively, a plurality of distribution units... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7100522 | Equalizing meter device A system for and a method of metering product includes an equalizing meter apparatus that more readily equalizes the distribution of product with uneven distribution systems. The metering system includes a meter roller assembly operable to meter granular product del... | 09/05/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7021504 | Apparatus for dispensing free-flowing material Apparatus for dispensing a free-flowing material comprising a container for receiving the material, a pump connected to the container for conveying the material to a port from which free-flowing material can be dispensed. The pump includes at least one rotatable pum... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997120 | Planting apparatus and method In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a vehicle, such as a tractor, and a planting apparatus that is movable across the ground by the vehicle. The vehicle desirably has a guiding system for automatically guiding the vehicle to follow a predetermined planting pat... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6941225 | Method and apparatus for ultra precise GPS-based mapping of seeds or vegetation during planting An ultra precise seed planter apparatus and method for generating a centimeter accuracy map of the location of seeds or vegetation as they are planted from an agricultural planting machine. The apparatus is fitted with a GPS receiver feeding a data logger, and optic... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6935254 | Split seed hoppers for seed on demand seeding machine A seeding machine comprising a transversely extending main frame and left and right transversely extending wing frames. The main frame and the wing frames are provided with a plurality of planting units. Left and right main seed hoppers are mounted to the main frame... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935255 | Auxiliary seed hopper having a removable screen A pneumatic seed on demand delivery system comprises a frame having a main hopper and an individual planting unit. An air pump directs pressurized air to a nozzle located at the base of the main hopper. The seed in the main hopper is taken up by the air stream passi... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6928940 | Device for the selective metering of seed and additives intended for sowing and improving soils The invention concerns a device for the selective metering of seed intended essentially for sowing and/or reseeding soils and of additives intended essentially for improving and/or treating the soils; said device comprising essentially: ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6745710 | Drive element for gearbox output A gearbox is drivingly coupled to a seed meter by a drive element. The drive element comprises a drive shaft on which is mounted a multifaceted sleeve. The multifaceted sleeve is pinned to the drive shaft by a cotter pin. The cotter pin provides torque protection by... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6651569 | Seed drill A seed drill comprising at least one metering device driven by a mechanism equipped with an input shaft, with a pinion and with a control handle. The seed drill is notable in that the control handle is connected in terms of rotation to the input shaft. Th... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6598548 | Seed metering device A seed metering device includes a roller nip for mounting beneath a seed reservoir. The nip is formed by first and second opposed facing nip forming surfaces mounted beneath, and aligned with, the reservoir wherein the first nip forming surface is a radia... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6247417 | Equidistant planting system An equidistant planting system for accurately placing seeds in a furrow thereby providing increased crop yields. The inventive device includes a rim member having a lower opening, a main disk rotatably positioned within the rim member, a plurality of feed... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6240861 | Split meter roller for agricultural air carts A metering system for an air cart is provided in which a portion, preferably one-half, of a meter roller can be selectively disengaged from a common drive input. The metering system typically comprises two roller halves located in a common housing. The dr... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6173664 | Equidistant planting system An equidistant planting system for accurately placing seeds in a furrow thereby providing increased crop yields. The inventive device includes a seed singulator device, a delivery tube extending from the singulator device, and a placement device connected... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6145455 | Agricultural material metering system An agricultural material metering system includes a metering member, a hydraulically driven actuator, a pump, a rotatable ground driven member, a variable drive control and an actuator coupled to the variable drive control. The metering member is configur... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6138591 | Seeding device with a modular dosing device A sowing device for discharging metered quantities of seed, fertilizer or the like grains is characterized in that the metering device is provided with one or more exchangeable cellular wheels (17), that the housing (16) of the metering device, which acco... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6079340 | Apparatus for customizing the rate at which farming material is applied to an agricultural field Disclosed is farming apparatus for customizing the rate at which farming material such as seeds, fertilizers, herbicides and/or insecticides may be applied to an agricultural field. The implement, which deposits the farming material in the soil includes a... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6050743 | Spreader for treating soil A spreader for spreading treatment products on soil to improve the quality thereof is disclosed. The spreader consists of a vehicle including a frame (103) slidably housing an assembly (105, 106) of a hopper and a metering device. The frame also supports ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6024035 | Seed planting rate maintenance control with rate display A seed planter performance monitor is disclosed herein. The monitor is used with a planting system including a planter coupled to the tractor. The target rate at which the planter deposits seeds into the soil being planted is controlled with a control sig... | 02/15/2000 |
| 5979343 | Plenum damper and baffle plate arrangement for pneumatic distribution system An air seeder is provided with a pneumatic distribution system for delivering product through a plurality of primary tubes arranged in first and second rows. The pneumatic distribution system has a plenum housing having a plurality of outlet ports also ar... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5947040 | Tank pressurization system for air seeder A tank pressurization system is provided for delivering pressurized air from a pneumatic distribution system to a product tank in an air seeder. The tank pressurization system has a meter housing which has an air inlet in fluid communication with the pneu... | 09/07/1999 |
| 5924370 | Reconfigurable meter roller and blank section A meter roller is provided with a blank section for enabling an air seeder to achieve a substantially uniform seed rate throughout the width of the tillage. The fluted meter roller has a series of ridges spaced around its periphery, between which are loca... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5915313 | Multiple-type seed dispensing system A system for dispensing multiple types of seed as a planting apparatus (planter or drill) travels throughout an agricultural field is disclosed herein. The planting apparatus is typically an implement having row units for applying seed to the field as the... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5878679 | Product disconnect for metering device A product disconnect is provided for cutting off product flow between a product tank and an associated metering system. The product is instead directed to a product cleanout where an operator can empty the product tank without sending product through the ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5632212 | Dual-speed clutch for agricultural planter A mechanical clutch for use in metering seeds in an agricultural planter unit allows for selecting the input drive from either a primary drive source operating at a first RPM or a secondary drive source operating at a second, reduced RPM for dispensing se... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5592889 | Multi compartment air seeder The present invention lies in a three hopper bin air seeder. The contents of the central hopper bin are capable of being emptied into the rear hopper bin or the front hopper bin, or when central hopper bin ports are closed, the contents of the central hop... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5549060 | Mechanical seed meter The invention is directed to a simple mechanical seed meter having a casing that is provided with holding and dividing combs in which is rotated a metering drum. The metering drum is provided with angled flutes which define seed receiving valleys. One sid... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5189965 | Granular materials applicator A granular materials applicator is disclosed in which controlled metering rolls rotating at a preselected angular velocity provides volumetric displacement of the granular material irrespective of varying operating conditions.... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5156102 | Apparatus for sowing granular material An apparatus for sowing granular material, particularly in combination with a harrow, including a storage hopper (1) which at its outlet is provided with at least one injector (4) operated by a blower (6) and connected with a transport conduit (5) leading... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5152234 | Chaffy seed drill with torsionally responsive transverse frame A seed drill is provided including opposite side ground engaging support wheels journaled from opposite ends of a transverse beam of the seed drill. The longitudinal center of the beam includes a horizontal, forwardly directed towing tongue and the opposi... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5078066 | Seeder clutch for tramlines A clutching mechanism for a seed meter incorporates a spring wrapped clutch for selectively disengaging a seed meter on a seed drill in order to tramline fields for agricultural purposes. A common shaft rotates and dispenses seeds from a series of seed me... | 01/07/1992 |
