Class 111/184 - Vertical

Subclass of Class 111 - Planting
Definition: Apparatus wherein the plate assumes a substantially vertical
No. of patents: 25
Last issue date: 09/29/2009

Number	Title	Issue Date
7594476	Metering head for a sower A metering head (20) for a sowing machine (22) is provided. The metering head includes a housing (40) and a metering disc (62) rotatably disposed within the housing. The metering disc includes a seed receptacle (78) substantially d...	09/29/2009
7377221	Twin row planter with adjustable seed metering A twin row planter comprises a drive and a pair of planter units powered by the drive. The planter units include seed metering wheels that are synchronized to discharge seeds in a predetermined staggered pattern along a harvesting row. One of the planter units is ad...	05/27/2008
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
7228807	Device for improving the spacing between seeds planted by a John Deere vacuum planter A seed planter of the type having a metering unit with a seed chute that drops seeds into a seed tube for planting as manufactured by John Deere is provided with a deflector in the metering unit. The deflector directs the path of the seeds as they fall away from the...	06/12/2007
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
7162963	Adjustable singulating brush assembly and method of singulating seeds An adjustable singulating brush assembly for a seed meter and method to improve seed singulation of a seed meter. The assembly includes a carrier and a brush selectively adjustably moveable with respect to the carrier. The method to improve seed singulation of a see...	01/16/2007
7104339	Automatically engaging coupler with flexible shaft for a seeding machine An agricultural seeding machine, includes a seed hopper, a first frame member carrying a drive shaft, a second frame member carrying a driven shaft, a coupler, and a flexible shaft. The first frame member and the second frame member are foldable relative to each oth...	09/12/2006
7086269	Apparatus and method for testing seed singulation of a seed meter An apparatus and method of testing seed singulation of a seed meter. The apparatus includes a frame which supports the seed meter to be tested above a track within which is disposed a continuous flighted belt. A drive system is provided to drive the flighted belt an...	08/08/2006
7083067	Universal seed metering disc The present invention is a seed metering disc for the distribution and planting of various sizes of seeds. The seed metering disc is defined by a set of seed cells which can accommodate various seed sizes in that each cell is defined by a recess, seed cell retention...	08/01/2006
7051663	Pivoting planting units vertically A seeding machine comprises a main frame segment and two wing frame segments. In its working configuration the wing frame segments extends transversely. In its transport configuration the wing frame segments are folded forwardly. The wing frame segments are provided...	05/30/2006
7014064	Piece feeder A piece feeder comprising a rotating cylindrical bowl (3) with an aligning track (2) on its upper edge which is driven by a motor in a cylindrical outer housing (1) and having a piece lifter (4) which is attached to the outer housing with...	03/21/2006
6651570	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 includes a seed slide and a wheel. The wheel includes a structural hub, a resilient middle layer positioned radially around the...	11/25/2003
6352042	Internal seed knockout assembly A seed meter is provided with a stationary housing having an inlet for receiving seed and an outlet for dispensing metered seed. A rotatable circular member is located adjacent the stationary housing and forms a seed puddle there between. The circular mem...	03/05/2002
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
6308645	Seeding machine with bulk seed supply container and independent, opener-mounted metering devices A seeding machine has a common, bulk seed container that supplies a number of independent openers, each of which is provided with its own separate metering device. Each metering device is gravity-fed through a telescoping supply tube connected between the...	10/30/2001
6273010	Singulating brush assembly A singulating brush for a finger pickup seed meter comprising a flat carrier on which two sets of bristles are mounted. The flat carrier defines two mounting positions for the singulating brush. In its first mounting position the first set of bristles of ...	08/14/2001
6003454	Automatic coaxial engagement drive coupler A first torque coupler adapted for use with a second torque coupler having first and second lugs spaced apart by a first distance includes a support, a first member rotatably coupled to the support and including a third lug, and a second member rotatably ...	12/21/1999
5784985	Mechanical seed meter A mechanical seed meter having a stationary housing and a rotatable bowl. The stationary housing is provided with a first axial wall, an outer radial wall and a flexible inner radial wall. The bowl is provided with seed receiving cells that form a second ...	07/28/1998
5720233	Mechanical seed meter A mechanical seed meter having a stationary housing and a rotatable bowl. The stationary housing is provided with an axial inner wall, a radial outer wall and a flexible radial inner wall. The bowl is provided with seed receiving cells that form an axial ...	02/24/1998
5058766	Seed meter for row crop planter unit A seed meter for a row crop planter unit having a seed disc rotating in a vertical plane includes improvements for seating individual seeds in seed cells on the periphery of the seed disc as the seed disc rotates through the seed reservoir. The improvemen...	10/22/1991
5035190	Implement for seeding grass An implement for seeding "fluffy" grass seed comprising a seed box defining a plurality of seed compartments having a seed dispensing slot in a lower portion thereof. Seed delivery tubes are connected to the seed box so that each of the seed delivery tube...	07/30/1991
5027725	Seed dispenser for planters A seed dispenser is provided for an agricultural planter and is designed to dispense seeds of substantially uniform size and shape, to which end the dispenser has a drum-like casing provided with horizontally spaced apart upright walls spanned and joined ...	07/02/1991
4924786	Seed dispenser with dual-faced seed plate A seed dispenser for agricultural planters has a casing forming a seed-receiving chamber and within the chamber, turning on a transverse axis, is a seed plate or wheel having seed-receiving cells on both radial faces. The wheel is in effect a rotating par...	05/15/1990
4628841	Single grain sowing machine In a single grain sowing machine, the seed grains (0) supplied out of the seed container (1) are separated by means of a feeding wheel (2). This feeding wheel (2) is covered up to a point where it leaves the housing (8). There is also a sowing wheel (4) w...	12/16/1986
4029028	Device for metering granular material A metering device is described which provides for very accurate metering of granular material such as seeds or fertilizer. The device incorporates two main components: a solid casing having a slot with an open side and decreasing cross-section, and a corr...	06/14/1977

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